“When I would sell encyclopedias, I would drive down the road looking for a house with a swing set in the back, and I'd say, "Oh, those folks got kids. They need some books." I'd knock on their door and sell them a set of encyclopedias, and those books were from $300 to $600. I'd look around the house, and if there wasn't that much furniture in the house, I felt a little bad about selling a $600 set of books to people who couldn't afford a couch. So I didn't last at that job very long.” PeopleIfsNeedsLooksLittlesLongBookKidsJobsLastsHouseFeltDoorsSellsFolksSellingSwingsFurnitureCouchesDown The RoadEncyclopediaSwing Sets Author:Willie Nelson
“You open doors when you open books... doors that swing wide to unlimited horizons of knowledge, wisdom, and inspiration that will enlarge the dimensions of your life.” BookInspirationMotivationalDoorsWideDimensionsHorizonSwingsUnlimitedKnowledge WisdomOpen Book Author:Wilferd Peterson
“As human beings we have this immediate gateway - you’ve just to articulate exactly the way that you’re exiled, exactly the way that you don’t belong, exactly the way that you can’t love, exactly the way that you can’t move ... and you’re on your way again. You’re on your way home. If you can just say exactly the way that you’re imprisoned - the door swings open.” IfsWayHumansHomeMovingHuman BeingsDoorsSwingsGatewaysWay Home Author:David Whyte
“Imagine any problem you have to be a huge, locked door standing in front of you. Now see yourself taking a golden key out of your pocket. You brought the key here with you when you arrived on this planet, but you sometimes forget to use it. See yourself putting it into the keyhole, then watch the door swing open. On the key are inscribed these words, "Unconditional Love."” SometimesUseProblemForgetWatchesImagineDoorsFrontsPlanetsHugeKeysStandingGoldenPocketsUnconditional LoveInspirational LoveSwingsLockedLocksUnconditionalClosed DoorsKeyholesLock And KeyLocked Doors Author:Marianne Williamson
“The doors of opportunity swing on the hinges of opposition!” OpportunityDoorsOppositionSwingsHinges Author:Adrian Rogers
“There are times when we can feel destiny close around us like a fist around a doorknob. Sure, we can resist. But a knob that won't turn, a door that sticks and never budges, is a nuisance to the gods. The gods may kick in the jamb. Worse, they may walk away in disgust, leaving us to hang dumbly from our tight hinges, deprived of any other chance in life to swing open into unnecessary risk and thus into enchantment.” FeelsMayTurnsChanceWalksDestinyRiskDoorsSticksLeavingKicksSwingsDisgustingUnnecessaryFistsDeprivedEnchantmentHingesNuisanceKnobsChances In Life Author:Tom Robbins
“The door of opportunity swings wide open in our country. Through it, in constant flow, go those who toil. America recognizes no aristocracy save those who work. The badge of service is the sole requirement for admission to the ranks of our nobility.” CountryAmericaOpportunityDoorsFlowConstantWideOur CountrySwingsSoleRequirementsToilNobilityAristocracyAdmissionBadges Author:Calvin Coolidge
“When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.” PoliticalOpportunityWalksDoorsRacismDrunkSwingsIndifferent Author:Jesse Jackson
“I know artists that have tried for a long time in the Christian industry and then they were on a TV show and all of the sudden the doors swing wide open. Christians want to connect with things that are mainstream.” KnowsWantLongShowsChristianArtistDoorsTvsIndustryLong TimeWideMainstreamSwingsTv Shows Author:Anthony Evans