Ramana Maharshi Quotes

The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.

Ramana Maharshi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: December 30, 1879 - April 14, 1950

Topics

FreedomProgressSpiritualThoughts

I turned on Wall Street for the same reason everybody else did: The American taxpayer was forced to cut mook deals to bail out guys who didn't deserve it.

Steve Bannon

AmericanWallStreetDeserveReason

Cinema is so slow and boring compared to television.

Steven Moffat

SlowTelevisionCinemaBoring

I'm a skinny kid from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

Tony Rock

BrooklynKidSkinny

As a senator, I play an important role in crafting foreign policy.

Tom Cotton

PlayImportantPolicyRoleForeign

I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry.

Rita Dove

MusicPoetryThinkLanguageTryTwo

The idea of going back to college scares me, and I didn't even go. I went to college for one year, two semesters. If you add up the total time, I probably didn't even go one semester.

Rush Limbaugh

TimeCollegeMeYearYouBack

I want to focus on each scene. I'm a real perfectionist, and I don't want to feel like I didn't consider every possible variation of a scene. I come from a theater background, so I'm used to a lot of repetition, and I'm used to really attacking something over and over and over again.

Michael Shannon

FocusFeelRepetitionWantPossible

You know when you get into that thing where people want to discuss the relationship? I'd rather discuss what was on telly, avoid the issue, discuss anything other than the relationship.

Jarvis Cocker

RelationshipPeopleYouKnowWant

It's rarely talked about, but hunting for sport is just about as vile as we humans get.

Jonathan Safran Foer

HuntingGetJustHumansAboutVile

I was supposed to be the antithesis of Frank.

Douglas Wilson

SupposedAntithesisFrank

I think I learned most from editing, both editing myself and having someone else edit me. It's not always easy to have someone criticize your work, your baby. But if you can swallow your ego, you can really learn from the editing.

Christopher Paolini

WorkMyselfMeBabyEgoThink

Failure gets a bad rap, but I'd like to change that. Failure is necessary. Let it in. Chew it up, and use it as fuel for your soul.

Christina Tosi

ChangeFailureSoulBadUpRap

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