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The only zen you find on mountains is the zen you bring up there (Robert M. Pirsig)

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One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong. (Jacinda Ardern)

If you want to...set a nation right without getting stuck...you have to have some feeling for the quality of the work. You have to have a sense of what's good. That is what carries you forward. Robert M.Pirsig (Chapter 24, Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance )
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Just do what needs to be done, and then stop (Lao Tzu)

Photo by Meritt Thomas on Unsplash Just do what needs to be done, and then stop. Attain your purpose, but don't press your advantage. Be resolute, but don't boast. Succeed, but don't crow. Accomplish, but don't overpower. Lao Tzu ( The Tao Te Ching #30 )
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The more you look, the more you see (Robert M. Pirsig)

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Puzzling

Photo by Rubén Bagüés on Unsplash It was a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, 'Go away, I'm looking for the truth,' and so it goes away. Puzzling. Robert M. Pirsig (in Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance)
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The worst thing

The copper came to the door to tell us about the accident. It was just like it's supposed to be, the way it is in the films. Asking if I was her son an' all that. Then he told us, and we both went white. It was the worst thing that ever happened to me. I thought, I've no responsibilities to anyone now.  (John Lennon)
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Say more good words; always do good deeds; constantly introspect; always be happy (Venerable master Hsing Yun)

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