Zendo Quotes & Sayings

Should at that moment the full moon Step forth upon the hill, And memories hard to bear at noon, By moonlight harder still, Form in the shadows of the trees,
Things that you could not spare And live, or so you thought, yet these All gone, and you still there, A man no longer what he was, Not yet the thing he planned ... — Edna St. Vincent Millay

Through the Internet, I've developed a strong social network - something I could never do if I had to keep my choice of peers within school grounds. — Aaron Swartz

The goal of 'Revelations' is that once it's all done and finished, and you've read all of it, it is its own story. — Greg Rucka

The biggest challenge [for movie Agnus dei] - working in a foreign country with a predominantly Polish cast and crew - also proved to be the biggest blessing. Being surrounded by all this change , [both] culturally [and] linguistically, was a new and refreshing inspiration. — Anne Fontaine

Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you. — Peter F. Drucker

How did you know?" Simon asked.
"It's not that hard to see," Magnus replied, and finally some of the usual levity was in his voice. "I'm also literally magic. — Cassandra Clare

The entire world is understood as a living interrelated and interactive system. Thus, if a tree outside of the zendo is damaged, I am also damaged. Just so, if I am damaged, so too, the Universe. — Harvey Daiho Hilbert-roshi

Violence is the first refuge of the violent. — Aaron Allston

I never have heard somebody talking about games which are educationable or with logic like chess for example. Nobody watch it from the people which watch football and are good at math. Why they don't do it?? — Deyth Banger

Our home has been nothing but a playroom. I have been your doll-wife, just as at home I was papa's doll-child; and here the children have been my dolls. — Henrik Ibsen

I'm as vain as the next guy. I have a facade on right now. But you can't see it, because it's reality-based. — Mel Gibson

A Zendo is not a peaceful haven
but a furnace room for the combustion
of our egotistical delusions. — Eido Shimano Roshi

Baseball would be a quite remarkable activity if it was the one place in the world where your co-workers didn't have any impact on how productive you were. But in fact, baseball is a high-stress occupation, and those sort of stress-inducing activities ... just have a huge impact on how the team functions, I think. — Bill James

The chief evil is unlimited government, and nobody is qualified to wield unlimited power. — Friedrich August Von Hayek

I'm homeless, in a funny way. My culture I think is completely rooted in German 19th century music I suppose. — Hans Zimmer

The content or message of any particular medium has about as much importance as the stenciling on the casing of an atomic bomb. — Marshall McLuhan

My brothers always like to believe that my father pampered me and I am spoilt. While it is not true, they felt that way. As for my dad, I could not do anything wrong. So, if I did something wrong, I would put the blame on them, and he would shout at them. — Sonakshi Sinha