Hottentot Apron Quotes & Sayings

To think that practice and realization are not one is a heretical view. In the Buddha Dharma, practice and realization are identical. Because one's present practice is practice in realization, one's initial negotiating of the Way in itself is the whole of original realization. Thus, even while directed to practice, one is told not to anticipate a realization apart from practice, because practice points directly to original realization. — Masao Abe

Life's waters flow from darkness, Search the darkness, don't run from it. — Rumi

Applause is the beginning of abuse — Ted Hughes

The histories and tragedies of Shakespeare that Lincoln loved most dealt with themes that would resonate to a president in the midst of civil war: political intrigue, the burdens of power, the nature of ambition, the relationship of leaders to those they governed. The plays illuminated with stark beauty the dire consequences of civil strife, the evils wrought by jealousy and disloyalty, the emotions evoked by the death of a child, the sundering of family ties or love of country. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

I read a book not to find its meaning, but to find my happiness. — Carson Cistulli

Her hair, long, black and flowing, was her great asset, and she liked to wear it over her shoulders, — Amitav Ghosh

I can be ruthless, unforgiving, and a manipulative bastard. But I don't play games with sex. — Naima Simone

How did we suddenly become entranced with gangster culture? I saw it this morning on campus. When did the black community say we should all look like criminals? — Tim Reid

Let that ethical philosophy therefore of free-will be far from a Christian mind. — John Calvin

I don't like bands who would play music like Code. I mean I hate most bands with emotional singing parts (I adore metal singing like Iron Maiden though!) — Mat McNerney

If he speaks again without me knowing who he is, I will throw him out of the window. And I won't open it first. — Dan Abnett

People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.' — Carine Roitfeld