Reaching Quotes

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The task of an American writer is not to describe the misgivings of a woman taken in adultery as she looks out of a window… — John Cheever
Tolerance is our safest refuge and our fortress against the handicaps that arise from schism, factions, and the difficulties inherent in reaching mutual agreement — Fethullah Gulen
We have reached an important milestone and achieved a new momentum in reaching a goal all Americans should embrace - building a secure, peaceful, democratic… — Joe Lieberman
Boundaries emerge from deep within. They are connected to letting go of guilt and shame, and to changing our beliefs about what we deserve. As… — Melody Beattie
For me, a rocket is only a means--only a method of reaching the depths of space--and not an end in itself... There's no doubt that… — Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
A large proportion of mankind, like pigeons and partridges, on reaching maturity, having passed through a period of playfulness or promiscuity, establish what they hope… — C. D. Darlington
In their zeal for particular kinds of decisions to be made, those with the vision of the anointed seldom consider the nature of the:Â process:Â… — Thomas Sowell
Actually, however, life begins less by reaching upward, than by turning upon itself. But what a marvelously insidious, subtle image of life a coiling vital… — Gaston Bachelard
The Bible isnâ€™t about people trying to discover God, but about God reaching out to find us. — John Stott
Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face. — Arthur Koestler
Grace is what matters. In anything. Especially life, especially growth, tragedy, pain, love, death. About people, that's what matters. That's a quality I admire very… — Jeff Buckley
As long as I can compete, I won't quit. Reaching three-thousand is not the finish line as long as I can contribute. — Cal Ripken, Jr.
Confronted with the loving-sharing Consensus of subject-SUBJECT relationships all Authoritarianism must vanish. The Fairy Family Circle, co-joined in the shared vision of non-possessive love -… — Harry Hay
Reaching a general understanding that sustainability is the ultimate issue will finally bring us face-to-face with the political challenge of forging a sustainable society during… — Gaylord Nelson
You are truly successful when you can extend a strong hand to someone who is reaching out or just trying to hang on. — Denis Waitley
Optimism boosts your energy and focuses your sights on reaching your goals, rather than wallowing in your setbacks. — Denis Waitley
Time is what keeps the light from reaching us. There is no greater obstacle to God than time: and not only time but temporalities, not… — Meister Eckhart
In a small village near Calcutta, in 1998, a villager who could not speak English sang me What Did You Learn In School Today? in… — Tom Paxton
Being a good steward of your pain. . . . It involves being alive to your life. It involves taking the risk of being open,… — Frederick Buechner
It was the upward-reaching and fathomlessly hungering, heart-breaking love for the beauty of the world at its most beautiful, and, beyond that, for that beauty… — Frederick Buechner

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