#balance

First of all, Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic. If anything at all, it is realistic, for it takes a realistic view of life and the world. It looks at things objectively (yathābhūtam). It does not falsely lull you into living in a fool's paradise, nor does it frighten and agonize you with all kinds of imaginary fears and sins. It tells you exactly and objectively what you are and what the world around you is, and shows you the way to perfect freedom, peace, tranquility and happiness. ↗

— Walpola Rahula

#buddhism #middle-path #middle-way #objectivism #objectivity

Frenzy destroys our inner capacity for peace. It destroys the fruitfulness of our work, because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#inspirational #inspirational

He did not say so, but the words behind the words told me that he would rather have launched me into a good marriage than watch me row against the tide at my own work. It remains that a woman with an incomplete emotional life has herself to blame, while a man with no time for his heart just needs a wife. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#work #work-life-balance #love

In the case of Enron, we balance our positions all the time. ↗

— Kenneth Lay

#case #enron #our #positions #time

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances. ↗

— Gracie Allen

#checks #government #now #used

I think in general, romantic comedies tend to take one person's point of view, but every once in a while you get something that is balanced for two people. ↗

— Sandra Bullock

#comedies #every #general #get #i

We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living. ↗

— Davy Crockett

#balance #dead #injustice #into #lead

I try to balance it out on the whole. Being a mum is always the priority. Next, it's taking care of yourself. Right now, I get to only work two days a week - it's a dream. I can't imagine how hard it is for mothers who work 40 hours a week. ↗

— Marcia Cross

#balance #being #care #days #dream

I want balance in my life. ↗

— Ron Dellums

#i #life #my life #want

The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability. ↗

— Julia Gillard

#economic #fragile #future #global #imbalances