Shinken Oh Quotes & Sayings

To reach an understanding of Aikido as love, you have to be shinken [completely focused; as if wielding a real sword]. You need to commit yourself, body and soul. Without a wholehearted focus, you won;t be able to effectively love yourself or someone else. You can't half-heartedly achieve a true love. It has to be shinken. It must be real. — Linda Holiday

In general I try to spend the mornings connecting and keeping things organized, and then try and do more creative work in the afternoons. — Garance Dore

I'm a fan of the word selfish. Self. Ish. When I say I have gotten a lot more self-ish, I mean I am less concerned with what people think of me. I'm not worried about how I'm perceived. Selfish has always gotten a bad rap. You should do for you. — Matthew McConaughey

People who look at Greek statues never say it's a shame because they're not complete. — Giles Duley

I have learned to savor every minute of time with my four year old daughter not only because I know how quickly children grow up but also because I have no idea what state the world will be in when she is my age. — Grace Lee Boggs

We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

New York has been the subject of thousands of books. Every immigrant group has had its saga as has every epoch and social class. — Edmund White