“I wonder, whether, if I had had any education I should have been more, or less, of a fool than I am. It would have deprived me surely of those exquisite moments of mental flatulence which every now and then inflate the cerebral vacuum with a delicious sense of latent possibilities-of stretching oneself to cosmic limits, and who would ever give up the reality of dreams for relative knowledge?” IfsGivingShouldHas BeensMomentsDreamRealityWonderPossibilityFoolLimitsGiving UpShould HaveOneselfRelativeCosmicNow And ThenDeliciousDeprivedExquisiteShould Have BeenVacuumsStretchingLatentCerebralFlatulence Book:Her Brothers Her Journal Source: Her Brothers Her Journal
“He must be the most singlehanded devotee cricket has ever seen. Cricket has taken up so much of his life that at times you would wonder what is he going to do once he gives up the game.” GivingGamesWonderTakenGiving UpCricketDevotee Author:Greg Chappell
“I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough - when they are on the very brink of success.” PeopleGivingWonderGiving UpBreakthroughBreak Through Author:Joyce Meyer
“I think this is when most people give up on their stories. They come out of college wanting to change the world, wanting to get married, wanting to have kids and change the way people buy office supplies. But they get into the middle and discover it was harder than they thought. They can't see the distant shore anymore, and they wonder if their paddling is moving them forward. None of the trees behind them are getting smaller and none of the trees ahead are getting bigger. They take it out on their spouses, and they go looking for an easier story.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayGivingStoriesKidsMovingBehindsWonderTreeMiddleCollegeEasierOfficeGiving UpMarriedBiggerHarderChanging The WorldShoreSpouseSuppliesPaddlingOffice Supplies Author:Donald Miller
“I know. I seriously need to just give up men entirely. I wonder if Episcopalians can enter convents?” IfsKnowsMenNeedsGivingWonderGiving UpJust Give UpEpiscopalians Book:Tommy Sullivan is a Freak Source: Tommy Sullivan is a Freak
“You thought you’d never give up your vocation, a voice whispered inside me. You thought you’d never even consider it. But you’ve met the one man who could change your mind. He is your perfect complement. He is Cathal to your Clodagh; he is Bran to your Liadan. No wonder you conjured up those images. No wonder they make you weep.” MenGivingMindVoicePerfectWonderMetsGiving UpOne ManVocationNever Giving UpComplementChanging Your Mind Book:Seer of Sevenwaters Source: Seer of Sevenwaters
“So remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and hold on to that childlike wonder about what makes the universe exist.” GivingTryingLooksMayMatterSeemsRememberUniverseStarsDifficultCan DoWonderFeetSucceedGiving UpCuriousMake SenseLook UpJust Give UpDifficult Life Author:Stephen Hawking