“I mean, every child at one stage dreams of being a prince or a princess.” Quote by Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
“The music is within your heart, your soul, your spirit, and this is all I did when I sat at piano. I just go within.” HeartSoulSpiritMusic IsYour SoulPianoSat Author:Alice Coltrane
“I think it's important to keep mantras fresh (sometimes the same verse can get stale). That being said, I love this powerful statement: 'Define yourself.' I rehearsed it a million times during the 2005 Chicago Marathon [her first win].” ThinkingFirstsSaidImportantSometimesWinningPowerfulMillionsStatementsChicagoVersesMarathonMantrasStaleDefine Yourself Author:Deena Kastor
“Thoroughly understand what it is to understand, and not only will you understand the broad lines of all there is to be understood but also you will possess a fixed base, an invariant pattern, opening upon all further developments of understanding.” UnderstandingLinesDevelopmentUnderstoodPatternsOpeningFixedBroads Book:Insight: A Study of Human Understanding Source: Insight: A Study of Human Understanding
“I was approaching the age of 40 with a substantial publication record, but had not yet held any position in a chemistry department.” AgeRecordsPositionDepartmentChemistryPublicationAge Of 40 Author:John Pople
“Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was allowed to fester without a resolution, religion got sucked into the escalating cycle of violence and became part of the problem.” ProblemReligiousViolenceConflictCyclesRebellionResolutionJudaismCharterZionismEscalatingCycle Of Violence Author:Karen Armstrong
“Sometimes the body gets out of bed an hour before the brain.” SometimesBodyHoursBrainBed Author:Peter James
“Drafting is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge.The closer you get to the end, the more you start to worry about the beginning.” EndsWorryPaintingGoldenBridgesGatesDraftingGolden Gate Bridge Author:Peter James
“I, myself, often wished to be spared the expectation of better days ahead or such.” ExpectationsBetter Days Author:Daniel Woodrell