Detachment Quotes

172 quotes by 139 authors

I think that writers are, at best, outsiders to the society they inhabit. They have a kind of detachment, or try to have. — John Irving
Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too. — Lisa Randall
The peculiarities of my childhood, of constantly moving through so many different cultures, of always being the outsider, may have made me extraordinarily self-sufficient, but… — Scott Anderson
It is a sad but undeniable reality that people have died in the line of duty since the earliest days of the United Nations. The… — Ban Ki-moon
The essence of the Way is detachment. — Bodhidharma
What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be seen by someone who has his feet in both cultures.… — Satyajit Ray
Love is an attachment to another self. Humor is a form of self-detachment - a way of looking at one's existence, one's misfortune, or one's… — Fran Lebowitz
Detachment with love allows one to live his best life, regardless of what someone else is doing, even if he loves that person deeply. — Senoraroy
Obsession is feeling fearful that you may be losing him; detachment is knowing that he may be losing you; and apathy is the past tense… — Arcine Arciniegas
Loneliness leads to nothing good, only detachment. And sometimes the people who most need to reach out are the people least capable of it. — Joss Whedon
The law of karma is neither fatalistic nor punitive; nor is man a hapless, helpless victim in its bonds. God has blessed each one of… — J P VASWANI
We must not forget that its attachment only that leads to suffering. So the most direct path to happiness and peace is detachment. — Senoraroy

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