Francis Bacon Quotes
Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his bold, emotionally charged and raw imagery.
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Robert Frost Quotes
A four-time Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry, American Robert Frost depicted realistic New England life through language and situations familiar to the common man
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Chuang Tzu Quotes
Chuang Tzu (369-286 B.C.) was a leading philosopher representing the Taoist strain in Chinese thought. Central to these is the belief that only by understanding Tao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can man achieve true happiness and freedom, in both life and death.
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Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Quotes from Abraham Lincoln – the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.
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Mae West Quotes
Quotes from Mae West – an American actress whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. Her risqué remarks got her banned from radio for a dozen years, but behind the clever quips was Mae West’s deep desire, decades before the word “feminism” was in the news, to see women treated equally with men.
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W.C. Fields Quotes
Quotes from W. C. Fields – one of the greatest American pantomimists and comedians, whose comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist.
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Zen Quotes
Quotes from Zen teachers. Zen Buddhism was transmitted from China to Japan in the twelfth century, and is distinguished by the direct transmission of profound insight into the nature of Reality
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Winnie the Pooh Quotes
Quotes from Winnie-the-Pooh, a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. Pooh and his friends — Owl, Tigger, Christopher Robin, Eeyore, and piglet–have been a staple of children’s literature for over 70 years
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Byron Katie Quotes
Byron Katie teaches a method of self-inquiry known as “The Work” – a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all the anger, fear, depression, addiction, and violence in the world.
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Dwight Eisenhower Quotes
Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.
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Quotes from A Course in Miracles
Quotes from A Course in Miracles – a teaching device that aims to assist its readers in achieving spiritual transformation
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Heather Jansch Quotes
Heather Jansch’s driftwood horses, warrior women, dancers and other sculptures from found and recycled materials, are incredibly dynamic and vital.
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Pema Chodron Quotes
“There’s nothing wrong with what you’re going through. It’s very real, and it brings you closer to the truth”
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You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day – unless you’re too busy; – then you should sit for an hour.
~ Old Zen adage
Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
Quotes from Thich Nhat Hanh – a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. He lives in Plum Village Monastery in the South of France
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Aristotle Quotes
Quotes by Aristotle – a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.
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If the mind wants to wander for a while, let it.
If the mind wants to wander for a while, let it. So what? Clouds cover the sun for a moment but do not destroy it. ~ Zen Moments
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Have patience… Lao Tzu
Have patience. Wait until the mud settles and the water is clear. Remain unmoving until right action arises by itself. ~ Lao Tzu
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Treat people as if they were what they should be
Treat people as if they were what they should be, and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.- Goethe
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Adyashanti Quotes
Quotes by Adyashanti – an American spiritual teacher from the San Francisco Bay Area who gives regular satsangs in the United States and also teaches abroad.
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Victor Borge Quotes
Quotes from Victor Borge – a Danish and American comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as The Clown Prince of Denmark
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