669 Quotes About Realization

I was desperate not to confront the fact that this really could be it—that "nineteen" didn't matter, that there really was a point at which even young bodies fail. I was not immortal.

How much courage does it take to fire up your tractor and plow under a crop you spent six or seven years growing?' he asked himself. 'How much courage to go on and do that after you’ve spent all that time finding out how to prepare the soil and when to plant and how much to water and when to reap? How much to just say, ‘I have to quit these peas, peas are no good for me, I better try corn or beans.’'‘A lot,’ he said, wiping at the corners of his eyes again. ‘A damn lot, that’s what I think.

I realized that love is stronger than death and that people you barely know can amaze you.

No two person, ever read the same book.

Religion realizes philosophy by adapting it to the weaknesses of the vulgar....

The invitation only world is a manifestation of self-realization.

While aloofness might fascinate others and makes them respect you, it will never allow for intimacy and profound relationships.

Sure, it was scary as hell, and sometimes even now I wake up and wonder what happened to my picture-perfect life. But I'd rather struggle with my uncertainty and fear than continue to live a lie. It took me a while to figure that out, because the lie can be comfortable and easy. But I had to ask myself, What kind of life is that?

I call a man awake who knows in his conscious reason his innermost unreasonable forces, drives, and weaknesses and knows how to deal with them.