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an especially vigorous self-starter and an imaginative self-rewarder.
“As in a mirror, he 'looks at himself again and again before performing an action; he looks at himself again and again before saying a word; he looks at himself again and again before harboring a thought.' It can easily be seen that by following such a path a man naturally transforms himself into a kind of living statue made up of awareness, into a figure pervaded by composedness, decorum, and dignity . . .”
― The Doctrine of Awakening: The Attainment of Self-Mastery According to the Earliest Buddhist Texts
― The Doctrine of Awakening: The Attainment of Self-Mastery According to the Earliest Buddhist Texts
“people run from rain but
sit
in bathtubs full of
water.”
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966
sit
in bathtubs full of
water.”
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966
“Son, there is no reason except a stupid one for anybody to project on that screen anything that will worry him or dull that vital edge. After all, we are the absolute bosses of that whole theatre and show in our minds. We even write the script. So always write positive, dynamic scripts and show only the best movies for you on that screen whether you are pimp or priest.”
― Pimp: The Story of My Life
― Pimp: The Story of My Life
“The legionary spirit is that fire of one who will choose the hardest road, who will fight to the death even when all is already lost.”
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“do it, do it, do it. do it. all the way all the way.”
― What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
― What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
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