Trinh Xuan Thuan Quotes & Sayings

Who scorns his own life is lord of yours. — Seneca.

I'm very attracted to things that I can't define. — Raf Simons

I irritate the wife because of my private dancing. — Brian McDermott

Given the link between belief and action, it is clear that we can no more tolerate a diversity of religious beliefs than a diversity of beliefs about epidemiology and basic hygiene. — Sam Harris

If we can look upon our work not for self-benefit,but as a means to benefit society,we will be practicing appreciation and patience in our daily lives. — Gautama Buddha

To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides. If we take sides, it is impossible to do the work of reconciliation. And humans want to take sides. That is why the situation gets worse and worse. Are there people who are still available to both sides? They need not do much. They need do only one thing: Go to one side and tell all about the suffering endured by the other side, and go to the other side and tell all about the suffering endured by this side. This is our chance for peace. But how many of us are able to do that? — Nhat Hanh

Denial is a short-term solution that provides temporary comfort. — Thomas J. Harbin

The beautiful thing is, music can be like a time machine. One song- the lyrics, the melody, the mood- can take you back to a moment in time like nothing else can. — Lisa Schroeder

The will to believe has given us our great saints. The will to doubt has given us our great scientists. The goal of the intelligent man is a character in which the will to believe of the saint and the will to doubt of the scientist meet and mingle. — Glenn Frank

I have played a few lay saints in my time. — Pauline Collins

If they say you are good, you have to follow their rules to remain good. — Osho

Don't save your enormous creativity for "something better." Give it to this. — Rob Brezsny

And after I dropped him off, I took the longest possible route home ... I explored alleys and hidden roads I never knew existed. I discovered neighborhoods entirely new to me. And finally ... I discovered I was sick of this town and everything in it. — Jay Asher