But under the beaming, constant and almost vertical sun of Virginia, shade is our Elysium. In the absence of this no beauty… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Awe is not a very comfortable standpoint for many people... Hence, all about us today, we see avoidance of awe-by burying ourselves… — Kirk J. Schneider Copy Share Image
Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, A sun-lit pasture field, with cattle and horses feeding; And haze, and… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
Academic disciplines are subject to being overtaken by attacks of "knowingness"- a state of mind and soul that prevents shudders of awe… — Richard Rorty Copy Share Image
IT'S THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR LITTLE FACES I LIKE, said the Hogfather. "You mean sort of fear and awe and not knowing… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
This is that eloquence the ancients represented as lightning, bearing down every opposer; this the power which has turned whole assemblies into… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I'm incredibly flattered when people tell me that my books helped them through high school. Because of my own experience, the thought… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and -- of course -- heart. This… — Nova Ren Suma Copy Share Image
When I discover something about the human genome, I experience a sense of awe at the mystery of life, and say to… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Instead of a bottom-line based on money and power, we need a new bottom-line that defines productivity and creativity as where corporations,… — Michael Lerner Copy Share Image
At one point consciousness-altering devices like the microscope and telescope were criminalized for exactly the same reasons that psychedelic plants were banned… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
“We are only able to disrespect, mistreat, and harm one another when we forget that the other person is us; when we… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
If God were to appear in my room, obviously I would be in awe, but I don't think I would be humble.… — Marc Bolan Copy Share Image
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The Ramones were a great bunch of guys. They were very quiet, very shy. They were a little in awe of the… — P. J. Soles Copy Share Image
There is a physics to the world, which non-fiction has a contract to stand in awe of, otherwise it becomes completely self-centered… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
I see that nature offers us a solution to everything that we call a problem. If you can just find your own… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
What better way to learn about life in the ocean--and how we are changing it--than through stories of blind zombie worms, immortal… — Enric Sala Copy Share Image
We are ambassadors of American style, but we're in awe of British style. — David Lauren Copy Share Image
There must be courage; there must be no awe. There must be criticism, for humor, to my mind, is encapsulated in criticism.… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
I have a romantic conception of the writer's life, and the sort of writer's life that I admire is probably a childless… — Rachel Cusk Copy Share Image
Nature is another important aspect of nourishing the soul. After a hike in the mountains where we live, for instance, I feel… — Joan Z. Borysenko Copy Share Image
If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you. — Alex Trebek Copy Share Image
The adventure of composition is a mystery. The muse has her ways, she hides from you, comes for you in the middle… — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
The first principle of my own philosophy is that wisdom is meant for anyone who wishes to reach for it. It is… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
