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Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: To see the Persia of poets and painters,

To see the Persia of poets and painters, hiding in plain sight behind the much-maligned Iran of our newspaper headlines, would be my fondest wish. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: A book doesn't have to be a literary

A book doesn't have to be a literary classic, of course, to change us forever. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: You rebel against your parents until you become

You rebel against your parents until you become them. One day you look in the mirror and you see your father's face. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Travel is not really about leaving our homes,

Travel is not really about leaving our homes, but leaving our habits. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I would say that by virtue of transforming

I would say that by virtue of transforming politics, [Dalai Lama] is in fact easily underestimated. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: There was always another side to a joke,

There was always another side to a joke, the side of the victim. He — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: All his novels are unreliable gospels for those

All his novels are unreliable gospels for those who can't be sure of a thing. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The less conscious one is of being a

The less conscious one is of being a writer, the better the writing. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Certainly, I think Canada is many years ahead

Certainly, I think Canada is many years ahead of the curve and still the great global pioneer. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: A writer is a palmist, reading the lines

A writer is a palmist, reading the lines of the planet. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: To step away from the world isn't to

To step away from the world isn't to draw back; it's actually a way to tune in. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: We have more and more ways to communicate,

We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Death undoes us less, sometimes, than the hope

Death undoes us less, sometimes, than the hope that it will never come. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: For citizens who think themselves puppets in the

For citizens who think themselves puppets in the hands of their rulers, nothing is more satisfying than having rulers as puppets in their hands. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: ... you could help people most by not

... you could help people most by not giving them the burden of your heart. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: For centuries, Cuba's greatest resource has been its

For centuries, Cuba's greatest resource has been its people. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The open road is the school of doubt

The open road is the school of doubt in which man learns faith in man. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: It so often happens that somebody says 'change

It so often happens that somebody says 'change your life' and you repaint your car rather than re-wire the engine. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Hello Kitty will never speak.

Hello Kitty will never speak. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I think Dalai Lama is always careful about

I think Dalai Lama is always careful about stressing that people be led into the practice by somebody who knows what's going on. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Movement is a fantastic privilege ... but it

Movement is a fantastic privilege ... but it ultimately only has meaning if you have a home to go back to. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Any school would gain, if the students began

Any school would gain, if the students began the day with meditation, cleared their heads and got themselves centered. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I think Dalai Lama efforts have been heroic.

I think Dalai Lama efforts have been heroic. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I would never call Jerusalem beautiful or comfortable

I would never call Jerusalem beautiful or comfortable or consoling. But there's something about it that you can't turn away from. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Writing is, in the end, that oddest of

Writing is, in the end, that oddest of anomalies: an intimate letter to a stranger. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Sitting still as a way of falling in

Sitting still as a way of falling in love with the world and everything in it; — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I've never meditated in my life. I don't

I've never meditated in my life. I don't practice yoga nor any religion. I'm a tourist on the realm of stillness. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The one thing perhaps that technology hasn't always

The one thing perhaps that technology hasn't always given us is a sense of how to make the wisest use of technology. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The more we run from a problem, the

The more we run from a problem, the more we're actually running into it. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I think the world is always going to

I think the world is always going to be as diverse as it always has been. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Technology, in short, cannot teach me how to

Technology, in short, cannot teach me how to do without technology. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: A person susceptible to "wanderlust" is not so

A person susceptible to "wanderlust" is not so much addicted to movement as committed to transformation. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: A traveler is really not someone who crosses

A traveler is really not someone who crosses ground so much as someone who is always hungry for the next challenge and adventure. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Travel is an act of humility

Travel is an act of humility — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: We travel to open our hearts and eyes

We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Families are so important here," I said. She

Families are so important here," I said. She looked surprised. "They are not everywhere? — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Like teenagers, we appear to have gone from

Like teenagers, we appear to have gone from knowing nothing about the world to knowing too much all but overnight. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: A holy day, after all, is a day

A holy day, after all, is a day for considering everything you otherwise think too little about. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: When love is a commodity, you wonder why

When love is a commodity, you wonder why anyone's giving it away for free. Or what the hidden costs might be. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The Dalai Lama says don't pray for peace,

The Dalai Lama says don't pray for peace, don't wait for peace, don't talk about peace - do it right now. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Many people would say that A Tibetan monk,

Many people would say that A Tibetan monk, even in Lhasa, may be free while the ruler of China may not be free. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I'd turned to writing because it offered few

I'd turned to writing because it offered few escape routes or hiding places; it's harder to lie to yourself on the page than in the world. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Finding a sanctuary, a place apart from time,

Finding a sanctuary, a place apart from time, is not so different from finding a faith. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: For more and more of us, home has

For more and more of us, home has less to do with a piece of soil than a piece of soul. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Like the moon on the water, in a

Like the moon on the water, in a way. When you confront a Zen master, what you're really seeing are not his limitations but yours. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: But as fast as geography is coming under

But as fast as geography is coming under our control, the clock is exerting more and more tyranny over us. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The Dalai Lama says that when a Catholic

The Dalai Lama says that when a Catholic and a Buddhist speak, the Buddhist becomes a deeper Buddhist and the Catholic becomes a deeper Catholic. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: [The Dalai Lama ] says Western traditions can

[The Dalai Lama ] says Western traditions can teach Tibetans a lot about social action, and he thinks some Christians are very good at that. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The more ways we have to connect, the

The more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem desperate to unplug. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Not having a car gives me volumes not

Not having a car gives me volumes not to think or worry about, and makes walks around the neighborhood a daily adventure. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: So travel for me is an act of

So travel for me is an act of discovery and of responsibility as well a grand adventure and a constant liberation. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Serendipity was my tour guide, assisted by caprice

Serendipity was my tour guide, assisted by caprice — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The Dalai Lama would say that meditation is

The Dalai Lama would say that meditation is something that can help everyone. But he's aware that it can be misused or things can go wrong. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Was it only through another that I could

Was it only through another that I could begin to get at myself? — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: But it's only by having some distance from

But it's only by having some distance from the world that you can see it whole, and understand what you should be doing with it. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Places have charisma, in short, as much as

Places have charisma, in short, as much as people do. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I suddenly realized I was racing around so

I suddenly realized I was racing around so much, I could never catch up with my life — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: So it is that Lonely Places attract as

So it is that Lonely Places attract as many lonely people as they produce, and the loneliness we see in them is partly in ourselves. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Home lies in the things you carry with

Home lies in the things you carry with you everywhere and not the ones that tie you down. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Making a living and making a life sometimes

Making a living and making a life sometimes point in opposite directions. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: In an age of acceleration, nothing can be

In an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: It's not our experiences that form us but

It's not our experiences that form us but the ways in which we respond to them; — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Destinations are less important than the spirit you

Destinations are less important than the spirit you bring to them. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Movement is only as good as the sense

Movement is only as good as the sense of stillness that you can bring to it to put it into perspective. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I think of the Dalai Lama as a

I think of the Dalai Lama as a doctor of the mind offering medicine and specific counsel and cures in the way a great doctor would. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: American dreams are strongest in the hearts of

American dreams are strongest in the hearts of those who have seen America only in their dreams. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: In an age of distraction, nothing can feel

In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Every day there are small moments when we

Every day there are small moments when we have a choice: will we take in more stuff, or just clear our minds out for a bit? — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: A man sitting still is alone, often, with

A man sitting still is alone, often, with the memory of all he doesn't have. And what he does have can look very much like nothing. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: As soon as I'm on the road, I

As soon as I'm on the road, I see, often palpably, that I know nothing at all, which is always a great liberation. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Everyone is a Wordsworth in certain moods, and

Everyone is a Wordsworth in certain moods, and every traveler seeks out places that every traveler has missed. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Almost everybody I know has this sense of

Almost everybody I know has this sense of overdosing on information and getting dizzy living at post-human speeds. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: All good trips are, like love, about being

All good trips are, like love, about being carried out of yourself and deposited in the midst of terror and wonder. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: One curiosity of being a foreigner everywhere is

One curiosity of being a foreigner everywhere is that one finds oneself discerning Edens where the locals see only Purgatory. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Home is, in the end, not just the

Home is, in the end, not just the place where you sleep, but the place where you stand. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The beauty of any first time is that

The beauty of any first time is that it leads to a thousand others ... — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: ... epiphanies rarely repeat themselves.

... epiphanies rarely repeat themselves. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: There's one problem with California." I wasn't eager

There's one problem with California." I wasn't eager to listen, but the sentence had a promising beginning. "It has no understanding of evil. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: In an age of constant movement, nothing is

In an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I often think we're most happy when we

I often think we're most happy when we forget the time, — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Dalai Lama is taking a subtle and nuanced

Dalai Lama is taking a subtle and nuanced view of politics and he is thinking in terms of events well beyond our lifetime. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Though I knew that poverty certainly didn't buy

Though I knew that poverty certainly didn't buy happiness, I wasn't convinced that money did, either. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Reality seemed so paltry next to castles -

Reality seemed so paltry next to castles - dungeons - in the air. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: She liked it? 'I love itthe way you'd

She liked it? 'I love it
the way you'd love an orphan, or a bird with a broken foot. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: You can see exile as loss, and then

You can see exile as loss, and then it will be a loss for you. You can treat it as opportunity and then all kinds of benefits accrue. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: The beauty of being foreign is that it

The beauty of being foreign is that it snaps you awake. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: I think it's in human nature to want

I think it's in human nature to want to have more, to compete with the other and, at some level, to be dissatisfied if someone else has more than you. — Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer Quotes By Pico Iyer: Comedy is nothing more than tragedy deferred.

Comedy is nothing more than tragedy deferred. — Pico Iyer