Robert M. Pirsig
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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Quality is not just a thing you create; it's a relationship.
The motorcycle is a great vehicle for the pursuit of quality.
The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called yourself.
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.
In the end, the only things we can control are our thoughts, our actions, and our attitudes.
The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.
When its quiet, you can hear the motorcycle.
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts.
To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.
You are not your thoughts; you are not your emotions; you are not your body.