Quotes About Detachment

And so Deb is the only person in the world who gives a rusty possum fart whether I live or die.

I was the New Age guru who had attained a perfect state of Enough Already, and if the world wanted any more from me they could damn well come and get it.

The less you get attached to your preferences, the less they will become your source of stress.

Don't cry over anything that can't cry over you

How do you resign yourself to something that will never be? You stop wanting just that thing. You go numb. Or you kill the agent of desire.

Odds of violent death increase significantly when there are weapons around. The more powerful the weapon, the more detached people become from the killing, the more people that die.

Don't take it personally, it's only business.

When you own nothing, it's easy to let things go.

How do you not try to get something you want? How do you stop caring about the thing that you care about the most? How do you erase the other half of your own self?

When you own nothing, it's easy to let things go.

She had preferred being on the plane, detached from the earth, the illusion of sitting still.

If it's a big hit, fantastic. If it's not, then it's not. I don't worry about my work

I've always been able to let stuff go when I'm done with work.

Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too.

Those who cannot renounce attachment to the results of their work are far from the path.

The creative thinker must stand sufficiently detached from his work.

As soon as we identify ourselves with the work we do, we feel miserable; but if we do not identify ourselves with it, we do not feel that misery.

When the last moment arrives, praise and blame will be the same to you, to me, and to others. We are here to work, and will have to leave all when the call comes.

You must detach yourself from the stereotypical life to live an effective one

The secret of effective living is detachment

To live an effective life, you have to turn your back on the things of the world

Joblessness releases you from the world system

I will feel no guilt on shutting my door to those who didn't listen.

When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.