Inspiring Quotes - Page 65

One should eat to live, not live to eat.

I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.

Man is man because he is free to operate within a framework of his destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make decisions, and to choose between alternatives. He is distinguished from animals by his freedom to do evil or to do good and to walk the high road of beauty or tread the low road of ugly degeneracy.

Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based on femininity.

I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.

Ever notice how 'What the hell' is always the right answer?

I am alone; I am always alone no matter what.

When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it.

I don't believe in love at first sight. I think it's a grave mistake.

Follow your nature. The practice is really about uncovering your own pose; we have great respect for our teachers, but unless we can uncover our own pose in the moment, it's not practice - it's mimicry. Rest deeply in Savasana every day. Always enter that pratyahara (withdrawn state) every day. And just enjoy yourself. For many years I mistook discipline as ambition. Now I believe it to be more about consistency. Do get on the mat. Practice and life are not that different.

For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't are both right.

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.

The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.

The ideal artist is he who knows everything, feels everything, experiences everything, and retains his experience in a spirit of wonder and feeds upon it with creative lust.

When a smile touches our hearts. When the forest stills us to peace. When music moves us to rapture. When we really love, laugh or dance with joy. We are at one with the Angels.

If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.

My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?

I really struggle with that feeling of helplessness. That's why I really try to get my blogs, and even myself, to point to the positive and look at all the inspiring things that are happening.

I couldn't sleep one night and I was sitting in my office and I realized that I was an independent filmmaker.

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else.

Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.