Lao Tzu Quotes

Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.

Lao Tzu

Quotes to Explore

The natural world is often bleak, but the language devoted to it is as careful as needlepoint and prophetic as well.

Edith Pearlman
- World
- Language
- Natural
There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement.

Edmund White
- People
- Life
- Up
'Punk' doesn't mean Mohawks and safety pins. It's about not conforming.

Patrick Stump Fall Out Boy
- Mean
- Safety
- Punk
You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.

Rachel Zoe
- Work
- Girl
- Yourself
I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.

Idris Elba
- People
- Up
- Time
I had been playing for about a year and a half when the Beach Boys formed. When our folks went to Mexico on business, we would take the food money they had left us and we would rent instruments.

Carl Wilson
- Money
- Business
- Food