“The mysterious gear of encounters between beings is the support for the theater of life.” — Paulo Ricardo Zargolin Copy Share Image
Solitude is a courageous encounter with our naked, most raw and real self, in the presence of pure love. — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
All too infrequently do I encounter a new voice as delightful, compelling, and intelligent as that of Molly Tanzer. — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony. — James Allen Copy Share Image
It's true that every road leads to God. But only one way leads to a pleasant encounter with Him. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“The inner encounters I have with animals—and will be teaching you to have— are exchanges of meaning.” — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
Fresh grapes and wine are perhaps the most luscious foods we mortals encounter during our sojourn here. — Jeff Cox Copy Share Image
Encounter every situation with your total consciousness, without any guilt. Enjoy music, enjoy food, enjoy love - enjoy everything that is natural. — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Sadly, children's passion for thinking often ends when they encounter a world that seeks to educate them for conformity and obedience only. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I had a long conversation with the imam, the Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar University, and I know how they think... They… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The decisions that we write off as momentary, insignificant, incidental, everyday encounters are exactly when we have a chance to define ourselves.… — Teri Hatcher Copy Share Image
Writers matter in a society to the extent that we can help that society hear its unvoiced longing, encounter its erased and… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
I encounter a lot of prejudice and a lot of darkness. I have to negotiate constantly through situations that are uncomfortable or… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
I would like to mention that a couple days ago Senator Obama was out in Ohio and he had an encounter with… — John McCain Copy Share Image
We must be willing to encounter darkness and despair when they come up and face them, over and over again if need… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
To the Chasmites, truth is determined by how well it fits their expectations, and doesn't that sound familiar? They have consistently refused… — Sheri S. Tepper Copy Share Image
But that is the way of the place: down our many twisting corridors, one encounters story after story, some heroic, some villainous,… — Stephen L. Carter Copy Share Image
Whenever we encounter the Infinite in man, however imperfectly understood, we treat it with respect. Whether in the synagogue, the mosque, the… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
See the encounters of Jesus life as windows into possibilities for yours. Accept the invitation to go or strive to go through… — Katharine Jefferts Schori Copy Share Image
The way I regard those who hurt me today will affect how I experience the world in the future. In any encounter,… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
What does happen constantly with all kinds of people I meet is they say "I had this encounter with Jesus, can you… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
Parenting is a profoundly reciprocal process: we, the shapers of our children's lives, are also being shaped. As we struggle to beparents,… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“His chief form of entertainment was reading. The last moments he was in a cabin were usually spent scanning bookshelves and nightstands.… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
So-called real life has only once interfered with me, and it had been a far cry from what the words, lines, books… — Cees Nooteboom Copy Share Image
[God] arranged that the boy Samuel should be chosen but instead of teaching him directly He had him, turn once or twice… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
When we let go of wanting something else to happen in this moment, we are taking a profound step toward being able… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
It is worth repeating at this point the theories that Ford had come up with, on his first encounter with human beings,… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements, experience, who will unmask his mind, unbutton… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
A human encounter with holiness is devastating. It refuses to allow us to be impressed with the things of the world we’ve… — Todd Agnew Copy Share Image
We are difficult. Human beings are difficult. We're difficult to ourselves, we're difficult to each other. And we are mysteries to ourselves,… — Geoffrey Hill Copy Share Image
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