--- title: "1 Memories Mind Quotes By Jeffrey A. White" description: "1 Memories Mind quotes by Jeffrey A. White. Plus more from Jeffrey A. White and more Memories Mind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/jeffrey-a-white-18028_blue-sky_if-i-could-cut-out-my-beating-heart-and_891745.jpg" --- > [“If I could cut out my beating heart and put it in a box and forget about it, I would. Maybe I would pad the box with our photos of you, our love letters, a lock of your hair and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/if-i-could-cut-out-my-beating-heart-and-put-it-in-a-box-and-forget/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/jeffrey-a-white-18028_blue-sky_if-i-could-cut-out-my-beating-heart-and_891745.jpg) ## More by Jeffrey A. White > [“Placing his snout on the edge of my bed, Boomer pricks up his ears and widens his smiling eyes when I turn my head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/placing-his-snout-on-the-edge-of-my-bed-boomer-pricks-up-his-ears-and/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“Passion lights the flame; dedication keeps the flame burning brightly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/passion-lights-the-flame-dedication-keeps-the-flame-burning-brightly/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“Every empathic human heart seeks meaning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/every-empathic-human-heart-seeks-meaning/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“Stop, breathe, look around and embrace the miracle of each day, the miracle of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/stop-breathe-look-around-and-embrace-the-miracle-of-each-day-the/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“Your house has two colors," she said, while looking up at a corner of my ceiling and walls. "Yes," I replied. "Why is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/your-house-has-two-colors-she-said-while-looking-up-at-a-corner-of-my/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“I want to drive to the coast, away from city lights, and breathe in stars…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/i-want-to-drive-to-the-coast-away-from-city-lights-and-breathe-in/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“When a man finds a good thing, he wants to keep it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/when-a-man-finds-a-good-thing-he-wants-to-keep-it/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“I dream my poems and write my dreams. We can only write our own dreams, not the dreams of others, for our dreams speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/i-dream-my-poems-and-write-my-dreams-we-can-only-write-our-own-dreams/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“I heard a rapid alternation of notes, a vibrating staccato of an ancient instrument, nearly as old as nature herself, a cricket singing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/i-heard-a-rapid-alternation-of-notes-a-vibrating-staccato-of-an/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“If I could cut out my beating heart and put it in a box and forget about it, I would. Maybe I would pad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/if-i-could-cut-out-my-beating-heart-and-put-it-in-a-box-and-forget/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [When expectations exceed reality, frustration is the result..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/when-expectations-exceed-reality-frustration-is-the-result/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“The shortest path to peace is listening to understand, empathy and a willingness to compromise to alleviate suffering.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/the-shortest-path-to-peace-is-listening-to-understand-empathy-and-a/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“Anybody Can Hate. Hate is Easy...Living Side by Side with Compassion, Tolerance and Respect Takes Real Courage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/anybody-can-hate-hate-is-easy-living-side-by-side-with-compassion/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“Let kindness reveal your humanity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/let-kindness-reveal-your-humanity/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) > [“Compassion is a verb...It is the way you live your life every day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-white/compassion-is-a-verb-it-is-the-way-you-live-your-life-every-day/) [Jeffrey A. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-white/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/memories-mind/jeffrey-a-white/#itemlist", "name": "1 Memories Mind Quotes By Jeffrey A. 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