My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution (George Washington)
Of course, it is boring to read about boring thing, but it is better to read something that makes you yawn with boredom than something that will make you weep uncontrollably, pound your fists against the floor, and leave tearstains all over your pillowcase, sheets, and boomerang collection
Of course, it is boring to read about boring thing, but it is better to read something that makes you yawn with boredom than something that will make you weep uncontrollably, pound your fists against the floor, and leave tearstains all over your pillowcase, sheets, and boomerang collection (Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto)
In the endeavor to establish a difficult habit, for example, mere wishing will never carry it to a successful conclusion; our wishing must rise to the level of WANTING if this goal is to be achieved
In the endeavor to establish a difficult habit, for example, mere wishing will never carry it to a successful conclusion; our wishing must rise to the level of WANTING if this goal is to be achieved (Ralph Alfred Habas, The Art of Self-Control)
As he looked at her, she felt that flood of restlessness that she now knew was called desire
As he looked at her, she felt that flood of restlessness that she now knew was called desire (Shelly Thacker, His Forbidden Touch)
If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success
If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success (Malcolm X)
When you are where wild bears liveyou learn to pay attention to the rhythm of the land and yourself. Bears not only make the habitat rich, they enrich us just by being
When you are where wild bears liveyou learn to pay attention to the rhythm of the land and yourself. Bears not only make the habitat rich, they enrich us just by being (Linda Jo Hunter, Lonesome for Bears: A Woman’s Journey in the Tracks of the Wilderness)
A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can
A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can (Frederick W. Smith)
The author describes how impressed she was with the detailed storyboards that outlined her movie – “not just sketches, but real art”. She then describes a Hawaiian sunset as, “God painting His storyboard on the sky”
The author describes how impressed she was with the detailed storyboards that outlined her movie – “not just sketches, but real art”. She then describes a Hawaiian sunset as, “God painting His storyboard on the sky” (Bethany Hamilton, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board)
Why destroy this Morn, by a Past that is dead & Gone and a Future not yet Born! – RVM
Why destroy this Morn, by a Past that is dead & Gone and a Future not yet Born! – RVM
The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe that things last—that they don’t disintegrate, that they can be counted on to satisfy our hunger for security
The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe that things last—that they don’t disintegrate, that they can be counted on to satisfy our hunger for security (Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times)