John Houlihan > John's Quotes

“There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“The more you learn, the more you know that you're not so hot.”
― Bernie Glassman, The Dude and the Zen Master

“Well that's like, your opinion, man.”
― Jeff Bridges

“Hope's interesting, isn't it? I can't turn hope off, it's hopeless.”
― Jeff Bridges, The Dude and the Zen Master

“A famous Japanese Zen master, Hakuun Yasutani Roshi, said that unless you can explain Zen in words that a fisherman will comprehend, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Some fifty years ago a UCLA professor told me the same thing about applied mathematics. We like to hide from the truth behind foreign-sounding words or mathematical lingo. There’s a saying: The truth is always encountered but rarely perceived. If we don’t perceive it, we can’t help ourselves and we can’t much help anyone else.”
― Jeff Bridges, The Dude and the Zen Master

“Being alive, you have to do something. Not doing anything is also some kind of action.”
― Jeff Bridges, The Dude and the Zen Master

“You’ve got to take care of yourself on the path, not just when you cross the goal line, because don’t forget, wherever you are, that’s the goal line.”
― Jeff Bridges, The Dude and the Zen Master

“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.”
― Langston Hughes