A Quotes
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“Abercrombie is only interested in people with washboard stomachs who look like they're about to jump on a surfboard.”
“Aberdeenshire’s Peterhead jail housed the hardest, badest, meanest motherfucker prisoners in the Scottish prison system. So no one was surprised when the pressure pot jail finally erupted in to violence that has not been seen or equalled since.”
“Aberjhani is an award-winning poet who is featured in our first DREAM REACHERS book. An awesome talent.”
“Aberjhani's writing blows the mind and frees the psyche of any rigid assumptions about ancestral heritage. Here, our collective experience is starkly rendered. The transparency of one culture overlays another, and another, to form the daguerreotype of possibilities that is homo sapiens, interacting, almost like the elements themselves, with the created world and modified only by context and its imperatives.”
“Abernathy turned on him as if he’d said something inciting. ‘Reading it won’t change a damn thing.’
‘It won’t,’ he agreed. ‘But you’ll be going where he went, looking where he looked, smiling when he smiled. You’ll be in all the same places.’
She fell silent after that, and Pilgrim did, too. The book remained untouched on the floor.”
“Aberrant is not abhorrent”
“Aberrations of the human mind are to a large extent due to the obsessional pursuit of some part-truth, treated as if it were a whole truth.”
Source: The Ghost in the Machine
“Aberystwyth (n.) A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for.”
Source: The Meaning of Liff: The Original Dictionary Of Things There Should Be Words For
“Abetted by misguided or co-opted intellectuals, the rulers weave a cloak of legitimacy to disguise their theft and hence to ease their extraction of wealth from the rightful owners.”
“Abgang Nr. 1
...sollten Sie warten, bis Sie selbst gerade etwas gesagt haben, was als Schlußpunkt dienten könnte. Dann lächeln Sie freundlich, strecken den Arm für einen abschließenden Händedruck aus und sagen: "Entschuldigen Sie mich bitte, es war nett, Sie zu treffen." Sie könnten noch hinzufügen: "Ich glaube, dort hinten steht mein Chef (Kunde, Partner, Mann etc.)." ... Wenn Sie sich einmal gelöst haben, sollten Sie sich sichtbar in einen anderen Teil des Raumes bewegen. Sie machen damit deutlich, dass Sie wirklich jemand anderen gesehen haben oder etwas Bestimmtes tun mußten und dass Sie Ihren bisherigen Gesprächspartner nicht einfach verlassen haben, weil Sie gelangweilt waren.”
Source: How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lasting Connections--In Person and Online
“Abgang Nr. 2
Wenn Sie an eine Person gelangt sind, der offensichtlich nichts an einem Gespräch mit Ihnen liegt, dann sagen Sie freundlich: "Ich hoffe, Sie haben noch einen angenehmen Vormittag ()" und entfernen sich.”
Source: How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lasting Connections--In Person and Online
“Abgang Nr. 3
Ziehen Sie Ihren Gesprächspartner oder Ihre Gesprächspartnerin mit, und stellen Sie ihn oder sie anderen Leuten vor.”
Source: How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lasting Connections--In Person and Online
“abhii kuchh aur tirii justujuu rulaa.egii
abhii kuchh aur bhaTaknaa hai dar-ba-dar mujh ko..There is no end to the desire of seeing the beloved(spirituality can also be retrofitted). The poet wanders around, from one street to another, hoping that he’d find her/him. At the same time, he is convinced that he will never succeed in his quest of beloved.”
“Abhijit Naskar is a self-trained scientist and thinker who discovers the paradigm shifting phenomena of the human mind.”
“Abhinavagupta does not prescribe a hermit’s life for that Shiva yogin, who is free to live without restrictions, to remain in the household, and to participate in pleasures of the senses and the mind within the limits of the currently acceptable social standards. In other words, one is free to live a normal life and at the same time to pursue some method of Trika yoga. As soon as the seeker’s practice in yoga yields the experience of Self-bliss, worldly enjoyments automatically lose their power and fascination, and one’s senses develop a spontaneous indifference, known as anadaravirakti, to former pleasures. Once seekers have become expert practitioners in the experience of Self-bliss, they are able to move freely through worldly enjoyments without any fear of spiritual pollution. Such enjoyments can actually serve to further illumine the extraordinary experience of Self-bliss. As Abhinavagupta explains:
The mind (of a Shiva yogin) does not become wet (or stained) from within, just like the rind of a dried gourd which has no opening, even if it dives deep into the water of sensual pleasures.”
Source: Specific Principles of Kashmir Saivism [Hardcover] [Apr 01, 1998] Paṇḍita, BalajinnaÌ"tha
“Abhor all idea of being saved by good works, but O, be as full of good works as if you were to be saved by them!”
Source: Sermons of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, of London
“Abhor flatterers as you would deceivers; for both, if trusted, injure those who trust them. If you admit as friends men who seek your favor for the lowest ends, your life will be lacking in friends who will risk your displeasure for the highest good.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)
“Abhorrence is the cause for conflicts. God has said, ‘Do no abhorrence. If you don’t like it, ignore it’.”
“Abhorrence is the cause for conflicts. God has said, “Do not have abhorrence. If you don’t like it, ignore it.”
Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization
“Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy.”
“Abhorrence towards bitter circumstances and attachment towards sweet ones is the nature of agnan (ignorance of the self). Bitter and sweet will not exist if agnan (ignorance of the self) leaves.”
“Abhyantara Yoga is a traditional yoga school based in Rishikesh, Himalayas. Which started with the inspiration of spreading traditional spiritual values of yoga through various teaching programmes such as Yoga retreat and Yoga Teacher Training courses, which offers the first level of yoga training that allows you to become RYT 200 as per the standards and guidelines of Yoga Alliance, USA”
“Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.”
Source: Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
“Abi snaps her fingers. "Focus, here. Now for those of us in here who are ignorant of certain facts, or pretending to be, you know who sends flowers? Men who got fucked or who fucked up." She holds up one finger and then another, giving the two options. "So, which is it? Did our mysterious Kaede fuck up so badly that he had to call my first thing this morning to order flowers? Or is your vajayjay so good that he was calling me for 'thank you for letting me into your lady cave' flowers? Which is it? Are we mad at him, because I've got a compost pile if we need to ditch his body, or is he the latest addict to the Courtney cream?”
Source: My Big Fat Fake Engagement
“Abide close to the cross, and search the mystery of His wounds.”
Source: Morning & Evening
“Abide in Jesus, the sinless One - which means, give up all of self and its life, and dwell in God's will and rest in His strength. This is what brings the power that does not commit sin.”
“Abide in Me says Jesus. Cling to Me. Stick fast to Me. Live the life of close and intimate communion with Me. Get nearer to Me. Roll every burden on Me. Cast your whole weight on Me. Never let go your hold on Me for a moment. Be, as it were, rooted and planted in Me. Do this and I will never fail you. I will ever abide in you.”
“Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.”
Source: The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross
“Abide in reverent gratitude for each moment.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“Abide in the peace given to you.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“Abide in the vine, you will bear much fruits.”
“Abide not with dualism, Carefully avoid pursuing it; As soon as you have right and wrong, Confusion ensues, and Mind is lost. (172)”
Source: Buddhist Scriptures
“Abide with me from morn to eve, / For without Thee I cannot live: / Abide with me when night is nigh. / For without Thee I dare not die.”
Source: The Christian Year ... [By John Keble.] Hundredth Edition
“Abiding apprenticeship to Jesus protects us from religion’s common dysfunctions.”
Source: Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others
“Abiding does not mean sitting idly by. It means resting in the work, resting in the moment, resting in the truth, resting in the confidence that God is your provision.”
Source: No Regrets: How Loving Deeply and Living Passionately Can Impact Your Legacy Forever
“Abiding fully means praying much.”
“Abiding happiness is not simply a possibility, but a duty; that all may live above the troubles of life; that worry is a poison and happiness a medicine.”
“Abiding in Jesus isn't fixing our attention on Christ, but it is being one with Him... A man is abiding just as much when he is sleeping for Jesus, as when he is awake and working for Jesus. Oh, it is a very sweet thing to have one's mind just resting there.”
“Abiding in peace makes us a threat to any storm.”
Source: Hosting the Presence: Unveiling Heaven's Agenda
“Abiding in the vine leads to fruit bearing.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“Abiding love that has endured the years—that we see only rarely. When we do, we’re only too glad to ferry the couple together.”
Source: The Buried Giant
“Abiding means letting everything be as it already is – no matter what it is. If you're feeling good, let that be as it is. If you're feeling bad, let that be as it is. No matter what your emotional, physical, or mental state, let it be as it is and don't wish it to be otherwise. If you want it to be different from what it is, you're not abiding; you're picking and choosing and trying to control your experience. (p. 29)”
Source: The Impact of Awakening: Excerpts from the Teachings of Adyashanti
“Abiding reality of God only comes through the moment of surrender and obedience towards the will of God, and it is at moments like this that we truly live in the reality that we are sons and daughters of God.
It is a reality that the disturbances of life and the wrong things that come are gifts from God serving His will in our lives, turning the narrow way into the Christ way!”
“Abigail Adams could become my favorite historical sleuth.”
“Abigitano, Soneto del Divino Refugiado
En sánscrito soy Abhijit,
En español soy Vencedor.
En árabe soy Ghalib,
En Historia soy Reformador.
Tantos idiomas, tantos nombres –
Algunos llaman agua, otros llaman water.
Más allá de los idiomas, la luz es la misma –
Algunos lo llaman divino, yo lo llamo humanidad.
Mis raíces están arraigadas en la humanidad,
no en una cultura, religión o nación.
El cosmos corre por mis corpúsculos,
Mi vida es el llamado a la expansión.
Quien ama a otro es santo,
Quien ayuda a otro es rey.
Los animales anhelan lujos locos,
Para mí sacrificarse es vivir.
No me sirven el silicio ni el oro –
Cuando el mundo arde, yo soy ungüento.
Llámame migrante, o llámame un refugiado –
Más allá de hechos y la fe, ¡yo soy Abigitano!”
Source: Abigitano: El Divino Refugiado
“Abignades or abegnades
A term used in te department of the Landes for the intestines of a goose cooked in its blood. Abegnades are found almost solely in the chalosse region, where they are eaten on bread fried in goose fat, with slices of lemon.”
“Abilene had gone from boomtown to Bible Belt, from whorehouses to schoolmarms, without any of the intervening phases.”
“Abilene possessed greater vision, perhaps because it possessed little else.”
“Abilities are either owned or made. The owner owns it, the maker makes it”
“Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.”
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People