Robert M. Pirsig
Its so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it.
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Wealth belongs to the person who enjoys it and not to the one who keeps it.
We always strive after what is forbidden, and desire the things refused us.
Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women like to be a man's last romance.
It's always too soon to quit !
Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.
There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
Woody, I know what your problem is. You're just like me. Trash !
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.
I'm Multi-Dimensional !
Who is blind ? He who can see no other world. Who is dumb ? He who can say nothing pleasant about his lot. Who is poor ? He who is troubled with too many desires. Who is rich ? He who is happy with his lot.
As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.
When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me I lift me lamp beside the golden door.
The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
A weak man has doubts before a decision, a strong man has them afterwards.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
I am not a toy, I was made for soups, salads, maybe chili, and then the trash. Freedom !
Attitudes are contagious. Make yours worth catching.
Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
All that is real in me is god. All that is real in god is I. The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Be all you can be.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
Education is one of the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get.
The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
There are many who's tongues might govern multitudes, if they could govern their tongues.
Take heed : you do not find what you do not seek.
Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
How you react when the joke's on you can reveal your character.
Keep your heart open for as long as you can, as wide as you can, for others and especially for yourself.
Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Whoever is open, loyal, true ; of humane and affable demeanour, honourable himself, and in his judgement of others, faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man... .such a man is a true gentleman.
Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.
True love never lives happily ever after. True love has no ending.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
Never give in -- never, never, never, never.
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you !
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
The idea for Googles search engine came to Page in a dream about downloading the entire web and keeping the links, he told Michigan graduates. When no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition, he said.
In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Sow a thought, and you reap an act , Sow an act, and you reap a habit , Sow a habit, and you reap a character , Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
These go to eleven.
Say hello to my little friend !
Do not wait ; the time will never be "just right". Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
If it weren't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.
Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.
It's to be expected that you make mistakes when you're breaking new ground.
There's no crying in baseball !
No matter how small, acknowledge the achievement.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
Self-knowledge is the basis of JKD because it is effective, not only for the individuals martial art, but also for his life as a human being.
Know thyself was the inscription over the Oracle at Delphi. And it is still the most difficult task any of us faces. But until you truly know yourself, strengths and weaknesses, know what you want to do and why you want to do it, you can not succeed in any but the most superficial sense of the word. The leader never lies to himself, especially about himself, knows his flaws as well as his assets, and deals with them directly. You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and why you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
In the space age the most important space is between the ears.
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape !
One, two, Freddy's coming for you.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them !
When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors.
It's hard to believe that you haven't had sex for two hundred years.
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.