The one-legged creature is envious of the millipede; the millipede is envious of the snake; the snake is envious of the wind; the wind is envious of the eye; the eye is envious of the heart.
ZHUANGZIOf all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives.
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Even if we all want you here, you don’t belong until you decide you do.
STEPHENIE MEYER -
You are the best friend you will ever have. In the presence of your true self you will become the most peaceful, the most relaxed, the most natural person possible.
BARTHOLOMAUS -
One thing you discover in psychoanalytic treatment is the limits of what you can change about yourself or your life.
ADAM PHILLIPS -
The idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
BOYD K. PACKER -
Always remember that you belong to no one, and no one belongs to you. Reflect that some day you will suddenly have to leave everything in this world – so make the acquaintanceship of God now.
LAHIRI MAHASAYA -
At the end of Requiem all I wanted to do was get a DV camera and just do a small film. But then the hunger comes back.
DARREN ARONOFSKY -
I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it’s just about your drive and your dream.
CHRIS BROWN -
The electric guitar was vital in helping what I’ve achieved where would I be without it? Playing awfully quietly, for a start.
KEITH RICHARDS -
Wherever the Holy Ghost has right of way, the gifts of the Spirit will be in manifestation; and where these gifts are never in manifestation, I question whether He is present.
SMITH WIGGLESWORTH -
We don’t need no culture except revolutionary culture. What we mean by that is a culture that will free you.
FRED HAMPTON -
Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.
MARCEL PROUST -
A bad day for the ego is a good day for the soul.
MICHAEL BECKWITH -
What happens when you get a big break and you haven’t prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you’ve ever made. I see it happen all the time.
QUINCY JONES -
After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
WILLIAM COWPER -
If there are three or four hours that people can get away from the reality that is existing for them right now, the uncertainty, the unknown, the Saints can bring a sense of pride to them for that short period of time.
BILL COWHER