Thanissaro Dharma Quotes & Sayings

I have only been funny about seventy four per cent of the time. Yes I think that is right. Seventy-four per cent of the time. — Will Ferrell

This morning, he had been doomed for a dismal eternity,but instead, standing before him was a woman giving him everything he had dreamed of but never thought he would possess. — Michele Sinclair

O heresy in fair, fit for these days,
A giving hand, though foul, shall have fair praise. — William Shakespeare

The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical. — Murray Walker

I couldn't keep myself in, and I asked her if she'd rather I ... didn't get married. — Katherine Mansfield

Derek caught my arm again as I started to move
at this rate, it was going to be as sore as my injured one.
"Dog," he said, jerking his chin toward the fenced yard. "It was inside earlier."
Expecting to see a Doberman slavering at the fence, I followed his gaze to a little puff of white fur, the kind of dog women stick in their purses. It wasn't even barking, just staring at us, dancing in place.
"Oh, my God! It's a killer Pomeranian." I glanced up at Derek. "It's a tough call, but I think you can take him. — Kelley Armstrong

Hell was a great fiery-hot music hall, he thought, where untuned instruments scraped and shrieked in diabolical cacophany ... — Annie Proulx

This depravation of our nature is nothing else but the blotting out of God's image in us. — Heinrich Bullinger

I've walked on hot coals with Tony Robbins. — Ester Dean

I'm not against international institutions that would try to tackle global warming. But the way to go, at least in the short run, is to go to nuclear power. It's amazing to me that people who are so alarmed about global warming are so reluctant to adopt the obvious short-term solution - the bridge until the day when we have affordable renewable energy - of nuclear power. — Charles Krauthammer

There is as little likelihood of squeezing an adult into the intellectual framework of their childhood as there is into their first pair of pajamas. — Kato Lomb

A good editor can make a respectable writer remarkable, just like a good parent helps a child become amazing. — Justin Alcala

Kipling is a jingo imperialist, he is morally insensitive and aesthetically disgusting. It is better to start by admitting that, and then to try to find out why it is that he survives while the refined people who have sniggered at him seem to wear so badly. — George Orwell

Jesus's demonstration in the temple was not, as is often assumed, a plea for a more spiritual form of worship. As he rampaged through the money changers' stalls, he quoted the Hebrew prophets who had harsh words for those who were punctilious in their devotions but ignored the plight of the poor, the vulnerable, and the oppressed. — Karen Armstrong