“A buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Such is his power that karma can't hold him. No matter what kind of karma, a buddha transforms it. Heaven and hell are nothing to him. But the awareness of a mortal is dim compared to that of a buddha, who penetrates everything, inside and out.” KindMatterHeavenHellAwarenessNo Matter WhatFortuneKarmaMortalsPenetrateGood FortuneHeaven And Hell Author:Bodhidharma
“Power leads to more power, no matter what your racket, and not only were they rich and influential but they were smart as hell, too.” MatterHellRichSmartNo Matter WhatInfluentialRacket Author:Jimmy Hoffa
“A grifter's got an irresistible urge to be the guy who's wise. There's nothin' to whipping a fool. Hell, fools are made to be whipped. But to take another pro. Even your partner, who knows you and has his eye on you. That's a score! No matter what happens.” KnowsMadeMatterHappensEyeGuyHellWiseCrimeFoolBehaviorNo Matter WhatPartnersHis EyesScoreUrgesCheatingIrresistibleWhipping Author:Donald E. Westlake
“I remember crying all the time. My major thing growing up was I couldn't fit in. Because I was from everywhere, I didn't have no buddies that I grew up with...Every time I had to go to a new apartment, I had to reinvent myself, myself. People think just because you born in the ghetto you gonna fit in. A little twist in your life and you don't fit in no matter what. If they push you out of the hood and the White people's world, that's criminal...Hell, I felt like my could be destroyed at any moment.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldLittlesMatterMomentsRememberFeltBornWhiteHellGrowing UpGrowingCryGrewFitMajorsGrew UpNo Matter WhatCriminalsDestroyedWhat IfRapperApartmentTwistsBuddyHoodGhetto Author:Tupac Shakur
“Humans cannot reject temptation. When they are plunged into the depths of despair, likened to hell, they will hold on to anything that may help them escape from the situation they are in, even if it's merely a spider's thread, no matter what sort of humans they are.” IfsHumansMayMatterHelpingSituationHellDespairNo Matter WhatDepthTemptationRejectsThreadSpiders Author:Yana Toboso
“Love those who hurt you the most, because they are probably the ones closest to you. They, too, are on a path, and just like you they are learning to walk before they can fly. Imagine of everybody you hurt in life turned their backs on you? You would be playing a hell of a lot of solitaire. Love them no matter what.” MatterWould BeHurtWalksHellPathImagineLike YouNo Matter WhatClosestHurt FeelingsHurt My FeelingsI Was HurtI Am HurtThose Who Hurt You Author:Nikki Sixx