Reality quotes
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"What separated me from all my homeboys is the fact that I didn't get caught inside the reality. I was always dreaming about doing something else or going somewhere else."
"Education is a weapon the effect of which is determined by the hands which wield it, by who is to be struck down."
"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly."
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity."
"There is talk of the failure of socialism, and where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia, and in Latin America?"
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"Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind."
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but an experience to be had."
"The reality of the other person is not in what he reveals to you, but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say."
"Don't think about why you question, simply don't stop questioning. Don't worry about what you can't answer, and don't try to explain what you can't know. Curiosity is its own reason. Aren't you in awe when you contemplate the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure behind reality? And this is the miracle of the human mind - to use its constructions, concepts, and formulas as tools to explain what man sees, feels and touches. Try to comprehend a little more each day. Have holy curiosity."
"Go beyond everything. Don't collect anything. A king does not need to go shopping in his own kingdom. Nor does he beg. Remember, you are the inner reality-pure awareness only. All that arises are appearances in consciousness. Don't bother with all that. Rest only as the awareness. This is the secret."
"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction."
"To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi."
"Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it."
"We have art so that we shall not die of reality."
"Reality whistles a different tune underwater."
"People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it."
"Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality."
"To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality."
"I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions."
"During the earliest stages the child perceives things like a solipsist who is unaware of himself as subject and is familiar only with his own actions."
"The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount."
"The body is a fortuitous concourse of atoms. There is no death for the body, only an exchange of atoms. Their changing places and taking different forms is what we call 'death.' It's a process which restores the energy level in nature that has gone down. In reality, nothing is born and nothing is dead."
"The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior."
"Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality."
"It's not my fault if reality is Marxist"
