Feeling Drawn To A Stranger Quotes & Sayings

He found it difficult to talk to other people. — Paulo Coelho

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death. — John F. Kennedy

I will always support legislation which respects and values life. — Gresham Barrett

I re-read The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter. It's a book every one should read, particularly Americans, as the USA is her primary focus. Her book demonstrates that white is not universal, that white is not neutral, that it has a history, which she eloquently delineates. It's not often you finish a book understanding how the world operates better than before you read it. — Justine Larbalestier

Maitri can be translated as "love" or "loving kindness". Some Buddhist teachers prefer "loving kindness" as they find the word "love" too dangerous. But I prefer the word "love". Words sometimes get sick and we have to heal them. We have been using the word "love" to mean appetite or desire, as in "I love hamburgers". We have to use language more carefully. "Love" is a beautiful word; we have to restore its meaning. The word "maitri" has roots in the word mitra which means friend. In Buddhism, the primary meaning of love is friendship. — Thich Nhat Hanh

To place oneself in the position of God is painful: being God is equivalent to being tortured. For being God means that one is in harmony with all that is, including the worst. The existence of the worst evils is unimaginable unless God willed them. — Georges Bataille

He might as well be dressed in furs and carrying a spear, presenting me with the boar he'd caught for dinner. Ah, good old-fashioned Stone Age romance. — Kylie Scott

It's okay that we're not perfect. It's okay that we all have problems. It's okay to cry, to show emotions. — Marina Abramovic

I feel I should never do passive characters. They don't work for me. — Emraan Hashmi