Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one. ~Jonathan Carroll
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life. ~Joseph Prince
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It's like there's a moment that happens in baseball, and when it happens, I do everything to concentrate. When you do that, it can be good. ~Miguel Cabrera
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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When I was a kid, I used to deliver the newspaper all over town, cramming papers between screen doors and into mailboxes and under doormats. ~Jill Lepore
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find out, you still care for the person.
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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