In the old days, Zen was not really practiced so much in a monastery. The Zen Master usually lived up on a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Some directors ask for a hero introduction number, a duet and a fast number towards the climax. Most of the times, these… — D. Imman Copy Share Image
... the introduction of the doctrine of polygamy was the first time in my life that I desired the grave, and I… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Believe it or not, my introduction to scary literature was 'Pinocchio.' My mother read it to me every day before naptime when… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
Evermore the Law must prepare the way for the gospel. To overlook this in instructing souls is almost certain to result in… — Charles Grandison Finney Copy Share Image
Swipe fees have increased steadily since the introduction of debit cards 20 years ago, when there were no swipe fees at all.… — Peter Welch Copy Share Image
Germans tend to forget now that the euro was largely a Franco-German creation. No country has benefited more from the euro than… — George Soros Copy Share Image
“So long as there shall exist, by reason of law and custom, a social condemnation which, in the midst of civilization, artificially… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
The first time I did a reading/signing thing at Cody's, the woman who did the introduction said something like that, and I… — Adrian Tomine Copy Share Image
Much later, when I discussed the problem with Einstein, he remarked that the introduction of the cosmological term was the biggest blunder… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
I actually found out about Ugg on a trip to Australia, which I guess is where they were born themselves. Everyone was… — Alexa Chung Copy Share Image
Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate, no despotism can enslave. At… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't help us… — A. A. Milne Copy Share Image
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Phillip looked to Eloise. "Perhaps introductions are in order?" "Oh," Eloise said, gulping. "Yes, of course. These are my brothers." "I'd gathered,"… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
The introduction of the cipher 0 or the group concept was general nonsense too, and mathematics was more or less stagnating for… — Alexander Grothendieck Copy Share Image
I do not know whether to be delighted or outraged by the fact that Literary Theory: An Introduction was the subject of… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
If you're very, very conservative and you like that sort of practice, go find a very conservative Zen master and just do… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I loved 'Fantasia' as a kid because it filled me with wonder, enchantment and awe. It was my first real introduction into… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Why wouldn't an enhanced deterrent, a more stable peace, a better prospect to denying the ones who enter conflict in the first… — Dan Quayle Copy Share Image
I was raised in Washington, DC, very violent place. I grew up with violence. My introduction to music was violent. The years… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alivewith chatter and… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Satori is a brief flash. Suddenly the light breaks through. For a short timeless time we experience eternity in its unmanifest form.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I don't believe in burning holy books, but I am organizing a protest. I'll be burning all my Dennis Miller VHS cassettes… — Andy Kindler Copy Share Image
All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences with the introduction of the dancing master. — Joshua Reynolds Copy Share Image
I think Dogen can be a very good introduction for people who want to meditate in whatever way, whether it's yoga, qigong,… — Kazuaki Tanahashi Copy Share Image
I am beginning to see a large-scale introduction of various management tools, philosophies and practices in the service sectors and have a… — Masaaki Imai Copy Share Image
I was brought up Catholic, and I felt the power of art from a very young age - seeing the brutality of… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Just like there are different roads that lead to different places, so there are different levels of awareness that lead to different… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When I did that first movie, it was the introduction to all the set-up time and the waiting time that's endemic in… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
“It is the task of a lifetime. You can never know enough, never work enough, never use the infinitives and participles oddly… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
My introduction of Whitney was that if there's going to be one performer for the next generation who combined the beauty and… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
There are ten thousand aspects of your mind. Your awareness has ten thousand forms. There is something else. You have to step… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
High level policy makers and program managers do not normally listen to the voices of local people, local providers and local program… — Ruth Simmons Copy Share Image
I released that side of things really as kind of an introduction to where I came from musically, back in the day… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
Opportunities, creative ideas or the lack of them, happiness, frustration, brilliance, talent, success and failure - all are determined by the state… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, great as each may be, their highest comfort given to the sorrowful is a cordial introduction into another's woe.… — Sean O'Casey Copy Share Image
If you don’t want to cry about the state of the economy, why not laugh instead? This book is an ideal introduction… — Diane Coyle Copy Share Image
I just don't accept that there is a trade off between trade and democracy ... what we've got now is an institution… — Ruth Davidson Copy Share Image
