Lobsang Rampa?
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Lobsang Rampa?
Nope, wasn't him. Before you mentioned Rampa, I had never heard of him and had to look him up. Interesting character. Plumber's son turned Lama.?....... Super Mario!!!!! omg, I'll never view plumbers the same....
Strangely enough, it may have been JRR Tolkien or some Tolkien scholar as I was having a Tolkien fit at the time I was writing that quote down.
It could also have been Tara Singh, a commentator and advocate of the book, "A Course in Miracles."
Lol, indeed. A very specific flavour of Zen. I've got the books covering the lessons back from pre-internet days, they read well, but not good for Google!
He who breaks a thing to see how it works has left the path of Wisdom - Gandalph
Wherever you go, there you are - unknown
You cannot wake a man who only pretends to be asleep - Navajo Proverb
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me, than a full frontal lobotomy - Tom Waits
And my favourite from Frank Zappa when asked about Rock journalists:
People who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.
Wherever you go, there you are - unknown
You cannot wake a man who only pretends to be asleep - Navajo Proverb
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me, than a full frontal lobotomy - Tom Waits
And my favourite from Frank Zappa when asked about Rock journalists:
People who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.
Definitely one of my favourites that...........
“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.”
― Dante Alighieri
"Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground".
-Dante Alighieri
[video=youtube;bmqA3pGe3Og]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmqA3pGe3Og[/video]
I give in, nobody has quoted Vonnegut so I had better do it:
“To be is to do”—Socrates.
“To do is to be”—Jean-Paul Sartre.
“Do be do be do”—Frank Sinatra.
(... from "Deadeye " in case you are not au fait with Vonnegut.)
You want Vonnegut...
This may be a mis-quote seeing as I can't find it on the internet tubes...
"'What was that thing you said I had?'
'Free Will.'
'Ahh, I wondered what that was.'"
I call your Vonnegut and raise Bukovski:
“Do you hate people?”
“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”
“That's the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.”
“Find what you love and let it kill you.”
“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
One of my favourites from British satirist Peter Cook - "there's a very fine line between being a perfectionist and being a ****".
Look it up
Look it up
Not one in particular, but there are lots of great ""Taylor Swift"" quotes out there on the internet...
... like "Get your hand off my butt"
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Yeah - always liked that quote.
Reminds me of this ...
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Yep. One of my favourite scenes in one of my favourite TV shows. The well of golden life wisdom, that one.
(If I could rep you, I would.
)Yep. One of my favourite scenes in one of my favourite TV shows. The well of golden life wisdom, that one.
(If I could rep you, I would.
... done it for you.
"Why haven't you done that yet?" - My Mrs (everyday for 30 years)
"It's no good driving fast, you won't get there any quicker" - My Nan to my Dad when going on Holiday (1972)
"It's no good driving fast, you won't get there any quicker" - My Nan to my Dad when going on Holiday (1972)
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At first glance: That looks like Peter Cook and Dudley Moor.
My favourite Feynman quote is "Shut up and calculate"
This other quote has nothing to do with the brilliant way he describes the world in scientific terms, or how he waxes lyrical about the scientific method. It's just a funny story. Very paraphrased I'm afraid. I can't find his exact words on the internet..
"I was in a club with a bunch of showgirls and I wanted to show them how big a hotshot I was, so I yelled 'Champagne for all!' The waiter realising my error of judgement whispered in my ear how much that would cost. It was a lot. I reconsidered my decision so I yelled out again 'It doesn't matter!' The waiter brought the champagne and stung me with the bill anyway. He thought I meant that it didn't matter about the price."
Anyone who hasn't read "Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman" go read it. You're in for a treat.
This other quote has nothing to do with the brilliant way he describes the world in scientific terms, or how he waxes lyrical about the scientific method. It's just a funny story. Very paraphrased I'm afraid. I can't find his exact words on the internet..
"I was in a club with a bunch of showgirls and I wanted to show them how big a hotshot I was, so I yelled 'Champagne for all!' The waiter realising my error of judgement whispered in my ear how much that would cost. It was a lot. I reconsidered my decision so I yelled out again 'It doesn't matter!' The waiter brought the champagne and stung me with the bill anyway. He thought I meant that it didn't matter about the price."
Anyone who hasn't read "Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman" go read it. You're in for a treat.