A Quote by John Lanchester

Most British tapas bars aren't bars at all. They're restaurants that specialise in tapas. Nothing wrong with that, but it's a bit different from the Spanish way of doing things, in which tapas is an adjunct to the drinks and the general vibe.

John Lanchester

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John Lanchester
British - Novelist
Born: February 25, 1962

In the yogic tradition, this principle of using intense effort to burn through life's distractions is called Tapas. It's another Sanskrit word, roughly defined as "heat" or "essential energy." The concept is that through a disciplined approach to work and self-sacrifice, Tapas will burn away the negativity that separates us from God. By working our hardest and happily enduring the hardships of life we are able to create a sense of peace and clarity in ourselves.

Russell Simmons

I wanna open a Jamaican/Irish/Spanish small plate breakfast restaurant and call it Tapas the Morning to Ja.

Harris Wittels

Tapas is one of the world's most civilised drinking and eating traditions.

John Lanchester

If one watches whence the notion 'I' arises, the mind gets absorbed there; that is tapas. When a mantra is repeated, if one watches whence that mantra sound arises, the mind gets absorbed there; that is tapas.

Ramana Maharshi

Tapas is a celebration of life.

Jose Andres

Where you are is what you eat. When I'm in London I'll have beans on toast for lunch. On holiday - what? Tapas? Go on then I'll have a bit. You eat whatevers in that area.

Karl Pilkington

Book tours are such a little tapas meal of where I could live.

Sloane Crosley

Tapas is not a penance, it's a mental training to develop will power

Baba Hari Dass

In Spain, you can go into any tapas bar, and you'll see anchovies all over the menu.

Jose Andres

The quest of Truth involves tapas-self-suffering-sometimes even unto death.

Mahatma Gandhi

It's best, I think, to treat stand-up comedy on the telly like tapas: small tasters of something you'd love a proper plate of.

Sarah Millican

Life without tapas, is like a heart without love.

B.K.S. Iyengar

The Tapas and the other hard Yogas that were practiced in other Yugas do not work now. What is needed in this Yuga is giving, helping others.

Swami Vivekananda

Madrid is enjoyed most from the ground, exploring your way through its narrow streets that always lead to some intriguing park, market, tapas bar or street performer. Each night we'd leave our hotel to begin a new adventure in Madrid and nine out of 10 times, we'd walk through the Plaza Mayor.

Emilio Estevez

It is the nature of the Kali Yuga that most human beings are now held back from spiritual liberation due to the gravity of inertia, apathy and laziness, (known in Sankrit as the quality of tapas) that overwhelms this age. Despite this seemingly gloomy prognosis, there is a way out of this predicament for those with the will and stamina to awaken from the rampant lethargy, within and outside of themselves, to take action.

Zeena Schreck

We went from candy bars, to handle bars, to hangin' in bars, to being behind bars

MF Grimm

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