“I leave the governor's office next week, and with it public life[which] has been on the whole a pleasant one. But for ten years and over my salaries have not equalled my expenses, and there has been a feeling of responsibility, a lack of independence, and a necessary neglect of my family and personal interests and comfort, which make the prospect of a change comfortable to think of.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensWholeFeelingsNextInterestResponsibilityWeekComfortTenOfficeComfortableMy FamilyIndependencePleasantNeglectExpensesGovernorsSalaryPublic ServicePublic LifeNext WeekPersonal Interest Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“Certain it is, that as nothing can better do it; so there is nothing greater, for which God made our tongues, next to reciting His praises, than to minister comfort to a weary soul.” MadeSoulCertainNextGreaterComfortPraiseTongueMinistersSympathyWearyReciting Book:The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor ...: Sermons Source: The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor ...: Sermons
“I like confounding expectations. I can expand what it is I am able to do, and hopefully get to do more weird, interesting projects like this. There's nothing wrong with doing comedies, and I'm not against comedies, either, but I always want to do stuff that keeps me off my guard and gets me out of my comfort zone. And how the audience perceives that... It's out of my hands. And I don't get that frustrated by it, because I'm on to the next thing at that point.” WantI CanHandsAbleNextStuffInterestingAudienceComedyComfortProjectsExpectationsHopefullyPerceiveZoneFrustratedComfort ZoneConfounding Author:Patton Oswalt
“I like to always stop with a couple of pages that I haven't - that are just raw copy, where I haven't touched it, I haven't tried to revise it, I haven't tried to polish it. It's like having a little bit of a runway. The next day when you sit down, you have the comfort of saying, well, I have got a little bit here, used to be in the typewriter. Now it's in the magic box, the computer.” WellsLittlesUsedNextBitsMagicHavensCoupleComfortComputerLittle BitPagesBoxesUsed To BeTouchedCopiesNext DayPolishTypewritersRunway Author:Stephen King
“We talked through Gillie's life from start to finish, including all her accomplishments and major life events. The woman fell asleep with a dreamy half smile still on her lips. I remained by her bedside. Cog would be amused by my efforts to comfort an upper. No. Not amused. Proud. I liked Ella. She was a good sort, much nicer than Trella, and I hoped she managed to survive the next thirty hours.” StillsWould BeNextHoursEffortHalfEventsProudComfortMajorsIncludingLipsAccomplishmentThirtyAmusedDreamyCogs Book:Inside Out Source: Inside Out
“Never despise small beginnings, and don't belittle your own accomplishments. Remember them and use them as inspiration as you go on to the next thing. When you venture outside your comfort zone, wherever the starting point may be, it's kind of a big deal.” KindMayUseBigsInspirationRememberNextDealsGoes OnComfortStartingAccomplishmentZoneDespiseVentureComfort ZoneBig DealStarting PointBelittleSmall Beginnings Author:Chris Guillebeau
“I dug out the powder blue cashmere cardigan my mother Lisa gave me the Christmas before last, pulled on my oldest, softest Levi’s. Comfort clothes; the next best thing to a hug from a warm, living body. Lately there had been a shortage of hugs in my life. Lately there had been a shortage of warm, living bodies.” BodyLastsMotherNextComfortClothesBlueWarmBest ThingsHugShortagePowderCashmereCardigansLevi's Author:Josh Lanyon
“Find a way to say yes to things. Say yes to invitations to a new country, say yes to meet new friends, say yes to learning a new language, picking up a new sport. Yes is how you get your first job, and your next job, and your spouse, and even your kids. Even if it's a bit edgy, a bit out of your comfort zone, saying yes means that you will do something new, meet someone new, and make a difference in your life. Yes lets you stand out in a crowd, be the optimist, to stay positive, be the one everyone comes to. Yes is what keeps us all young.” IfsWayFirstsMeanCountryKidsJobsYoungNextBitsDifferencesComfortGlassesCrowdsMaking A DifferenceZoneSomething NewComfort ZoneSpouseOptimistStanding OutInvitationsNew FriendsEdgySaying YesMeeting New Friends Author:Eric Schmidt
“If you heard your lover scream in the next room and you ran in and saw his pinkie on the floor, in a small puddle of blood. You wouldn't rush to the pinkie and say, 'Darling, are you OK? ' No, you'd wrap your arms around his shoulders and worry about the pinkie later. The same holds true if you heard the scream, ran in and saw his hand or -god forbid- his whole arm. But suppose you hear your lover scream in the next room, and you run in and his head is on the floor next to his body. Which do you rush to and comfort first?” IfsFirstsWholeBodyHandsRunningNextRoomsWorrySawsHeardBloodArmsLoversComfortShouldersRanScreamWrapsDarlingPuddles Author:Jeffrey McDaniel
“Next to praying there is nothing so important in practical religion as Bible reading. By reading that book we may learn what to believe, what to be, and what to do; how to live with comfort, and how to die in peace.” Happy is that man who possesses a Bible! Happier still is he who reads it! Happiest of all is he who not only reads it, but obeys it, and makes it the rule of his faith and practice!” MenBelieveMayStillsImportantBookDiesReadingNextPracticePrayingComfortPracticalsBible Reading Author:J. C. Ryle