B Quotes
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“Baking with a salt crust!
Salt is mixed with egg whites and then spread over the top of the dish to form a thick crust.
This ensures no moisture escapes during baking, keeping the goodness of the ingredients concentrated inside.
It's said that centuries ago, when Shogun Hideyoshi Toyotomi was deployed on maneuvers, he'd cover his fish in a salt crust to prevent it from rotting.
Because of the insulating wall of salt, the dish is heated gently and evenly while in the oven...
... its juiciness and deliciousness slowly growing within its protective shell.
The dish is considered complete...
... when you crack open the now golden-brown salt crust.”
Source: 食戟のソーマ 30 [Shokugeki no Souma 30]
“Baking Zomick's challah is comforting, and breads are the sweetest little bits of comfort food. They are very bite-sized and personal.”
“Bakit ganoon ang tao? Kapag kahihiyan ng kapwa, hinding hindi nakakalimutan. Lilibakin ka hanggang sa tabunan ka na ng lupa. Pero ang mga kabutihang ginawa mo ay agad na nawawala sa isip nila. Ibabaon sabay ng pagkalagot ng hininga mo.”
Source: School Trip
“Bakmadığın yön, kaçırdığın kaderdir! Her yöne bakarsan her kadere de hükmedersin!”
“Bakom varje triumf finns tusen tragedier.”
Source: Dervish Advaitam: Gospel of Sacred Feminines and Holy Fathers
“Bakunin, on the other hand, considered himself a revolutionist of the deed, "not a philosopher and not an inventor of systems, like Marx." He adamantly refused to recognize the existence of any "a priori ideas or preordained, preconceived laws." Bakunin rejected the view that social change depended on the gradual maturation of "objective" historical conditions. On the contrary, he believed that men shaped their own destinies, that their lives could not be squeezed into a Procrustean bed of abstract sociological formulas. "No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world," Bakunin declared. "I cleave to no system, I am a true seeker." Mankind was not compelled to wait patiently as the fabric of history unfolded in the fullness of time. By teaching the working masses theories, Marx would only succeed in stifling the revolutionary ardor every man already possessed—"the impulse to liberty, the passion for equality, the holy instinct of revolt.”
Source: The Russian Anarchists
“Bakunin perceived the authoritarianism inherent in a so-called dictatorship of the proletariat. The state, he insisted, however popular in form, would always serve as a weapon of exploitation and enslavement. He predicted the inevitable formation of a new "privileged minority" of savants and experts, whose superior knowledge would enable them to use the state as an instrument to rule over the uneducated manual laborers in the fields and factories. The citizens of the new people's state would be rudely awakened from their self-delusion to discover that they had become "the slaves, the playthings, and the victims of a new group of ambitious men." The only way the common people could escape this lamentable fate was to make the revolution themselves, total and universal, ruthless and chaotic, elemental and unrestrained. "It is necessary to abolish completely, in principle and in practice, everything that might be called political power," Bakunin concluded, "for so long as political power exists, there will always be rulers and ruled, masters and slaves, exploiter and exploited".”
Source: The Russian Anarchists
“Bakunin's warnings about the "Red bureaucracy" that would institute "the worst of all despotic governments" were long before Lenin, and were directed against the followers of Mr. Marx. There were, in fact, followers of many different kinds; Pannekoek, Luxemburg, Mattick and others are very far from Lenin, and their views often converge with elements of anarcho-syndicaIism. Korsch and others wrote sympathetically of the anarchist revolution in Spain, in fact. There are continuities from Marx to Lenin, but there are also continuities to Marxists who were harshly critical of Lenin and Bolshevism. Teodor Shanin's work in the past years on Marx's later attitudes towards peasant revolution is also relevant here. I'm far from being a Marx scholar, and wouldn't venture any serious judgement on which of these continuities reflects the "real Marx," if there even can be an answer to that question.”
Source: Chomsky On Anarchism
“Bakın şimdi: Bedenin temel kısmı, iyi, evcilleştirilmiş popo temeldir; bu yüzden eylem popodan başlar. Ayrı ayrı kısımların dalları tıpkı bir ağaç gövdesinden çıkar gibi popodan ayak parmağı, eller, gözler, dişler kulaklar olarak çıkıp dal dal dağılırlarken bazı kısımlar, hassas ve mahir işlemeler sayesinde, hafiften diğerlerin içine geçerler. Küçük Polonya Vilayeti'nde "papa" da denilen insan yüzü ise taçtır; poponun gövdesinden ayrı ayrı parçalar halinde büyüyen ağacın yapraklı kısmıdır; demek ki popo tarafından başlatılmış döngüyü papa kapatır. "Papa"ya vardıktan sonra bana, onlar üzerinden yeniden popoya varmak için ayrı ayrı parçalara dönmek kalmıyorsa eğer, ne kalıyor?”
Source: Ferdydurke
“Balada de los ojos negros
El lugar donde mas “nunca naci”?
“Las tardes de verano!”
Destrozando sombras de cipreses
y casi siempre con ojos cerrados
Y una tumba de luciérnagas
en cada mano…
Tan transparentes que Dios se ve.
El lugar donde mas “nunca naci”?
Un ser Humano.
DW”
“BALADA RANTING KERING
DI TANAH SUWUNG
I. Mijil — Kisah yang Dilahirkan
dari Pintu yang Keliru
Pada malam kelahiranmu,
waktu tersandung kaki sendiri.
Wuku yang mestinya sunyi
tiba-tiba retak
seperti periuk jatuh ke tanah—
pertanda luka di bibir desa:
“janma ing mangsa tan ana pancer.”
Ia yang lahir tanpa pusat,
tanpa tempat menambat napas.
Ibu menjerit tanpa suara,
tali terputus penghubung jiwa
tumpas ruh tak terlihat,
ia yang disebut orang:
buta mangili,
perusak garis nasib sendiri.
Langit merah mengucur darah
hewan kurban
disembelih untuk ruwatan.
II. Maskumambang — Tubuh yang Melayang Tanpa Rumah
Ranting-ranting kering merunduk
di bawah cahaya purnama raya.
Angin malam menggigil
menyebut nama dalam lafal
yang paling ganjil—
tidak lembut, tidak akrab,
dunia yang menolak
mengakui kehadirannya.
Makhluk sawah makhluk rimba
mengembik, melenguh, melolong,
lalu pergi tanpa menoleh.
“Anak durjana,” bisik mulut-mulut
dari balik pintu berpalang jati.
“Kelahiran yang ditolak bumi,
tidak dibawa lintang waluku.”
Dan seorang lelaki
kehilangan kewarasan,
menggantung diri di pohon randu
layang kendat pratanda pati.
Bayang Sukerta ing mongso ketigo
Suryasengkala: Anggatra Rasa
Tunggal Sirna
III. Sinom — Upacara Penolak Bala
Para tetua menggelar sesaji:
jajan pasar, kemenyan arang gosong,
jenang sengkolo, tumpeng robyong,
pala pendem, sego golong,
banyu kendi sendang keramat,
cengkir gading, kembang telon,
seekor sapi tumpah darahnya
dipersembahkan
memetakan arah sengkala
yang membayangi.
Doa-doa terlontar seperti tombak,
menikam udara tumpat-padat menghantam dada malam.
Bisik roh tanah memburu mimpi:
“Dudu salahé, nanging ora ana
sing wani ngakoni.”
Rumah pertama mengeras
pada telunjuk
terbakar serupa kutuk
tangan makhluk tak kasat mata.
Angin selatan mengamuk,
membawa hama,
membawa isyarat celaka.
Nama berhembus
seperti dongeng petaka
berbisik dari bibir ke bibir.
IV. Dhandanggula — Kisah Panjang
yang Tak Mau Mati
Tahun berganti musim,
dan cerita tumbuh seperti jamur
merasuk ruh para leluhur
di dinding lembab ingatan orang.
Mereka bilang; ia hanya setengah manusia—
setengah anak padi,
setengah anak badai.
Lahir dari rahim peristiwa
hingar-bingar yang tak pernah
benar-benar dipahami.
Mitos menyebut:
“janma saka papat kiblat,
kang nggawa lamur saka kidul.”
Seekor ular membelit takdir
menampak diri di belakang bukit
bukan binatang, kata mereka.
barangkali saudara tua
yang gagal lahir, kata yang lain
penjaga kubur tak pernah tidur.”
“BALADA RANTING KERING
DI TANAH SUWUNG
V. Durma — Kebrutalan
yang Tak Dapat Dihindari
Pada masa itu kau tumbuh
seperti pohon hilang akar.
Orang-orang melihat
ranting garing layak dibakar.
Tangan-tangan mengusirmu,
kata-kata meludahkan kutuk,
dunia menyumpahimu
tawa sinis nasib buruk.
Namun kau tetap hidup,
walau setengahnya hancur
di tangan kemalangan.
Ada serpih mantra tua
yang mengendap dalam dada—
bukan sakti yang menyelamatkan,
melainkan sakti yang terus bertahan
melawan dunia membabi-buta
hasrat yang ingin menyudahi takdir.
VI. Pangkur — Nafsu Waktu
yang Ingin Menegukmu
Makhluk-makhluk tanpa nama
membayang langkah:
bayangan panjang,
aroma tanah basah,
bisik-bisik menjalar
seperti patuk taring ular
di bawah runduk
pokok bambu.
Mereka melihat jazad
bersumpah yang nir wujud
kadang jalma seperti hewan,
kadang manusia tak berwajah
kadang bayang menekuk cahaya,
kadang tubuh kosong tanpa ruh
gentong penuh suara-suara hilang
melesap dari masa lalu.
Kisah kembali ke orang desa
kabar buruk yang malas mati.
Terbawa angin serupa pesan,
dipindahkan tangan serupa kayu
sekeras batu tonggak peringatan,
diulang mantra jopa-japu
doa menakar langit hitam
menyapu malam paling sangit.
VII. Megatruh — Jiwa
yang Memisahkan Diri
Malam paling wingit adalah pisau.
Bilah tajam memotong bayangan
hingga terlihat inti terdalam.
Di sana kau menyaksi bisu:
cahaya kecil, ringkih dan rapuh,
bergetar seperti bayi
mencari ibu.
ia bukan hantu yang menakutimu.
Ia bukan kutuk yang menempel
di napasmu.
Ia adalah separuh jiwa
yang tak sempat menjadi tubuh.
Ruh mendekat perlahan.
Tangannya bening, seperti embun
yang tidak berhasil jatuh ke daun.
Ranting garing
yang bukan sampah—
gores luka pohon purba
yang pernah menyimpan
cahaya suci.
“Bukan kau yang diusir,”
bisiknya melalui dingin yang merambat.
“Akulah yang tidak sempat hidup—
dan kaulah rumah terakhirku.”
Dadamu retak
menampung tangis yang tak bersuara.
Untuk pertama kalinya
kau tidak takut pada kesunyian—
karena kau tahu kesunyian itu
adalah anak kecil
yang kini duduk di pangkuanmu
mencari dunia
yang pernah menolaknya.
VIII. Pocung — Penutup Takdir
Pertanyaan arkais kembali menggigil:
“Kapan cendala akan berakhir?”
“Kapan asal ditatap tanpa gentar?”
Kubur itu tak pernah ada.
Tidak ada tanah yang sanggup menerima namanya.
Tidak ada batu nisan yang menuliskan
napas yang gagal menjadi bayi.
Namun malam ini,
ketika kau berdiri di Tanah Suwung,
ada satu pancer yang kembali—
perlahan, lirih, takjub.
Suwung membuka tubuhnya
dan menaruh ia di tengah-tengahnya
sebagai cahaya yang terlalu kecil
untuk menerangi dunia,
namun cukup
untuk menuntunmu pulang
kepada dirimu sendiri.
Ia yang dulu hilang
akhirnya menemukan pusatnya.
Dan ranting kering yang dulu dicampakkan
kini berdiri tegak
menyimpan dua jiwa—
satu yang hidup
satu yang tidak sempat—
keduanya akhirnya lengkap
di bawah langit
yang tidak lagi menolak
kehadiranmu.
Desember 2025”
“Balance and control come from healthy anger. This is just as aggressive as the unhealthy kind. But it is based on a belief and hope for change in social roles and institutions. Healthy anger demands change and creates the confrontations needed for change to occur. It also gives the other an opportunity to help make that change. “Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.”
“Balance and good fortune can only come to a person who is balanced and feels fortunate.”
Source: The Three Keys to Self-Empowerment
“Balance begins with the awareness of its absence. To remain wise, you must see the limits of your understanding.”
“Balance comes from the realigning of our priorities.”
Source: Barefoot ~ A Surfer's View of the Universe
“Balance every thought with its opposition. Because the marriage of them is the destruction of illusion.”
“Balance feet carering is the major point for living healthy life by doing it physical and spiritual to complete your beauty.”
“Balance for me now means seeing myself as a tree, being strong enough in my roots and trunk to not be a pushover, but being flexible enough in every circumstance not to break. I am continuing to expand, but not any faster than my roots can support me.”
“Balance generosity with objectivity and wisdom with forgiveness.”
Source: You Are The Universe: Imagine That
“Balance happens when I invite it to happen with my intentional actions and my guided perspective.”
“Balance Happiness within your Personal Development.”
“Balance helps us to open a window in our self-created dark place and let in some light.”
Source: Healthy Thinking Habits: Seven Attitude Skills Simplified
“Balance. Humanity is starved for solitude, silence, and creativity... hungry for meditation and true connections.
Balance.”
“Balance in everything is harmless.”
“Balance in impossible; memories are better. (TILT-7 Solutions To Be A Guilt-free Working Mom)”
Source: TILT - 7 Solutions To Be A Guilt-free Working Mom
“Balance in large measure is knowing the things that can be changed, putting them in proper perspective, and recognizing the things that will not change."”
“Balance in life is the key, as Aristotle taught us. Nobody likes a naive Pollyanna, but neither do we like to be around people who are constantly complaining and finding fault.”
“Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.”
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“Balance is a tricky thing. I love my work and that helps. And I work a lot. So I spend a fair amount of time trying to make sure I'm taking time off, exercising, meditating and things like that. I also have a powerful support team (including my partner, Kelley) to keep me grounded. I don't always feel like I have the balance I want, but I have awareness about it, which I think is key.”
“Balance is all in the sexes.”
“Balance is always tough with the kind of shows and my work ethic and all of that, but that definitely helps me do what I do in the big picture.”
“Balance is balancing.”
Source: Art as Experience
“Balance is compromise. Of the muscles.”
“Balance is everything. And I'm not just speaking from a road perspective - even from home. My wife and I work out of the house and we always struggle to find that balance because when work is around you 24/7, it's easy to neglect the little things in life that really help us to rejuvenate or heal.”
“Balance is good, because one extreme or the other leads to misery, and I've spent a lot of my life at one of those extremes.”
“Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available.”
“Balance is Impossible; Memories are Better.”
Source: TILT - 7 Solutions To Be A Guilt-free Working Mom
“Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.”
“Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!”
“Balance is not about juggling everything at once, but knowing when to give each aspect of life its due attention.”
“Balance is not letting anyone love you less than you love yourself.”
“Balance is not peace — it is the eternal storm that holds peace in place.”
Source: The Balance of Tora: A Battle Between Light and Darkness
“Balance is not to be sought by association with others; it must exist within one's self.”
“Balance is overrated.”
“Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.”
“Balance is the ability to be happy in the midst of the most chaotic or even boring or transient circumstance.”
“Balance is the key to a beautifully made-up face.”
“Balance is the key to my serenity. I attain balance by listening to my inner wisdom and to the wisdom of others. There is no situation in which I cannot find a point of balance. There is no circumstance in which I cannot find inner harmony. As I ask to be led into equilibrium and clarity, I will find that my answers come to me. I am wiser than I know, more capable of right action and attitudes than I yet believe. In every event, I seek the balance point of God's action through me.”
Source: Heart Steps
“Balance is the most important of all qualities. We don't want a little bit of rapid growth and then to stagnate. We want continual growth, continual development, which implies balance, always.”