"We have somehow conned ourselves into the notion……" — Alan Watts
"We have somehow conned ourselves into the notion that this moment is ordinary. This now moment, in which I'm talking and you're listening, is eternity."
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347 Quotes by Alan Watts
Alan Watts has 347 quotes on this site.
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The power of memories and expectations is such that for most human beings, the past and the future are not…
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Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.
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So we down-to-earth, gutsy, tough, realistic, and practical types have just been squandering billions of dollars and unimaginable amounts of…
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If the earth is man's extended body, to be loved and respected as one's own body, those who do no…
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The sound of the rain needs no translation.
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You can't figure out the Universe, especially if you're using figures to figure it.
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Man is a little germ that lives on an unimportant rock ball that revolves about a small star at the…
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But when no risk is taken there is no freedom. It is thus that, in an industrial society, the plethora…
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If my happiness at this moment consists largely in reviewing happy memories and expectations, I am but dimly aware of…
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The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance. Like music also, it is fulfilled in each moment of its…
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To be alive spiritually man must have union with God and must be conscious of it. Apart from this union…
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We usually don't look. We overlook.
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More Conned Quotes
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If somebody else is making the rules for you, no matter how good the payoff is for you, you're being…
— Jon Rappoport
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The difference between Las Vegas and Atlantic City is the difference between getting conned by a beautiful call girl and…
— Drew Carey
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I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's…
— Robyn Davidson
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Coming of age in a fascist police state will not be a barrel of fun for anybody, much less for…
— Hunter S. Thompson
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We can all be conned but at what point do we realize that we're being conned and to what point…
— Guy Ritchie
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I didn't have toys and bikes; I'd go out and pick up rocks. I was into science and nature. It…
— Ricky Gervais
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Who can I trust? You have to invest in somebody and chances are you're probably going to invest in somebody…
— Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle:…
— Tom Peters
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The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop…
— James Wolcott
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I've wondered why it took us so long to catch on. We saw it, and yet we didn't see it.…
— Robert M. Pirsig
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We get divorce, we get conned, someone we love dies, or we can't find anybody to love us or somebody…
— Terry McMillan
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I kind of conned you into believing you were falling in love with a healthy person.
— John Green
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