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Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy that values tranquil contemplation of the landscape cannot easily be adapted to the Olympic slogan of 'higher, stronger, faster.'

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Adapted Being Cannot China Close Contemplation Easily Emphasis Endlessly Excel Faster Higher Historically Landscape More Nation Nature Olympic Philosophy Pushing Put Slogan Stronger Than Tranquil Values

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Death showed up in my life very early on, so I'm aware of it. If you look at most of the things I write there's a sort of contemplation of mortality - although 'True Blood' doesn't fall into that. Even though there's such a ridiculously high body count!

~Alan Ball

Topics: Although Aware Blood Body Contemplation Count Death Early Even Fall High Life Look Mortality Most My Life Ridiculously Sort Things Though True True Blood Up Very Write You I Write

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We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation.

~Alexander Herzen

Topics: Abstract Contemplation General Just Monks Our Prayer Regions Spirit Wasted Wither World

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The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

~Aristotle

Topics: Awareness Contemplation Depends Life Mere Power Rather Survival Than Ultimate Value Value Of Life

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As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who has thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidents should be able to accurately state all the other ones, both before and after.

~Arthur Conan Doyle

Topics: Able Accurately After Animal Before Bone Both Contemplation Correctly Could Describe Incidents Link Observer Other Series Should Single State Thoroughly Understood Who Whole

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Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.

~Auguste Rodin

Topics: Animated Art Contemplation Herself Mind Nature Pleasure Searches Spirit Which

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I have created a life style that supports contemplation, service to words.

~Bell Hooks

Topics: Contemplation Created Life Service Style Supports Words

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In certain strains of Judaism, there's a profound passion for the ineffable. Contemplation of God is meant to be forever elusive, because, you know, our tiny minds can't possibly comprehend Him. If we find ourselves comprehending Him, then we can be sure we're off track.

~Ben Marcus

Topics: Because Certain Comprehend Contemplation Elusive Find Forever God Him Judaism Know Meant Meant To Be Minds Off Our Ourselves Passion Possibly Profound Strains Sure Then Tiny Track You

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The velocity and knee-jerk response to events happening in real time that television brings us precludes any kind of reflection or contemplation and therefore analysis. And that's been one of the greatest political dangers in the post-war era. The idea of the reasoned, thoughtful response goes out of the window.

~Bill Viola

Topics: Analysis Any Been Brings Contemplation Dangers Era Events Goes Greatest Happening Idea Kind Out Political Post-War Real Real Time Reflection Response Television Therefore Thoughtful Time Us Velocity Window

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A novel can be set in motion by an incident, a character, a location, a mood - by anything at all. Sometimes the stimulus can be an idea, which will rapidly clothe itself in character and incident. 'Foreign Bodies' came about through the contemplation of the contrast between post-second world war America and Europe.

~Cynthia Ozick

Topics: About America Anything Between Bodies Came Character Contemplation Contrast Europe Foreign Idea Incident Itself Location Mood Motion Novel Rapidly Set Sometimes Stimulus Through War Which Will World World War

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