Top Zen Quotes & Sayings

Oh baby", Madoc groaned to the girl next to him. "Snickers ain't the only thing king sized. — Penelope Douglas

I lost my virginity under a bridge. I was having sex with this poor girl and I was trying my best, but I was like Scotland at a World Cup - just pleased to be there. — Russell Howard

If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption. — Thomas Jefferson

If I were ever interested in taking a mate, you would be her, Zandy. That's what makes you dangerous because you make me consider it. — Laurann Dohner

... in joy he will invariably dance; when he is in love he will dance, for the czardas helps him to explain to the girl he loves exactly what he feels for her. And she understands. One czardas will reveal to a Hungarian village maid the state of her lover's heart far more clearly than do all the whisperings behind hedges in more civilized lands. — Emmuska Orczy

In Chinese culture, it wouldn't occur to kids to question or talk back to their parents. In American culture, kids in books, TV shows and movies constantly score points with their snappy back talk. Typically, it's the parents who need to be taught a life lesson - by their children. — Amy Chua

Just as a very little fresh water is blown away by a storm of wind and dust, in like manner the good deeds, that we think we do in this life, are overwhelmed by the multitude of evils. — Saint Basil

We all knew the book well because it's the cult book in Latin America. For me, this was a sacred territory. I would not have ventured into it by myself. — Walter Salles

My first priority is trying to protect my family. — Orlando Bloom

Americans want real solutions and good jobs. — John Barrasso

You only go around once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough. — Frank Sinatra

I nudged myself closer to the ledge and closed my eyes and thought 'Oh what a life this is, why do we have to be born in the first place, and only so we can have our poor gentle flesh laid out to such impossible horrors as huge mountains and rock and empty space,' and with horror I remembered the famous Zen saying, 'When you get to the top of a mountain, keep climbing.' The saying made my hair stand on end; it had been such cute poetry sitting on Alvah's straw mats. — Jack Kerouac

So who do you want to be?"
I smiled, resting my head against his chest. "I'm not sure yet, but I'm looking forward to finding out. — Kiersten White

Living in New York, I get inspired by what young women are wearing - everything from high fashion to street fashion. — Austin Scarlett

In the old days, Zen was not really practiced so much in a monastery. The Zen Master usually lived up on a top of the mountain or the hill or in the forest or sometimes in the village. — Frederick Lenz