Zen is all-inclusive. It never denies, it never says no to anything; it accepts everything and transforms it into a higher reality.
The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money. " In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.
Zen says: be empty. Look without any idea. Look into the nature of things but with no idea, with no prejudice, with no presupposition.
The first step to wisdom is to be sure one says and does what one believes.
How many years did people hate Obamacare? Now there's a poll out there that says Obamacare's never been more popular. Really? Really? Just how stupid do you think we all are? After whatever it is, six years of rising premiums, lost coverage, horrible treatment, no access, now all of a sudden, and there hasn't been any improvement in enrollment.
All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says.
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
I don't want somebody as attorney general who thinks he has to rubberstamp whatever the president says.
No atheist says there is no god!
We have no salaries. When one says he is from a good Catholic family and says he wants to help us, why should we refuse his offer?
The faith that I love the best, says God, is hope.
What says the law? You will not kill. How does it say it? By killing!
I have a Volvo S60R and its a pretty fast car, the R says it all.
You men,' she says. 'You durn men.
When someone says something dunderheaded to me about the material, it's usually a big neon sign revealing their own damage or ignorance, so my compassion kicks in.
This is not a museum of tragedy. It is not the museum of difficult moments. It is the museum that says -here is a balanced history of America that allows us to cry and smile.
If someone says no, you're talking to the wrong person.
There is one school of thought that says Mayors should cut ribbons, be funny and be a buffoon. The other school of thought is that we can do more. Scotland is getting more powers. Wales is getting more powers. Greater Manchester. London needs more powers.
I think Hillary [Clinton] hears the anger in a broad swath of the American people, and she says, "OK, how do I help create a future that's good for you?"
"I spent two hours trying to question reapers without sounding like I was questioning them. What do you think it says about us as a group, that every reaper I know is either irritable, egotistical, voyeuristic, or some combination of the three?" "That you fit in well?"