Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.

I like living, breathing better than working... Each second, each breath is a work which is inscribed nowhere, which is neither visual nor cerebral. It's a kind of constant euphoria.

The idea is that we're doing it just for the joy of the actual physical experience. We may record something just for the fun of it, but the idea is just to be truly joyful and truly fun, especially for me, because I take myself too seriously all the time.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.

If it's a beautiful day, I love taking walks. The walks are always aimless.

I just want to go out there and play.

I don't want to put any pressure on myself. I just do what I do and have fun.

It is a great art to saunter !

When I get on the dance floor, my purpose in being on the dance floor is not to end up at another spot when the music stops. The purpose of the dance is to enjoy every step along the way.

I love playing. If it was down to just that, it would be utopia.

An active line on a walk, moving freely, without goal. A walk for a walk's sake.

It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.

Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.

Walking allows us to be in our bodies and in the world without being made busy by them.

Happiness is a hound dog in the sun. We aren't on Earth to be happy, but to experience incredible things. - Hannah Schneider

Growing up, the most important thing, after taking care of your family and getting a decent job of work, was having a laugh. That was the point to life.

When I laugh hard, sometimes I wet my pants, but I'm always relieved because that means I'm having a good time.

A holiday isn't a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.

You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained.

I've always believed in the concept of retirement. I retired for the first time at age 18 ... from school. To me, retirement means doing what you want to do without worrying about getting paid for it.

There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not.

The present is passed over in the race for the future; the here is neglected in favor of the there. Enjoy the moment, even if it means merely a walk in the country.

Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.