David W. Augsburger – being heard
“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” ~David W. Augsburger
Category: Inspirational quotes
Inspirational quotes
Dick Werthimer – life
“The purpose of life is to fight maturity.” ~Dick Werthimer
Miriam Beard – travel
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” ~Miriam …
Shunryu Suzuki – nature
“The point we emphasize is strong confidence in our original nature.” ~Shunryu Suzuki
Thought for Today – The Best Language For Communication
“Silence is the best language for communication. It helps us understand and realise the eternal truths about the self, God and the world. In silence …
Duane Michals – imagination
“I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see.” ~Duane Michals
Walker Evans – knowing
“Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.” ~Walker Evans
Bankei – dwelling
“As this mind is unborn and undying earth, water, fire, and wood are its temporary dwelling.” ~Bankei
Harriet van Horne – cooking
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” ~Harriet van Horne
Michael Tyler Quotes
“Let’s walk the line – in God’s way.” ~Michael Tyler “Straight lines are best whether you are plotting your position in a map or probing …
Agnes de Mille – leap
“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how…We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap …
Cecil Beaton – integrity of purpose
“Be daring, be different, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers.” ~Cecil Beaton
Aulus Persius Flaccus Quotes
“But when to-morrow comes, yesterday’s morrow will have been already spent: and lo! a fresh morrow will be for ever making away with our years, …
Tony Robbins – gifts
“Problems are the gifts that make us dig out and figure out who we are, what we’re made for, and what we’re responsible to give …
G.D. Budhiraja -creating self
“If we are creating ourselves all the time, it is never too late to begin creating the bodies we want.” ~G.D. Budhiraja
Peter Robert Fleming – somewhere
“With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.” ~Peter Robert Fleming on Inspirational
Ted Kooser – address
“Sometimes you sense how faithfully your life is delivered, even though you can’t read the address.” ~Ted Kooser
Franz Kafka – moment
“Only the moment counts. It determines life.” ~Franz Kafka
Robert Burton – Water
“The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.” ~Robert Burton on Water
Justine Willis Toms – voice
“Notice when your heart leaps up in joyous exuberance – in these moments the voice of your spirit is speaking directly to you.” ~Justine Willis …
Barbara Myerhoff – self
“The self is made, not given.” ~Barbara Myerhoff
Leo Burnett – ideas
“To swear off making mistakes is very easy. All you have to do is swear off having ideas.” ~Leo Burnett
Thought for Today – Words Colour Our Behaviour
“Words! They are all around me! I see them. I use them. Harsh words, soothing words, biting words; words that give pain and sorrow; words …
Oriah- longing
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dream of meeting your …
Shinso – Road
A view from Sagbayan PeakBohol, Philippines8 November 2011 “No matter what road I travel, I’m going home.” ~Shinso
Peter Matthiessen
“In this very breath that we take now lies the secret that all great teachers try to tell us.” ~Peter Matthiessen
Jakusho Kwong – mind
“Breath sweeps mind.” ~Jakusho Kwong
J. Krishnamurti – truth
“To understand truth, one must have a very sharp, precise, clear mind; not a cunning mind, but a mind that is capable of looking without …
Elizabeth Morris – Azaria Chamberlain Inquest
“I am sorry for your loss. Time has not removed the pain and sadness of the death of a child.” ~Elizabeth Morris, Coroner on Azaria …
Pietro Aretino – friends
“I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship.” …
Kamila Urbaniak – courage
“It takes courage to fall, but more to stay together.” ~Kamila Urbaniak
Loretta Larroche – guardian
“It takes a lot of vigilance to be the guardian of your thoughts, words, and deeds; and you’re often at the mercy of years of …
H. Stein – Needs
“Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations and small needs.” ~H. Stein
Salman Rushdie – extraordinary thing
“One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.” ~Salman Rushdie
Thought for Today – Coolness
“Maintaining a state of inner calmness protects me from becoming a slave to my emotions. It also helps me to keep a cool head when …
Dr. John Gray Quotes
“It’s easy to fall in love, but it’s harder to stay in love. If you want love to work, you have to work at love. …
Ludwig van Beethoven – Music
“Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.” ~Ludwig van Beethoven
Louis Pasteur – tenacity
“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” ~Louis Pasteur
Richard Dawkins – colossal scale
“The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale” ~Richard Dawkins
Leighn – life
“You don’t have to prove to yourself that you are so much better than the others. Life is not a competition. Do what makes you …