Quotations

"Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." The Buddha

“This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realise it is play. “ Alan W. Watts, a "philosophical entertainer" who interpreted Eastern thought to Western audiences.

"Since every day a little of our life is taken from us — since we are dying every day — the final hour when we cease to exist does not of itself bring death; it merely completes the death process." Paul Tillich

"The point is that we are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is possible to carry on this process for an indefinite time: the only check on it is that sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield." George Orwell

"The story of France is a story of gradual irrelevance." John Mearsheimer at the 2012 International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention in San Diego, California.

“If we were to lose the midterms, heaven forbid, … impeachment’s not even the biggest concern. They will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they’ll go after the president’s family, the cabinet, his donors and friends—half of you in this room will be targeted.” US House Speaker Johnson on Friday at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference