Quotes by Realization There was something horrifying in the realization that, in this twenty-first century of what we call 'civilization,' we have carved up what we claim is one world into 200 artificially created entities we call 'nations' and armed to apprehend or kill anyone who crosses a boundary. Howard Zinn realizationcivilizationworld Tantra is only recommended for someone who has a very developed will power, a terrific sense of humor, and a sense that nothing else matters but God and self-realization. Frederick Lenz realizationselfphilosophy In mysteries what we know, and our realization of what we do not know, proceed together; the larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. It is like the quantum world, where the more we understand its formalism, the stranger that world becomes. Huston Smith realizationtogetherislands Whosoever is determined to seek guidance and follow a path of right conduct must search for a shaykh from amongst those who have realization, one who follows a path methodically, who has abandoned his passions, and who has firmly established his feet in the service of his Lord. Ibn Ata Allah passionrealizationfeet There have been a few moments when I have known complete satisfaction, but only a few. I have rarely been free from the disturbing realization that my playing might have been better. Ignacy Jan Paderewski realizationsatisfactionmight The real is only one realization of the possible. Ilya Prigogine realizationreal An awful realization that I have been fooling myself all my life thinking there was a next thing to do to keep the show going and actually I'm just a sick clown and so is everybody else Jack Kerouac sickrealizationthinking You were my last chance' she's said but don't all women say that? - But can it be by 'last chance' she doesn't mean mere marriage but some profoundly sad realization of something in me she really needs to go on living, at least that impression coming across anyway on the force of all the gloom we've shared - Jack Kerouac realizationmeanneeds ONE OF THE LAST GREAT REALIZATIONS is that life will not be what you dreamed. James Salter lastsrealization There will always be humans, lots of them, who provide the data that makes the networked realization of any technology better and cheaper. Jaron Lanier datatechnologyrealization It's from being melancholy and having my human down experiences that I learn, that I overcome, that I transform - and these realizations I put into song. That's what I choose to put in my backpack and carry with me around the world. Jason Mraz realizationovercomingsong Everything about it was false. Right then, in that office, with the realization that no one knew the truth about my life, my thoughts about the world were shaken. Jay Asher officerealizationworld I am chilled by the realization of how similar circumstances in Europe in 2013 are to those of 100 years ago. Jean-Claude Juncker realizationeuropeyears Merely watching a romantic comedy causes relationship satisfaction to plummet. Apparently, the bitter realization that maybe it could happen to us, but it obviously hasn't and it probably never will, makes our lives seem unbearably grim in comparison. Jenna McCarthy motivationrealizationinspiration The realization that my daily relationship with God is based on the infinite merit of Christ instead of on my own performance is a very freeing and joyous experience. But it is not meant to be a one-time experience; the truth needs to be reaffirmed daily. Jerry Bridges meritrealizationneeds It's been hard, but I've finally come to the realization that it's okay to not be perfect. Jessica Simpson okayrealizationperfect What affected me most profoundly was the realization that the sciences of cryptography and mathematics are very elegant, pure sciences. I found that the ends for which these pure sciences are used are less elegant. Jim Sanborn cryptographymathematicsrealization The Shobogenzo is an enormous work that captures the vastness of Dogen's realization. Kaz, over many years, threaded the beads of these many fascicles into a great mala of wisdom. Joan Halifax vastnessrealizationyears Gratitude is liberating. It is subversive. It helps us to realize that we are sufficient, and that realization frees us. Joanna Macy gratituderealizationhelping But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he is above all institutions and all formulas; that they exist only so far as he chooses to make them his own by accepting them. John Buchanan Robinson individualacceptingrealization«345678910111213»
