Barbara Johnson on gears
Barbara Johnson61 quotes“Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.”
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Kids can be a pain in the neck when they’re not a lump in your throat.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Violets are God’s apology for February.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson We can never untangle all the woes in other people’s lives. We can’t produce miracles overnight. But we can bring a cup of cool water to a thirsty soul, or a scoop of laughter to a lonely heart.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Teaching literature is teaching how to read. How to notice things in a text that a speed-reading culture is trained to disregard, overcome, edit out, or explain away; how to read what the language is doing, not guess what the author was thinking; how to take evidence from a page, not seek a reality to substitute for it.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson My karma just ran over my dogma.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson I don’t have to figure out why or how or when. God has a plan, and I’m committed to it. That commitment frees me from having to worry about the details.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson If we give someone a piece of bread and butter, that’s kindness, but if we put jelly or peanut butter on it, then it’s Loving Kindness.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson We can choose to gather to our hearts the thorns of disappointment, failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation. Or we can gather the flowers of God’s grace, boundless love, abiding presence, and unmatched joy. I choose to gather the flowers.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Your face is a billboard advertising your philosophy of life!
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I’ve had the luxury of owning my own studio, 24 analogue, 48 digital, endless effects, endless hardcore gear, that I don’t have to rent, I don’t get stuck with the bills, it’s all mine.
Billy SherwoodBilly Sherwood Patience is idling your motor when you feel like stripping a gear.
Bill GothardBill Gothard I think Smalltalk is inappropriate for serious industrial developments. After all, run time is a little late to find out whether you have a landing gear.
Bertrand MeyerBertrand Meyer You didn’t wake up, your dreams just changed gear.
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