Buddhism Quote by Russell Brand

“The reader must not imagine that he is to find in it wisdom, brilliancy, fertility of invention, ingenuity of construction, excellence of form, purity…

— Mark Twain

In the Buddhist texts, some of them say, when you die, basically that wild horse gets cut loose, and the mind is incredibly powerful…

— George Saunders

“... wisdom cannot be passed on. Wisdom which a wise man tries to pass on to someone always sounds like foolishness.”

— Hermann Hesse

Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency.

— John Updike

Critical in this process of wisdom being passed down is that you also need to take it in; you need to listen to it.

— Andrew Zuckerman

“I do not believe in religion, but if I had to choose one, it would be Buddhism. It seems more livable, closer to men.”

— Björk

The Buddha gave his first talks, and three or four ascetics became his first disciples. They recognized his enlightenment.

— Frederick Lenz

“When I think about what it would take to achieve freedom from all psychological stuff, the response that comes is this: life is about…

— Daniel M. Ingram

“Even my Buddhist friends have been feeling despair and when they go bad, you know the end is nigh.”

— Anne Lamott

Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with pain with…

— Pema Chodron

I'm working at trying to be a Christian, and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a…

— Maya Angelou

My family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist and Catholic. I don't believe in man-made religions.

— Whoopi Goldberg