The more sophisticated we become - as we pierce reality and see the void beyond - the more … - Eric Maisel

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never trust a man who won't accept that there is more than one way to spell a word Paraphrased

Eric Maisel

The more sophisticated we become - as we pierce reality and see the void beyond - the more our sense of wonder is destroyed, along with our reasons for being.

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Rekindling hope, engaging in inner work, and venturing into the world amount to a complete plan for picking yourself up when you're down.

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The middle way cannot be achieved by dividing two extremes in half.

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Live intensely and dangerously. The world may not depend on your efforts, but you do.

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Do I doubt the painting I've just painted because it is not right or because I can never like what I do?

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I am a human being and an artist: I really, simply, surely am.

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never trust a man who won't accept that there is more than one way to spell a word Paraphrased

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Michala Petri

It was quite unusual to use the recorder as a concert instrument. But my mother, a pianist, actually helped me a lot by assuming that anything done on the piano can easily be done on the recorder! She helped me with technique and was just as critical about my playing as she was with her own. I think that has been one of my fortunes.

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Jean-Antoine Houdon

Promises retain men better than services; for hope is to them a chain, and gratitude a thread.

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Julian Casablancas

I don’t shake at the site of alcohol anymore. I don’t feel the need for it. If anything I’ll get stoned. I always told myself if it got to the point that it was affecting my songwriting and music that I’d stop. And it did get to the point.

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