Gentle Quotes

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I do not dream of a gentle revolution. My passion runs to the violence of supersession, the ferocity of a life that renounces nothing. — Raoul Vaneigem
Being empowered includes developing the powerful qualities that lead human beings to cultivate wellness and healing. And those are the same qualities that enhance all… — Bryan Kest
Do not imagine that Art is something which is designed to give gentle uplift and self-confidence . Art is not a brassiere. At least, not… — Julian Barnes
How gentle and tender ought we to be with others who are foolish when we remember how foolish we are ourselves — Charles Spurgeon
I'll go gentle on him, ... I promise not to rough him up too much. I just think him saying stuff like that is just… — Ricky Hatton
God...made childhood joyous, full of life, bubbling over with laughter, playful, bright and sunny. We should put into their childhood days just as much sunshine… — J.R. Miller
There is nothing more delightful than to scoop up a wild joey in your arms and smell the wind and eucalyptus in the coats of… — Stella Reid
If a man would reap praise, you must sow the seeds, gentle words and useful deeds. — Benjamin Franklin
In that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself--like a… — Albert Camus
O sleep, O gentle sleep, I thought gratefully, Nature's gentle nurse. — Elizabeth Kenny
Hope is willing to leave unanswered questions unanswered and unknown futures unknown. Hope makes you see God's guiding hand not only in the gentle and… — Henri Nouwen
Waking up is not serious. It is a gentle remembering and an honoring of the present moment as the truth of life. — Leonard Jacobson
As awareness recedes into the deep, as when it falls asleep, everything seemingly ends. All that it takes is a gentle touch to your body;… — John de Ruiter
You are okay just the way you are... and so is everybody else. Sometimes we want the kind of acceptance that we are not willing… — Neale Donald Walsch
I am gentle with myself, knowing that I am doing the best I can with the knowledge and understanding I have — Louise Hay
Light is incredibly generous, but also gentle. — John O'Donohue
I came out for exercise, gentle exercise, and to notice the scenery and to botanise. And no sooner do I get on that accursed machine… — H.G. Wells
Peoples have come to experience that political structures and divisions of power are not immutable. Nor will they perceive the distribution of wealth and resources… — Bob Hawke
When it comes to spiritual teachers, there are those safe, gentle, consoling, soothing, caring; and there are the outlaws, the living terrors, the Rude Boys… — Ken Wilber
The writing life requires courage, patience, persistence, empathy, openness, and the ability to deal with rejection. It requires the willingness to be alone with oneself.… — Dani Shapiro

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