Quotes About Awareness

Beware of the man to whom you have done a good turn.

Nature is a big influence on my work. That's where the cosmic element comes in, an awareness of the relevance of what we do as a species, why we do it, and its implications.

If you do not fear God, then fear your dreams, because they're how He talks to you.

Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go.

As a nation we have the right to decide our own affairs, to mould our own future. This does not pose any danger to anybody. Our nation is fully aware of the responsibility for its own fate in the complicated situation of the contemporary world.

Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing

The primary reality is not what I think, but that I live, for those also live who do not think.

My friend, drop all your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty.

Awareness has no frontier; it is giving of your whole being, without exclusion.

All types of knowledge, ultimately mean self knowledge.

Never take your eyes off your opponent ... even when you're bowing!

Conditioning obstructs our view of reality. We do not see IT in its suchness because of our indoctrination, crooked and twisted.

A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract; and when he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, "I" do not hit, "it" hits all by itself.

Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.

When there is freedom from mechanical conditioning, there is simplicity.

The success of an assailant's attack depends on surprise, and if you're sufficiently alert to prevent a surprise, your counterattack is already halfway to being successful.

To guard our character with unwavering commitment, our best protection comes from being humbly aware of our vulnerability.

I like that you're confident but not overconfident," Duncan said. "Smart people are the ones who know how stupid they are.

I'm not sure whether I'm losing my grip on reality," he said. "Or if reality is losing its grip on us.

He never was. It's the rest of us who are delusional," Ian said. "We blithely go through life pretending that we're anonymous, that nobody cares what we are doing, saying, reading, or thinking when we know that all the electronic devices we have are constantly spying on us but we tell ourselves they aren't.

Miracles aren't always awe inspiring. They aren't always beautiful and obvious. Sometimes they're sticky and gross. Sometimes they're painful and full of loss. Sometimes you'll miss them if you blink. My eyes are wide open today.

Carl Jung: "Life is an experiment in consciousness that most people fail.

I've learned that even people with mental illness have stigmas about mental illness.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.