Bart Kosko Quotes
The probability that the bowman's arrow hits the deer does not lie in the arrow or the deer. It lies in the bowman's mind.
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The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
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Love me or hate me, both are in my favour. If you love me, I will always be in your heart, and if you hate me, I will be in your mind.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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In general in New York, we all eat like kings. Insane quality, mind-blowing variety, at all price ranges.
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I wanted something different; I wanted something that challenged me and that pushed me further. Then this idea of climbing Mount Everest came to my mind. It stuck in my head for days. Someone told me I couldn't do it, and that really annoyed me.
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If it is indeed impossible - or at least very difficult - to inhabit the consciousness of an animal, then in writing about animals there is a temptation to project upon them feelings and thoughts that may belong only to our own human mind and heart.
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My favorite book in life is 'A Wrinkle In Time,' which I read before high school. It was my first introduction into the meeting of science and spirit and the universe and big thoughts and all of those interesting New Age-y concepts. It made everything make sense to me and opened up my mind.
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Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right mind would. But there is something that drives me and compels me to stick my head in there and give it my best shot.
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You can always cope with the present moment, but you cannot cope with something that is only a mind projection - you cannot cope with the future.
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Sometimes I'm successful, and sometimes I'm not, but I don't mind going down trying.
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Love grounds you. It orients you. Love brings your awareness to others and yourself. Love opens your mind and heart to others and yourself. Love settles you and gives you balance.
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When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution.
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Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.
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I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She's incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she's effective.
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When I think of musical geniuses, I think of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Prince. That's who comes to mind.
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I don’t pay much mind to politricks. Never met a politician who wouldn’t try to convince you that salt was sugar.
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Life is too short to waste The critic bite or cynic bark, Quarrel, or reprimand; 'Twill soon be dark; Up! mind thine own aim, and God speed the mark!
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'Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought 'I' is the first thought.'
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The reason I didn't fly over from Maui at their beck and call is my wife was about to have a baby at any time. Those guys knew that. These guys would not compromise and meet me halfway.
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'You see life as a contrast between misery and pleasure, Jon; that is not a correct interpretation.''It’s a pretty good rule of thumb, I should have thought.''Thought and non-thought is the only valid line of comparison.''Bit of a bird’s-eye view, isn’t it? That puts us on the same level as the proles.''Exactly.'
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In order to write poetry, you must first invent a poet who will write it.
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My belief as a Christian is when we receive Christ as salvation, that that gives us a guarantee for Heaven.
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The probability that the bowman's arrow hits the deer does not lie in the arrow or the deer. It lies in the bowman's mind.
