Rituals, even unhappy ones, provide a measure of comfort. Like a superstitious ballplayer who will only use certain bats, my depression rituals… — David Karp Copy Share Image
Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
Progress is measured by milestones. What many good people lack are markers that might tell them how they are actually doing. Goals… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When Teddy Roosevelt was around, there was an Ottoman Empire. There was a Habsburg empire. They controlled millions of people across Africa,… — Todd G. Buchholz Copy Share Image
When a writer with a voice as good as Richard Christian Matheson's tells you something, you have no choice but to listen.… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
I believe that the place where an animal dies is a sacred one. There is a need to bring ritual into the… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Let my worship be within the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Therefore, let… — Doreen Valiente Copy Share Image
I think booze is a good ritual. I think knocking back a shot of whiskey does calm the nerves and helps a… — Rose Leslie Copy Share Image
I suppose that the scope and implications of such forces have rendered my personal accounting ritual pretty much obsolete. That's how things… — Brian Ferneyhough Copy Share Image
If war stems from unmet needs related to male adolescent ritual, that's something that we need to examine. I'm interested in the… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
“Every spoken sentence beginning with ‘I Am’ is a powerful spell exhaled into action. Describe yourself wisely.” — Dacha Avelin Copy Share Image
When you live a life devoid of ritual and convention, with honesty and self-effacement, then you are on the road to freedom. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Los Angeles is a city looking for a ritual to join its fragments, and The Doors are looking for such a ritual… — Jim Morrison Copy Share Image
My spirituality is parochial, terrestrial. I do qualify as a W.I.T.C.H. , but my irrecular practice and impromptu rituals don't aim at… — Stephanie Mills Copy Share Image
People are losing jobs, people need to be entertained, and I want to make movies that parents and children can look forward… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Now that I have a 16-month-old son, my weekend ritual has changed - but it's better than ever. We get up early… — Connie Britton Copy Share Image
Order, cleanliness, seemliness make a structure that is half support, half ritual, and - if it does not create it - maintains… — Florida Scott-Maxwell Copy Share Image
Under Confucianism, the use of precisely measured court music, prescribed steps, actions, and phrases all added up to an extremely complex system… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
Do I observe holy days and holidays? Yeah, the ritual is very important to me. It's part of being Ukrainian Catholic. So… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
I think the metaphysical world is something Lisa and I have always been interested in. We were encouraged from a very young… — Jessica Origliasso Copy Share Image
Ballet really lends itself to that because there's such a sense of ritual, with wrapping the shoes every day and preparing new… — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
He spoke of very simple things- that it is right for a gull to fly, that freedom is the very nature of… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
I love to cook comfort food. I'll make fish and vegetables or meat and vegetables and potatoes or rice. The ritual of… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share Image
