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“But I'm more interested in why people are frightened by Jaws and why Jaws was such a hit than saying Spielberg's my main influence.”

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Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his influential presence in the art world. His works often deal with themes of death, life, and consumerism, characterized by vibrant colors and unique forms. more

“To a large extent, the aged in our society are ghettoized. Old people are seen as useless, bypassed by history, old-fashioned, in the way. So, not surprisingly, when we reach the official mark of old age, we're supposed to go gently into that good night, to get off center stage and hand over the spotlight. Old age is also surrounded by shame - the myth of impotence and inability.”

People Way Hands Age Night Stage Mark Shame Myth Old Age Useless Officials Our Society Old Fashioned Old People Inability Spotlight Good Night Impotence Center Stage

Author:Sam Keen

“The spiritual mind is always metaphorical. Spiritual thinking is poetic thinking. It's always trying to put a very diaphanous experience into words, realizing all the while that words are inadequate.”

Thinking Trying Mind Spiritual Realizing Poetic Always Trying Inadequate Metaphorical

Author:Sam Keen

“I think we have to trust ourselves in the darkness of not knowing. The God out of which we came and into which we go is an unknown God. It's the luminosity of that darkness and that unknowing that is, I think, the most human - and the most sacred - place of all.”

Thinking Humans Darkness Knowing Sacred Not Knowing Unknowing Sacred Places

Author:Sam Keen

“Politicians who are willing to spend too much are the ones who get reelected.”

Too Much Willing Politician

Author:John Templeton

“The major impediment to experiencing the sacred depths of ordinary moments is the speed and distraction of contemporary life that moves to the imperatives of the global economic order.In addition, we increasingly live in a virtual world in which our reality is filtered through media and information technology.”

“The best practice is to follow the advice posted on every railroad crossing: Stop. Look. Listen.”

Looks Practice Advice Crossings Railroads Best Practices

Author:Sam Keen

“There is a saying in Bali: "We have no art. We do everything as beautifully as possible." This reflects my philosophy of practice. I try to remember daily what a gift it is to have the privilege of living in this wondrous world.”

World Trying Art Philosophy Remember Practice Privilege Wondrous Bali

Author:Sam Keen

“Mystical experiences (unlike scientific conclusions) cannot be communicated from one person to another. Philosophers and little children are continually amazed that we, unaccountably, find ourselves in a somewhat intelligible world.”

World Children Littles Persons Philosopher Conclusion Amazed Mystical Mystical Experiences

Author:Sam Keen

“Without reverence we [people] will gradually descend into ecocide. In the degree that the imperatives of the market - the temple of the Mall - govern our lives, we are in escalating danger of destroying the commonwealth of all sentient beings - bugs and bees and buntings - on which we depend for a luxurious life on planet earth.”

People Earth Our Lives Danger Planets Depends Degrees Temples Destroying Reverence Bees Bugs Imperatives Planet Earth Malls Commonwealth Sentient Beings Luxurious Escalating Bunting

Author:Sam Keen

“I fall into all kinds of inauthenticity when I conspire to forget my mortality.”

Kind Fall Forget All Kinds Mortality

Author:Sam Keen

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