Us Closer Quotes

65 quotes by 54 authors

Tea ceremony is a way of worshipping the beautiful and the simple. All one's efforts are concentrated on trying to achieve perfection through the imperfect… — Paulo Coelho
The lesson of 9/11 is that America is truly exceptional. We withstood the worst attack of our history, intended by our enemies to destroy us.… — Rudy Giuliani
To receive spiritual direction is to recognize that God does not solve our problems or answer all our questions, but leads us closer to the… — Henri Nouwen
Each time the losses and deceptions of life teach us about impermanence, they bring us closer to the truth. When you fall from a great… — Sogyal Rinpoche
When we hold onto the negative in ourselves it comes with endless guilt. We hold onto a lifetime of floating visions and regrets about what… — Jennifer James
Tragedy brings us closer to ourselves - it's the only thing that does. — Frederick Lenz
The wisdom that comes from having experienced heartbreak cannot be bequeathed; it can only be gained through experience. And having truly felt it, we are… — Marianne Williamson
As the pressure of population increasingly regiments us and crowds us closer together, an association with the wild, winged freedom of the birds will fill… — Edwin Way Teale
Every dimension of life, its gains and its losses, are reason for celebration because each of them brings us closer to wisdom and fullness of… — Joan D. Chittister
We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it. — John Ortberg
A romantic relationship might very well have been initiated by God, but the moment our focus moves from our Prince to a human love story… — Leslie Ludy
Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world. — Albert Ellis
Every day that goes by puts us closer to the day when Christ will return. — Joyce Meyer
...and clung more closely to the dear human love, from which our Father never means us to be weaned, but through which He draws us… — Louisa May Alcott
Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God. — Ram Dass
Which, then, brings us closer to what we want to communicate: saying what we intend, or trying to say the opposite? — Jonathan Safran Foer
Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose safety instead of risk, sameness instead of diversity. Moving through that fear,… — Bell Hooks
To anyone else, Xavier's use of the word angel would have sounded like nothing more than a lovesick teenager professing his admiration. Only the two… — Alexandra Adornetto
Given a choice between a folly and a sacrament, one should always choose the follyâ€”because we know a sacrament will not bring us closer to… — Desiderius Erasmus
For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency. If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.… — Albert Ellis

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