Nelden Dyogi Quotes & Sayings

Some men mistake generosity for charity: these flatter themselves that they are giving gratuitously, whilst they are merely rewarding secret services offered their vanity. — Norm MacDonald

When we cut off access to certain parts of our cities to people on bikes or in wheelchairs, we're not only doing economic damage, we're also doing culture damage. New York is the culture capital of the world because people are running into each other on the street all the time. They are forced to engage in creativity and problem-solving. — Ben Sollee

I'm willing to give up a little control but not a lot. So I say I want the money, but when push comes to shove, I'm not sure I'll be able to compromise in order to make the big studio movie. Maybe something in between would be okay, like a low-budget studio film. — Nicole Holofcener

Life is not always like chess. Just because you have the king surrounded, don't think he is not capable of hurting you. — Ron Livingston

Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God's creation. — Aga Khan IV

The flaw in the pluralist heaven is that the heavenly chorus sings with a strong upper-class accent. — Elmer Eric Schattschneider

Elvis couldn't leave the hotel except under heavy guard. It was incredible how they went wild over him. — Minnie Pearl

Science cannot close the fist of reason around the miracle of consciousness any more than I can turn my sword into a light saber. — Kevin Hearne

Hills of forest green where the mountains touch the sky, a dream come true, I'll live there til I die. — Don McLean

One thing I love is to stop doing. When I just STOP and start looking, I enter a state that is much more dreamy, and find I look at things quite differently. It seems like a change in scale - both very close up, and simultaneously very distant. — Amy Hardie