Displaying a bland, even an eerie, disregard for what appeared to be the facts of the situation, he fell back on an… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
Something is happening because of silence, because of peace, because of silence; if your mind is silent, if your mind is quiet,… — H. W. L. Poonja Copy Share Image
The cleaning is something I use as a reward if I get some work done. I go into a very happy state… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
“Open the curtains of your mind! If there is light outside, it will come in; if there is light inside, it will… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Lecturing is that mysterious process by means of which the contents of the note-book of the professor are transferred through the instrument… — Harry Lloyd Copy Share Image
Women observe subconsciously a thousand little details, without knowing they are doing so. Their subconscious mind adds these little things together -… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Nihil tam acerbum est in quo non æquus animus solatium inveniat. There is nothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind can not… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
I have a rule: before I can throw anything out, I have to write down five possible uses for it. This stretches… — Anna Olson Copy Share Image
“When love is roaming in our mind, looping in the deepest fringes of our heart, undreamt spaciousness emerges, repealing the constraints of… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
The most powerful prayer, one well-nigh omnipotent, and the worthiest work of all is the outcome of a quiet mind. The quieter… — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
Some people don't mind a little constitutional sophistry in a good cause; and for liberals, centralizing all power in the federal government… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
Many animal rescue organizations hit with a hard-core, heartbreaking message. Their videos and stories can become difficult for average people to watch.… — Elayne Boosler Copy Share Image
Having read the source material, I had to have drawn from that. As a fan, I wanted to remain true to that… — Steven Yeun Copy Share Image
There was very little about her face and figure that was in any way remarkable, but it was the sort of face… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
The parallel circumstances and kindred images to which we readily conform our minds are, above all other writings, to be found in… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
My mom would never let us quit. She always taught us the importance of sticking with it, even when times are tough.… — Theo Ratliff Copy Share Image
Cities force us to interact with strangers and with the strange. They pry the mind open. And that is why they are… — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
I don't believe that many things are impossible to achieve so long as you put your mind to it and take the… — Cynthia Erivo Copy Share Image
Every day there are small moments when we have a choice: will we take in more stuff, or just clear our minds… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
I don't mind either one [crowd that is more willing to interact or crowd that's more ready to just watch]. Both of… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
“There was a time when I could have slept with his friend Briffa, for instance. Around him the air was always fraught… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
Closing one's ears to the complaints of partisans would also entail closing one's mind to the substance of their arguments. — Daniel Okrent Copy Share Image
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
When you're sitting down and you're blocked and you just start writing and something in your mind just clicks, you start seeing… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
For Henry James, class was 'the essentially hierarchial plan of English society' which was 'the great and ever-present fact to the mind… — David Cannadine Copy Share Image
Pursue your goals with all your heart, might, mind and strength. You are doomed to failure if you pursue them in a… — Robert D. Hales Copy Share Image
Little minds try to defend everything at once, but sensible people look at the main point only; they parry the worst blows… — Frederick The Great Copy Share Image
Of course the job has a lot of glamour. But it really is about being smarter than your average bear. Your mind… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
That slow poison [slavery] is daily contaminating the minds and morals of our people. Every gentlemen here is born a petty tyrant,… — George Mason Copy Share Image
“respond rather than react to situations, people or environment. Let go of limiting emotions such as fear, frustration and anger and start… — Avis Williams Copy Share Image
Teaching is not the mere imparting of information but the cultivation of an inquiring mind which will penetrate into the question of… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
May I examine my mind in all actions and as soon as a negative state occurs, since it endangers myself and others,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Australia is properly speaking an island, but it is so much larger than every other island on the face of the globe,… — Charles Sturt Copy Share Image
Then she made up her mind.It was absurd to pretend that he did not exist.It no longer hurt her to see him.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Just as I came out into the rue, an omnibus came by - pas complet, so I sprang in, without that prayer… — Susan Hale Copy Share Image
Subconsciously - I didn't know it then, I realize it today when I know a little bit more about the mind and… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I think my general disposition on life is finding what's funny about it. When something happens, the first thing in my mind… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
“Open your mind to the infinite possibilities that exist for you. Born through your dreams, crystallised into form by your desires, given… — steven redhead Copy Share Image
When your children arrive, the best you can hope for is that they break open everything about you. Your mind floods with… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image