Ummon Hyperion Quotes & Sayings

Among the most remarkable features characterizing Zen we find these: spirituality, directness of expression, disregard of form or conventionalism, and frequently an almost wanton delight in going astray from respectability. — D.T. Suzuki

Sometimes we called one another by our future doctor names. We did it partly to be funny, but mostly because we liked it when people did it back to us. — David Z. Hirsch

We only call at ducks when their rear ends are towards us. If I'm looking at you and you call my name, then I know where the sound came from. But if you had your back to me and I holler and you turn around, you would assume somebody hollered. You want your decoys to represent the sound that you're making. — Jase Robertson

We have been getting out of the situation where we found ourselves in the early '90s, when the Soviet Union disappeared and the Russian Federation became what it is - you know, with no borders, with no budget, no money, and with huge problems starting with lack of food and so on and so forth. — Sergei Lavrov

Minimalism has a connotation of being reductive, and not in the best way. 'Brevetist' is a better term. I'm trying to be as concise as possible and still getting across to the reader. When information is delivered in that way, it is very satisfying to me. — Susan Minot

Every true artist feels that he is touching transcendental truths; that his images are shadows of things seen through the veil. — Gilbert K. Chesterton