Hans-Ulrich Obrist Quotes

In the history of the world the Vedas fill a gap which no literary work in any other language could fill. I maintain that to everybody who cares for himself for his ancestors for his intellectual development a study of the Vedic literature is indeed indispensable.

The Vedas give information on various subjects. They have come together and form one book. And in later times, when other subjects were separated from religion - when astronomy and astrology were taken out of religion - these subjects, being connected with the Vedas and being ancient, were considered very holy.

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries.

I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients.

Every time I start the next movie, it's as exciting as the first time.

Only divine love bestows the keys of knowledge.

Asking me to choose between a traditional book and a Kindle is like asking me which of my dogs I love most.

I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog.

Jacqueline Rose was so wonderful in so many ways, and I was really blessed to be her daughter. Of all the things I am because of her - there's no question: I am a writer because of her love of books.

I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.

I read everything and anything. I love books.

I spent many hours ensconced in the local library, reading - nay, devouring - book after book after book. Books were my soul's delight.

I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around with a begging bowl and ask for food.

I fell in love with reading when I was allowed to choose whatever books I wanted to check out of the library. I was around nine years old when I began choosing my own books in earnest.

I cannot read a single word of the Hindoos without being elevated.

To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing.

This Divine truth flows into heaven from the Lord from His Divine love.

You can't love a library of e-books. You can't furnish a room with e-books.

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream.

I have always been an obsessive reader - I remember going back and forth to the local library with stacks of books taller than I was.

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.

When I was really little, my favorite book was 'The BFG'. I read it - my teacher in, like, first grade read it to us. I love that book.

Only those who look with the eyes of children can lose themselves in the object of their wonder.

Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.

Being a Moon Child is about believing in integrity, love, and unity.