Shikantaza Setting Quotes & Sayings

Robert Heinlein says in Have Spacesuit, Will Travel that the only things worth studying are history, languages, and science. Actually, he adds maths, but honestly they left out the mathematical part of my brain. — Jo Walton

If you walk through life with ease and without any sense of entanglement, that is maturity. — Jaggi Vasudev

The impoverished always try to keep moving, as if relocating might help. They ignore the reality that a new version of the same old problem will be waiting at the end of the trip- the relative you cringe to kiss. — Markus Zusak

When I make decisions based on other circumstances, things don't necessarily go so well. So sometimes, even if something seems commercially tempting, I've learned that if it's not what's in your heart, it's probably not what you should do. — Renny Harlin

Race is still the No. 1 determinant in every election. — Nate Silver

Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families. — Nancy Pelosi

I stopped by Politics & Prose to sign a few copies of 'Constellation.' A couple days later, I learned that Barack Obama also stopped by and left with one of them. — Anthony Marra

We worked like dogs, we ate like hogs, and we slept like logs. — Terry W. Sprouse

When you create you get a little endorphin rush. Why do you think Einstein looked like that? — Robin Williams

As far as they're conserned, I've been kind of a poor second best all my life, or I don't qualify at all compared to my brother. It's rough being around them and feeling like you never measure up. Collin — Danielle Steel

I was the biggest liar for no reason, and then as I got older, I thought, 'Why am I lying to everybody?' I would hear other people lie and be like, 'You sound so stupid.' So then I would just change my lies. The only person I lie to is my little sister, when I steal her clothes. — Kendall Jenner

To be honest, I don't mind talking about my experiences in life, but details aren't for everyone. — Ansel Elgort

What calamity is greater than no contentment,
and what flaw greater than the passion for gain. — Lao-Tzu

As a boy I heard this story in church.
A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he began sliding off. As he neared the edge of the roof he prayed, "Save me, Lord, and I'll go to church every Sunday, I'll give up drinking, I'll be the best man this city has ever known."
As he finished his prayer, a nail snagged onto his overalls and saved him. The man looked up to the sky and shouted, "Never mind, God. I took care of it myself."
How true of us. — Richard Paul Evans