“Why should one be a Christian? It is ugly. Be a christ if you can be, but don’t be a Christian. Be a buddha if you have any respect for yourself, but don’t be a Buddhist. The Buddhist believes. Buddha knows.”
― The Book of Wisdom: The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism. Commentaries on Atisha's Seven Points of Mind Training
― The Book of Wisdom: The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism. Commentaries on Atisha's Seven Points of Mind Training
“DON’T TRY TO COMMUNICATE BY E-MAIL: APPLY THE RULE OF THREE Apply the rule of three: as soon as three mails are exchanged on a subject and it’s still not settled or whenever there is the slightest suspicion that it will take more than three e-mails to get an agreement, pick up the phone, go and meet, or have a conference call.”
― BrainChains: Discover your brain, to unleash its full potential in a hyperconnected, multitasking world
― BrainChains: Discover your brain, to unleash its full potential in a hyperconnected, multitasking world
“Again you will have to try it to realise that anything so stupid can be so effective.”
― 13 Steps to Mentalism
― 13 Steps to Mentalism
“People often indiscriminately use absolutes in their utterances: every, everyone, everything, all, always, never, no one, nothing. Rarely are these absolute terms justified.”
― Nonsense: A Handbook of Logical Fallacies
― Nonsense: A Handbook of Logical Fallacies
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