Jon Kabat-Zinn I started the Stress Reduction Clinic in 1979. The idea of bringing Buddhist meditation without the Buddhism into the mainstream of medicine was tantamount to the Visigoths being at the gates about to tear down the citadel of Western civilization. – Jon Kabat-Zinn Bringing Quotes Buddhism Quotes Buddhist Quotes Citadel Quotes Civilization Quotes Clinic Quotes Gates Quotes Idea Quotes Mainstream Quotes Medicine Quotes Meditation Quotes Reduction Quotes Started Quotes Stress Quotes Tantamount Quotes Tear Quotes Visigoths Quotes Western Quotes You don’t need the iPhone: you have the most exquisite apparatus in the known universe sitting right in your head – the most complex organization of matter in the entire universe. And here are we, feeling a little depressed, feeling like we’re not getting where we need to be, when really you might be exactly where you need to be. When you have children, you realize how easy it is to not see them fully, and perhaps miss all those early years. If you are not careful, you can be too absorbed in work, and they will be only too happy to tell you about it later. Being a parent is one of greatest mindfulness practices of all.
Adolfo Cambiaso You can decide at 17 that you want to be a professional player. In Argentina, they start very young. They go to school in the morning and then do polo in the afternoon. – Adolfo Cambiaso
Daniel Radcliffe My dad grew up in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, desperate to get to London. I grew up in London, so I don’t know what it’s like to yearn for the big city from a small town. – Daniel Radcliffe
Barry Sonnenfeld They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh. – Barry Sonnenfeld
August Wilson Once I started to value and respect my characters, I could really hear them. I just let them start talking. – August Wilson
Susan L Taylor Occasionally, I have to think like myself to remember where I put something. – Susan L Taylor
Steve Nash The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night. – Steve Nash
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