“Thirty-nine years of my life had passed before I understood that clouds were not my enemy; that they were beautiful, and that I needed them. I suppose this, for me, marked the beginning of wisdom. Life is short.” YearsBeautifulLife IsEnemyNeededUnderstoodCloudsNineThirtyLife Is ShortNine YearsLife Wisdom Author:Iimani David
“It seems to me that Mr. Sculley understood the very nucleus of existence, that he had kept his young eyes and young heart even though his body had grown old. He saw straight through to the cosmic order of things, and he knew that life is not held only in flesh and bone, but also in those objects - a good, faithful pair of shoes; a reliable car; a pen that always works; a bike that has taken you many a mile.” HeartBodySeemsEyeYoungLife IsOrderExistenceTakenSawsCarObjectsUnderstoodShoesBonesFleshMilesFaithfulPairsPensCosmicBikePair Of ShoesGood FaithNucleusYoung At Heart Author:Robert R. McCammon
“The exponential rewards you receive as a reaction to the service that you give is phenomenal. If everybody understood that you get back in spades what you put in in terms of service, not only will everybody’s lives be more fulfilling – I mean can you imagine a society look like that? I’m Bill Courtney and I share hope.” IfsGivingLooksMeanLife IsTermImagineShareUnderstoodBillsRewardsReactionsGet BackFulfillingPhenomenalSpadesCourtney Author:Bill Courtney
“It's hard to tell our good luck sometimes. Hard to tell sometimes for many years to come. And most of us have wept copious tears over someone or something, when if we'd understood the situation better, we might have celebrated our good fortune insteadOne can never change the past, only the hold it has on you and while nothing in your life is reversible, you can reverse it nevertheless.” IfsYearsSometimesHardMightPastLife IsSituationTearsUnderstoodLuckFortuneReverseNeverthelessGood FortuneGood LuckNever Change Author:Merle Shain
“Would it not be better to have it understood that realism, in so far as the word means reality to life, is always bad art -- although it may possibly be very good journalism?” MayMeanArtRealityLife IsUnderstoodVery GoodJournalismRealismGood Journalism Book:The Sherwood Anderson reader Source: The Sherwood Anderson reader