"The thing about light is that it really……" — Anne Lamott
"The thing about light is that it really isn’t yours; it’s what you gather and shine back. And it gets more power from reflectiveness; if you sit still and take it in, it fills your cup, and then you can give it off yourself."
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Anne Lamott
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489 Quotes by Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott has 489 quotes on this site.
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'Help' is a prayer that is always answered.
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I've seen prayers answered. But often, in my experiences, if you get what you pray for, you've really shortchanged yourself.
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You get your confidence and intuition back by trusting yourself, by being militantly on your own side. ... Don't look…
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Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor; the enemy of the people. It will keep you insane your whole life.
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Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life - it gave me me. It provided the…
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You are desperate to communicate, to edify or entertain, to preserve moments of grace or joy or transcendence, to make…
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You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind.
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In fact, not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.
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Charles had once remarked that holding onto a resentment was like eating rat poison and waiting for the rat to…
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To love yourself as you are is a miracle, and to seek yourself is to have found yourself for now.…
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...after a few days at the desk, telling the truth in an interesting way turns out to be as easy…
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They believe that if they do get published, a wonderful new life is in store. It will turn out that…
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I was born in the Ottawa General Hospital right after the Gray Cup Football Game in 1939. Six months later,…
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I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more. But…
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Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.
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I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing.
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I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not…
— David Beckham
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Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.
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There's something wrong with a mother who washes out a measuring cup with soap and water after she's only measured…
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If I am totally honest, I would have to say that ''Allo 'Allo!' was not my cup of tea, even…
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I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup…
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Life's enchanted cup sparkles near the brim.
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I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to…
— Maya Angelou
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At the Cardiff World Cup I really would like to make the final. The favorites are still Peter, Daniele or…
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