"The late British-born philosopher Alan Watts, in one……" — Eric Weiner
"The late British-born philosopher Alan Watts, in one of his wonderful lectures on eastern philosophy, used this analogy: "If I draw a circle, most people, when asked what I have drawn, will say I have drawn a circle or a disc, or a ball. Very few people will say I've drawn a hole in the wall, because most people think of the inside first, rather than thinking of the outside. But actually these two sides go together--you cannot have what is 'in here' unless you have what is out there.' " In other words, where we are is vital to who we are."
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30 Quotes by Eric Weiner
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Happiness is not a noun or a verb. It's a conjunction. Connective tissue.
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