The mind of the scholar, if you would have it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds. It is… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
You're after something - not a story, but a certain, exquisitely intense encounter with beauty - and the only way to find… — William Finnegan Copy Share Image
The North American intellectual tradition began, I maintain, in the encounter of British Romanticism with assertive, pragmatic North American English - the… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
I can concede that the government has no knowledge of the people, but I believe the people know less of the government.… — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
I did stories about unexpected encounters, back roads, small towns and ordinary folk, sometimes doing something a little extraordinary. — Charles Kuralt Copy Share Image
It is difficult to look at any newborn baby and accept that he or she will necessarily encounter pain, challenges, disappointments, and… — Eric D. Huntsman Copy Share Image
Work hard, not in grunt work, but in chasing such opportunities and maximizing exposure to them. This makes living in big cities… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Whenever you meet anybody, it is a holy encounter. The primary event is the energy field of presence between you and the… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
In many cases students are never exposed to competing ideas within their families, churches, or Christian schools, and as a result they… — Nancy Pearcey Copy Share Image
What struck me most was the silence. It was a great silence, unlike any I have encountered on Earth, so vast and… — Alexey Leonov Copy Share Image
After all, he did say you were the issue of an encounter between your father and a traeling hatcha-hatcha dancer." There was… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
I ask all people of goodwill to help build a culture of encounter, solidarity and peace — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If you walk along the street you will encounter a number of scientific problems. Of these, about 80 per cent are insoluble,… — Hermann Bondi Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the human impact of the giant foot of misplaced government. After all, we encounter it every day. — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
When a person is going through hell, and she encounters someone who went through hellish hell and survived, then she can say,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Away! Away! The spell of arms and voices: the white arms of roads, their promise of close embraces and the black arms… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
The urge to quit is strongest just before breakthroughs occur. Those are the times when it's most important to stay focused and… — Matthew Barnett Copy Share Image
After my engagement with Muslim friends, I pray more than I used to pray. My prayer life has been enriched by my… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
Every time you encounter something that forces you to “handle it,” your self-esteem is raised considerably. You learn to trust that you… — Susan Jeffers Copy Share Image
I grew up in Sierra Leone, in a small village where as a boy my imagination was sparked by the oral tradition… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Human beings, when they encounter that which can't be understood, either run away from it, run towards it blindly, or just rationalize… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It is typical for implicit status hierarchies of influence and esteem to emerge in interpersonal encounters, especially those that are goal oriented. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you want to be creative in your company, your career, your life, all it takes is one easy step...the extra one.… — Dale Dauten Copy Share Image
In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange. — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
