D. T. Suzuki Quotes
Zen wants us to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature. This is because Zen has come to the definite conclusion that the ordinary logical process of reasoning is powerless to give final satisfaction to our deepest spiritual needs.
Quotes to Explore
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I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.
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I sort of wrongfully judged 'Mamma Mia!' for so long. I thought of it as a jukebox musical that I wasn't interested in. I was so wrong.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.
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I just didn't realize how powerful 'CHiPs' was.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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It is very wrong to sleep in your make-up, but when you wake up the next morning, I think it looks very good.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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I'm a kind person; I don't have a really nihilist streak in me, but I respond to that kind of humour.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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Religious faith, like political belief, should be based on reasoning, on the development of thought and feelings. The two things are inseparable.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel stand was mediocre or worse.
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What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.
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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
Garry Kasparov
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Green how I want you green. Green wind. Green branches.
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In a way, no one's harder on the poor than the poor themselves.
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I have a very simple approach in career: You work with the people you love.
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The Republican Party is not in the hands of the Jewish lobby in America as the Democratic Party must look quite often to Jewish money to finance candidates.
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It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood.
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Zen wants us to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature. This is because Zen has come to the definite conclusion that the ordinary logical process of reasoning is powerless to give final satisfaction to our deepest spiritual needs.
