The gardener does not make a plant grow. The job of a gardener is to create optimal conditions.
Sir Ken RobinsonI often look at places and kind of mentally convert them to fantasy versions of themselves.
Samantha ShannonWhat I like about Oxford is how small it is; it's really more of a big town than a city.
Samantha ShannonWe need to redefine community and find a variety of ways of coming together and helping each other.
Sharon SalzbergCompassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy.
Sharon SalzbergWhile you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment.
Sharon SalzbergYou don't have to believe anything, adopt a dogma in order to learn how to meditate.
Sharon SalzbergThere is no higher claim to journalistic integrity than going to jail to protect a source.
Thomas FrankJournalism has a special, hallowed place for stories of its practitioners' persecution.
Thomas Frank