Sri Ramana Maharshi Sayings

#1. Every person I've known has had an effect on me, as have people whom I've not met in the physical in this life, but whom I've met inwardly, teachers from other eras - Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Ramakrishna and Lao Tse.

Frederick Lenz

#2. People use the notion of God to bully people and hurt people, when we can use the concept to respect and uplift.

Victor LaValle

#3. Simply building a fence between a child and temptation is not the same things as preparing him to face life.

Barbara R. Duguid

#4. D.: There are six centres in the body and there are corresponding
centres in the world.
M.: Yes. What is in the world is in the body; and what is in the body
is in the world also.

Sri Ramana Maharshi

#5. Artist?' Thomas suggested. 'That's a word. I've never heard anyone say it, but I've read it in some of the books. It means, well, someone who makes something beautiful. Would that be a word?

Lois Lowry

#6. I am the master of my genes, not the victim of them.

Bruce H. Lipton

#7. Sometimes when people find out I'm an astronaut, they ask, "So what do you do when you're not flying in space?

Chris Hadfield

#8. Water isn't shaped like a river or ocean; it mists invisibly against metal and glass

Maya Angelou

#9. What is said is given out to suit the temperament of the hearers

Sri Ramana Maharshi

#10. I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous. How was breakfast? Unbelievable.

Demetri Martin

#11. I understand your actions more than your conversations.

Debasish Mridha

#12. Though there are very serious disadvantages about being a true believer. Who would want four wives at any time, especially when one pays for the doubtful privilege by abstaining from wine?

C.S. Forester

#13. What bothers me is this idea of validation, of rationalization. The notion that some of us (regardless of what we tell ourselves) are doing this because we are not sure what else to do and it's easy to apply to and it will pay us decently and it will make us feel like we're still successful.

Marina Keegan

#14. I think peas are really nasty. I liked them when I was younger, but I guess when you get older you have different taste buds.

Rico Rodriguez

#15. The Worst part of acting like a jerk isn't when you're doing it. Its when you realize you were.

Pete Wentz