Thupten Gyatso Quotes & Sayings

There are some things I would rather not know but they remain here pointing to his heart.
He took to reading having once in conversation in society felt himself deficient in general education and again achieved his purpose.
This did not satisfy him he was accustomed to being first,in this society he was far from being so. — Leo Tolstoy

It is as true as breath. It is as important as the words of children. — Craig Childs

Francis Crick, co-winner of the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA, believes that DNA could only have arrived from space, sent in the form of bacteria from more advanced civilizations. — Walker Percy

In the end there is nothing to be done but to state clearly what has been done, without shame or regret, and say: Here I am, and this is what I am. Now deal with me as you see fit. That is your right. Mine is to stand by the act, and pay the price.
You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple. — Ellis Peters

Don't be like the crowd that exists on Earth. They all have beautiful theories, beautiful dogmas, great philosophies, magnificent theologies, but all in their heads. They have not tasted anything, and they will die without actually knowing anything. Their whole lives will be simply a long desert where nothing grows, where nothing happens, where nothing is realized. — Osho

If you like someone's work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who wants to be a songwriter should listen to as much folk music as they can, study the form and structure of stuff that has been around for 100 years. — Bob Dylan

I LOVE his hair, and now I get to touch it whenever I want.
And he doesn't even get irritated. Most of the time. — Stephanie Perkins

Nothing is more important to national security and the making and conduct of good policy than timely, accurate, and relevant intelligence. Nothing is more critical to accurate and relevant intelligence than independent analysis. — Dennis C. Blair

When life becomes too difficult, I turn to my work. I swim into a new region. — Anais Nin

Truth and untruth weave the seamless web of human nature. — William Barrett

For he was firmly of the conviction that the body was more susceptible to disease without the presence of love to warm the organs. — Julia Stuart

What I found in the form is that shorter works inspire far more immersion than the time it takes to read them. The work is but a seed. Planted, the central element of the speculative fiction is left to grow. The impact of a great short story happens days and often years later. Rather than have the author hand every answer on a silver platter, she buries it and allows your mind and your life experiences to handle the rest. There — Samuel Peralta

When a teacher tries to teach something to the entire class at the same time, chances are, one-third of the kids already know it; one-third will get it; and the remaining third won't. So two-thirds of the children are wasting their time. — Lilian Katz