A Quotes
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“A spiritual voice is urgently needed to underline the fact that global warming is already causing human anguish and mortality in our nation and abroad, and much more will occur in the future without rapid action.”
“A spiritual warrior accepts his punishment with the same indifference that he accepts his reward.”
Source: Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove
“A spiritual wound produced by a rending of the spiritual body is like a physical wound and, strange as it may seem, just as a deep wound may heal and its edges join, physical and spiritual wounds alike can yet heal completely only as the result of a vital force from within.
Natasha's wound healed in that way. She thought her life was ended, but her love for her mother unexpectedly showed her that the essence of life—love—was still active within her. Love awoke and so did life.”
Source: War and Peace
“A spirituality that is only private and self-absorbed, one devoid of an authentic political and social consciousness, does little to halt the suicidal juggernaut of history. On the other hand, an activism that is not purified by profound spiritual and psychological self-awareness ... will only perpetuate the problem it is trying to solve, however righteous its intentions.”
“A “spirituality” that sees cosmic meaning in the whims of fortune is not wise but foolish. The first step toward wisdom is the realization that the laws of the universe don’t care about you. The next is the realization that this does not imply that life is meaningless, because people care about you, and vice versa. You care about yourself, and you have a responsibility to respect the laws of the universe that keep you alive, so you don’t squander your existence. Your loved ones care about you, and you have a responsibility not to orphan your children, widow your spouse, and shatter your parents. And anyone with a humanistic sensibility cares about you, not in the sense of feeling your pain—human empathy is too feeble to spread itself across billions of strangers—but in the sense of realizing that your existence is cosmically no less important than theirs, and that we all have a responsibility to use the laws of the universe to enhance the conditions in which we all can flourish.”
Source: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
“A spiritually conscious organization asks not only: “What can we achieve?” But also: “Who are we becoming while achieving it?”
Source: THE CONSCIOUS CORPORATION: Building Soulful AI Workplaces in the Age of Automation | Reinventing Leadership, Work, and Technology through Conscious Design.
“A spiritually established life is not an easy task. But a materially satisfied life is an impossible task.”
Source: Meditation: Man-perfection in God-satisfaction
“A spiritually illumined soul lives in the world, yet is never contaminated by it.”
“A spiritually intelligent person is not illiterate, he just knows a language that is alien to others.”
Source: Quantraz
“A spiritually mature person is capable of admitting his mistakes and sins.”
“A spiritually optimistic point of view holds that the universe is woven out of a fabric of love. Everything that is happening is ultimately for the good if we're willing to face it head-on and use our adversities for soul growth.”
“A spirtually illumined soul lives in the world, yet is never contaminated by it.”
Source: The Essentials of Hinduism: A Comprehensive Overview of the World's Oldest Religion
“A splash of light snuck beneath the a dressing room door. He heard a groan. A shuffle. A bump. A heavy sigh.
"Uh, too tight."
He walked toward the back, stopping outside the dressing room. The door was cracked a fraction. He rested a shoulder against the wall, and glanced inside. Grace as Catwoman blew his mind. A feline fantasy.
The three-way mirror tripled his pleasure. He viewed her from every angle. Hot, sleek, fierce. The lady could fight Batman in her skintight black leather catsuit and come out the winner.
After a moment she scrunched her nose, slapped her palms against her thighs. Stuck out her tongue at her reflection in the mirrors. He saw what had her so frustrated. Sympathized with her disappointment. Her costume didn't fit. The front zipper hadn't fully cleared her cleavage, which was deep and visible. She wore no bra. She gave a little hop, and her breasts bounced. Full and plump. He felt a tug at his groin. Superhero lust.
He cleared his throat and made his presence known. She caught his image in the corner of the glass, and reached for the fitting room chair, positioning it between them.
Like that would keep him from her. He should've looked away, but couldn't. He sensed her embarrassment. Her panic. Flight? She had nowhere to go. He blocked the door. He wasn't leaving until they'd talked.
"Archibald's going to love your costume," he initiated.
She didn't find him funny. Her gaze narrowed behind the molded cat-eye mask with attached ears. Her fingers clenched in her elbow-length gloves. Inspired by the movie The Dark Knight, she'd added a whip and a gun holster. Her thigh-high stiletto boots were killer, adding five inches to her height. Her image would stick with him forever.
She backed against the center mirror, and nervously fingered the open flaps over her breasts. A yank on the zipper broke the tab. The metal teeth parted, and the gap widened, revealing the round inner curves of her breasts. A hint of her nipples. Dusky pink. All the way down to the dent of her navel.”
Source: The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine
“A splendid sacred season!”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“A splendid storehouse of integrity and freedom has been bequeathed to us by our forefathers. In this day of confusion, of peril to liberty, our high duty is to see that this storehouse is not robbed of its contents.”
Source: Addresses Upon the American Road, 1948-1950
“A splendour of miscellaneous spirits.”
“A split personality can never become non-greedy. It can try, but it can never become. A split personality can never go beyond anger. It can try, but it can never go beyond. A split personality can never go beyond sex. It can fight. So many monks in the monasteries are doing it. They don't go beyond sex; at the most their sexuality becomes perverted, their love becomes poisoned.”
“A split second can ruin or boost the sequence.”
“A split second is nothing compared to twenty-four hours. On God's clock you're in the middle of your millisecond. Compared to eternity, what is seventy, eighty, ninety years?”
“A split second later, Jacks had her pinned against the closest tree. Her back hit the wood, his fevered chest pressed to hers, and his hands went for her throat, burning fire hot against her skin.
'Jacks,' Evangeline gasped. 'Let me go.'
He moved away as quickly as he'd grabbed her.
She slumped against the tree from the force of his release. When she righted herself, he was talking toward the crypt.”
Source: Once Upon a Broken Heart
“A split second later, my life flashed before my eyes, and I came to one important conclusion about it. It was fun while it lasted.”
Source: The Charley Davidson Series
“A spoiled saint, a Pharisee, an inquisitor, or a magician, makes better sport to Hell than a mere common tyrant or debauchee.”
Source: The Screwtape Letters
“A spoken language is a body, a living creature, whose physiognomy is verbal and whose visceral functions are linguistic. And this creature's home is the inarticulate as well as the articulate.”
Source: Confabulations
“A spoken story is larger than one unheard, unsaid. In nearly all creation accounts, words or songs are how the world was created, the animals sung into existence.”
“A spoken word is like an arrow shot from a bow. Once it’s released, it can’t be un-released. If the arrow was shot after a careful aiming and in a deliberate manner, it will hit its target and accomplish the purpose of its release. But if it’s released aimlessly or not in deliberation for a purpose, then it might bring unwanted results and cause unintended damage.”
Source: On The Path To Wealth: What Is It That Makes People Wealthy Or Poor?
“A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays.”
“A sponge sees everything? A sponge sees nothing.”
“A spontaneous act of generosity, performed with unselfish grace is an example of moral beauty, as are certain acts of courage; genuine modesty is a possible example, as is selfless love. Although moral beauty is a natural gift, it is nevertheless more likely to emerge and flourish in societies that appreciate and encourage it.”
“A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.”
“A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.”
“A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth.”
“A spoon full of honey gets more flies than a barrel full of vinegar.”
“A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“A spoonful of hope and a cup of despair”
Source: The Fires of Heaven: Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time'
“A spoonful of humor makes the message go down easier.”
“A sport has its own built-in integrity, doesn't need an artificial one. Athletics carries its own set of truths, and those truths are diminished and manipulated by people with agendas.”
“A Sport Teaches Us Exciting Life Lessons, But If You Are Attached To A Particular Team Or Some Players Because They Represent Or Bring Glory To Your Country, An Emotional Roller Coaster Is Guaranteed”.”
“A sport, a struggle for results and a fight for prizes. I think that the discussion about "chess is science or chess is art" is already inappropriate. The purpose of modern chess is to reach a result.”
“A sports bar is a way to take a bar and fill it with even more annoying people than usual.”
“A sports expert is the guy who writes the best alibis for being wrong”
“A sports soccer ball, a car, a complex watch, or any product, has room for a lot of technology when considering nanotechnology, there is no product that cannot undergo a revolution.”
“A SPORTSMAN DOESN'T FIGHT HE WILL SEE YOU IN THE COURT”
“A sportsman is a man who, every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something.”
“A sportswriter is entombed in a prolonged boyhood.”
“A sportswriter once referred to him as our future president. With a name like Kevin, I don't know whether that's possible.”
“A sportswriter's life means never sitting with your wife or family at the games. Still working after everyone has gone to the party... Digging beneath a coach's lies, not to forget those of athletic directors and general managers and owners of pro teams. Keeping a confidence. Risking it.”
“A spot whereon the founders lived and died
Seemed once more dear than life; ancestral trees,
Or gardens rich in memory glorified
Marriages, alliances, and families,
And every bride's ambition satisfied.”
Source: The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol X: Later Article: Uncollected Articles, Reviews, and Radio Broadcasts Written After 1900
“A spouse is a forever friend.”
“A spouse is like a computer program, whatever you put in be sure that is what will be presented back to you, of course with a bit of exaggeration.”
“A spouse who refuses to cultivate or fan physical intimacy first devalued the marriage in their mind and priorities. Spouses who defile their marriage bed first lost honor for their marriage.”
Source: The Wedding Night: Embracing Sexual Intimacy as New Bride