“Abraham Lincoln was, in my judgment, in many respects, the grandest man ever President of the United States. Upon his monument these words should be written: "Here sleeps the only man in the history of the world who, having been clothed with almost absolute power, never abused it, except upon the side of mercy."” MenWorldShouldStatesSidesPresidentSleepUnitedUnited StatesWrittenJudgmentMercyAbsolutesWorld HistoryMonumentAbrahamAbsolute Power Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“As soon as I reach my destination I have a cup of tea, something to eat and then sleep for about 13 hours. I make that an absolute rule and I always feel fresh afterwards and never have jet lag.” FeelsHoursSleepAbsolutesCupsTeaDestinationJetCups Of TeaLagJet Lag Author:Jackie Collins
“What good does it do me, after all, if an ever-watchful authority keeps an eye out to ensure that my pleasures will be tranquil and races ahead of me to ward off all danger, sparing me the need even to think about such things, if that authority, even as it removes the smallest thorns from my path, is also absolute master of my liberty and my life; if it monopolizes vitality and existence to such a degree that when it languishes, everything around it must also languish; when it sleeps, everything must also sleep; and when it dies, everything must also perish?” IfsThinkingNeedsDoeEyeDiesSleepPleasureRaceExistenceLibertyPathDangerMastersDegreesAuthorityAbsolutesRemoveSmallestVitalityThornsTranquilLanguish Author:Alexis de Tocqueville
“Have you ever seen the dawn? Not a dawn groggy with lack of sleep or hectic with mindless obligations and you about to rush off on an early adventure or business, but full of deep silence and absolute clarity of perception? A dawning which you truly observe, degree by degree. It is the most amazing moment of birth. And more than anything it can spur you to action. Have a burning day.” MomentsActionSleepSilenceMorningAdventureBirthDegreesPerceptionAbsolutesObligationClarityBurningDawnSpursMindlessMost AmazingGood MorningHecticLack Of Sleep Author:Vera Nazarian
“In Ixion music and party are our only beliefs. Darkness is our comfort. We have few rules but they are absolute. Your endocrine systems have been altered by changes to your hypothalamus. You no longer need to sleep or see sunlight.” NeedsHas BeensBeliefSleepPartyDarknessComfortAbsolutesSunlightAlteredHypothalamus Author:Marianne de Pierres
“Do you think the ability to sleep in counts as a special skill?” I asked Dad, trying to sound torn over the decision. “Yes, list that. And don’t forget to write that you can eat an entire meal in under five minutes,” he replied. I laughed. It was true; I did tend to inhale my food. “Oh, the both of you! Why don’t you just write down that you’re an absolute heathen!” My mother went storming from the room.” ThinkingWritingTryingMotherSoundSleepAbilityDecisionForgetRoomsFiveMinutesSpecialDadSkillsAbsolutesListsMealsLaughedTornFive MinutesInhaleHeathen Author:Kiera Cass
“One has to reach to the absolute state of awareness: that is Zen. You cannot do it every morning for a few minutes or for half an hour and then forget all about it. It has to become like your heartbeat. You have to sit in it, you have to walk in it. Yes, you have even to sleep in it.” StatesHoursSleepWalksForgetHalfMorningMeditationMinutesAwarenessLike YouAbsolutesEvery MorningHeartbeat Author:Rajneesh
“It's absolutely fantastic. When I was a kid, my father was always trying to tell me how to be a man, and he said to me, I was maybe 9, and he said to me, 'Philip, whenever you take a nap, take your clothes off, put a blanket on you, and you're going to sleep better.' Well, as with everything, he was right. ... Then the best part of it is that when you wake up, for the first 15 seconds, you have no idea where you are. You're just alive. That's all you know. And it's bliss, it's absolute bliss.” KnowsMenTryingFirstsWellsSaidIdeasKidsFatherSleepAliveClothesWake UpAbsolutesFantasticNo IdeaBlissWhere You AreSecondsBe A ManBlanketAlways TryingGoing To SleepNapsPhilip Author:Philip Roth