“In meditation you withdraw from others and focus your attention inside to gain purity of mind and wisdom energy. Then you must become extroverted and use this energy. When you take a long jump, you must first take some steps backward. Then you run, and make the jump. Like this, you first withdraw, observe yourself, develop clarity and unlock the wisdom. Then you make a long jump into society, to serve society. These two steps cannot be separated.” MindFirstsLongTwoUseRunningEnergyAttentionStepsFocusMeditationGainsClarityPurityLong Jump Author:S. N. Goenka
“The dialectical critique of positivist habits of mind ... is interested only in behaviour which is 'important' to the actor; that is, behaviour which is emotionally charged to the degree that it is either frequently recalled, reflected upon, or day-dreamed about. ... That science which is less discriminating in the behaviour it chooses to investigate gains clarity and distinctiveness at the cost of confining itself to the trivial.” MindImportantActorsHabitCostDegreesGainsClarityBehaviourCritiqueHabits Of Mind Author:John Carroll
“To gain support in U.S. Congress and from other nations requires clarity, an acceptable mission and an explicit outcome.” NationsSupportGainsCongressMissionsClarityOutcomesAcceptableExplicit Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“Book critics or theatre critics can be derisively negative and gain delighted praise for the trenchant with of their review. But in criticisms of religion even clarity ceases to be a virtue and sounds like aggressive hostility. A politician may attack an opponent scathingly across the floor of the House and earn plaudits for his robust pugnacity. But let a soberly reasoning critic of religion employ what would in other contexts sound merely direct or forthright, and it will be described as a 'rant'.” MayBookHouseSoundVirtuePoliticianGainsNegativeDirectCriticismPraiseCriticsTheatreCeaseClarityOpponentsReasoningReviewsAggressiveHostilityDelightedRobustRantCriticism Of Religion Book:The God Delusion Source: The God Delusion
“Meditation helps us gain the capacity to relax, to connect with what is going on right here and right now, to connect with other people, to re-access our resourcefulness, our clarity and our ability to focus and keep an open heart.” PeopleHeartHelpingAbilityFocusMeditationRight NowGainsCapacityAccessClarityRelaxOpen HeartResourcefulness Author:Tara Brach
“The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.” GainsDisappointmentConvictionClarityOriginality Author:Conan O'Brien
“Women without children are also the best of mothers,often, with the patience,interest, and saving grace that the constant relationship with children cannot always sustain. I come to crave our talk and our daughters gain precious aunts. Women who are not mothering their own children have the clarity and focus to see deeply into the character of children webbed by family. A child is fortuante who feels witnessed as a peron,outside relationships with parents by another adult.” FeelsChildrenCharacterMotherParentInterestFocusGraceDaughterAdultsGainsConstantParentingClaritySavingCraveAuntMotheringOur DaughterSaving Grace Author:Louise Erdrich
“I told graduates to not be afraid to fail, and I still believe that. But today I tell you that whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.” InspirationalBelieveStillsTodayFailingGainsDisappointmentConvictionClarityGraduatesOriginalityI Still BelieveAfraid To Fail Author:Conan O'Brien
“The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about.” MatterCareChoicesDifferencesHabitDisciplineGainsClarity Author:Po Bronson