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“In ancient Chinese rituals, straw dogs were used as offerings to the gods. During the ritual they were treated with the utmost reverence. When it was over and they were no longer needed they were trampled on and tossed aside: ‘Heaven and earth are ruthless, and treat the myriad creatures as straw dogs.’ If humans disturb the balance of the Earth they will be trampled on and tossed aside.”
― Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
― Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
“Subliminal perception – perception that occurs without conscious awareness – is not an anomaly but the norm.”
― Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
― Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
“Tell All the Truth but tell it slant— Success in Circuit lies”
― The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life
― The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life
“If we have to translate it, wu-wei is probably best rendered as something like "effortless action" or spontaneous action.”
― Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity
― Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity
“Americans “are stuck in a society that ensures none of the fundamental opportunities that people need to achieve even basic middle-class comforts. This condemns Americans to an anxiety-ridden battle where a person had better be special, because the alternative is not succeeding at all.”
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