Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is. ”

When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone. ”

When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing. ”

Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going. ”

The biggest challenge is to not be affected by praise because a lot of it is not from the heart. Being true to yourself about your strengths and weaknesses, when everyone out there has a strong opinion and wants to give advice, is another challenge. ”

Listening to your instincts, while being the easiest, can also be the hardest thing to do. ”

Everyone goes on about how Bombay is so similar to New York, so I had see what the big deal was. The bustling crowds are the same, but it's a lot quieter, it's a lot cleaner, and it's not humid. I think the energy is very similar to Bombay. ”

The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play; I'm always in a play. ”

I am much less autistic now, compared to when I was young. I remember some behaviors like picking carpet fuzz and watching spinning plates for hours. I didn't want to be touched. I couldn't shut out background noise. I didn't talk until I was about 4 years old. I screamed. I hummed. But as I grew up, I improved. ”

I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream. ”