“We have all probably noted those sudden moments of quiet - those strange and almost miraculous moments in the life of a big city when there is a cessation of traffic noise - just an instant when there is only the sound of footsteps which serves to emphasize a sudden peace. During those seconds it is possible to notice the sunlight, to notice our fellow humans, to take breath.” HumansMomentsBigsSoundCitiesSilenceStrangeQuietBreathsFellowsNoiseInstantSecondsSunlightTrafficMiraculousFootstepsBig Cities Author:Dorothy Day
“In Moulin Rouge, Baz Luhrmann takes the most thrilling moments in a movie musical-the seconds before the actors are about to burst into song and dance, when every breath they take is heightened-and makes an entire picture of such pinnacles.” MomentsSongActorsBreathsMusicalSecondsThrillingPinnacleRougeSong And Dance Author:Elvis Mitchell
“What would the world be like if people said whatever they were thinking, all the time, whenever it came to them? How long would a blind date last? About 13 seconds, I think. Oh, sorry, your rear end is too big. That's ok, your breath stinks anyway. See you later.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldLongSaidEndsBigsLastsDatingBreathsBlindSorrySecondsStinkBlind Date Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“she held her breath, and in her head, counted seconds. She pretended that for each second she didn’t breathe, God would grant her another day” BreathsBreatheGrantsSecondsAnother Day Book:A Thousand Splendid Suns Source: A Thousand Splendid Suns
“And, she was able to tell herself with some satisfaction, the man in question - one Colin Bridgerton - felt precisely the same way.... ....His earth shook, his heart leaped, and Penelope knew without a doubt that his breath was taken away as well. For a good ten seconds. Falling off a horse tended to do that to a man.” MenWayWellsHeartAbleEarthFallFeltTakenDoubtTenHorseBreathsSatisfactionSecondsFalling Off Book:Romancing Mr Bridgerton: Number 4 in series Source: Romancing Mr Bridgerton: Number 4 in series
“Sixty-five seconds," he said. "You weren't breathing for sixty-five seconds after we found you. I lived and died during each one of them." He let out a breath. "Never again.” SaidFoundFiveDiedBreathsBreathingSecondsSixtyFound You Book:Time Out & Body Check Source: Time Out & Body Check
“If the age of the Earth were a calendar year and today were a breath before midnight on New Year's Eve, we showed up a scant fifteen minutes ago, and all of recorded history has blinked by in the last sixty seconds. Luckily for us, our planet-mates--the fantastic meshwork of plants, animals, and microbes--have been patiently perfecting their wares since March, an incredible 3.8 billion years since the first bacteria. ...After 3.8 billion years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival.” IfsYearsFirstsHas BeensAgeTodayEarthLastsNatureAnimalSecretMinutesPlanetsDevelopmentSurvivalResearchBreathsPlantIncrediblesBillionsFantasticMarchSurroundSecondsMatesNew YearSixtyFifteenMidnightFossilsOur PlanetCalendarsNew Years EveBacteriaResearch And DevelopmentMicrobes Author:Janine Benyus