Masao Abe Quotes

#1. Emptiness is not a mere emptiness, but rather fullness in which the distinctiveness of everything is throughly realized.

Masao Abe

#2. Confidence is inspiring. Yet so often misplaced. (Robert Thornhill)

David Baldacci

#3. When Death puts out our Flame, the Snuff will tell, If we were Wax, or Tallow by the smell.

Masao Abe

#4. In Buddhism, compassion always goes with wisdom. Compassion without wisdom is not understood to be true compassion, and wisdom without compassion is not true wisdom.

Masao Abe

#5. To tell someone not to be emotional is to tell them to be dead.

Jeanette Winterson

#6. Zen is a double-edged sword, killing words and thoughts, yet at the same time, giving them life. Although beyond human intellect and philosophy, Zen is their root and source.

Masao Abe

#7. Call me what you want, but that won't change how I am.

Alexander

#8. We actually tried to invest in Twitter in April 2007, right when it launched. At the time, the company was wary of having a classic, tier-one traditional venture firm involved.

Peter Fenton

#9. I went off to Harvard Law School for six weeks, and then I said, 'Doggone this, it's not what I want to do.' I remember when I told my dad I was leaving law school, and I wanted to go into football. He said, 'Be a good coach.'

Marv Levy