D. T. Suzuki Quotes
To be a good Zen Buddhist it is not enough to follow the teaching of its founder; we have to experience the Buddha's experience.
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Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance.
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Most of us, if we're not careful, tend to dehumanize the enemy.
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I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.
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The formula for achieving middle-class success is simple: Finish high school; don't have a child before the age of 20; and get married before having the child.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Even though I have Twitter, I only use it to say, 'Oh, this is coming out.' I would never voice anything about me, really.
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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The thing is, you choose to be an actress, but not to be a celebrity.
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If my client calls me and says, 'I'm going to a friend's premiere,' I'll say, 'Come over and let's do something cute.' And I won't bill them for that.
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I feel like my competition is everything else that's competing for people's attention, not just other print magazines, newspapers and cable. It's your kid's report card and the games you want to play, all the things that compete for people's time.
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In theory I am an agnostic, but pending the appearance of rational evidence, I must be classed, practically and provisionally, as an atheist.
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I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me.
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I love puffins. They are small, round gothic birds, and their babies are called pufflings.
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Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.
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I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things.
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To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.
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Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.
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We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.
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I like to be loved or hated – I don't like mediocre. So I'd rather have the entire crowd hate me than to have 90% hate me.
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The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesn't enter into it.
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It's often better to read first-rate science fiction than second-rate science - it's far more stimulating, and perhaps no more likely to be wrong.
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I get bored. We seem to have been having a little bit more time off this winter than last winter. I'm always itching to get back in the car. It's going to get harder, so I've got to make sure that I'm doing everything I possibly can do to make sure I can start next season how I ended this season.
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I've never had anyone say they love me before. Libby lobes me, that is true, but there is something a bit menacing about the way she says it.
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To be a good Zen Buddhist it is not enough to follow the teaching of its founder; we have to experience the Buddha's experience.
