“Whatever truth you contribute to the world will be one lucky shot in a thousand misses. You cannot be right by holding your breath and taking precautions.” WorldMissingThousandLuckyShotsBreathsPrecaution Book:Force and Ideas: The Early Writings Source: Force and Ideas: The Early Writings
“Direct interference in a person's life does not enter our scope of activity, nor, on the other, tralatitiously speaking, hand, is his destiny a chain of predeterminate links: some 'future' events may be linked to others, O.K., but all are chimeric, and every cause-and-effect sequence is always a hit-and-miss affair, even if the lunette has actually closed around your neck, and the cretinous crowd holds its breath.” IfsMayPersonsDoeHandsCausesDestinyEffectsMissingEventsActivityDirectBreathsAffairCrowdsChainsNecksLinksLinkedScopeSequenceCause And EffectInterferenceFuture Events Book:Transparent things: a novel Source: Transparent things: a novel
“Whenever poetry and politics are mentioned in the same breath, we tend to miss the point entirely - as I often have - and we ask ourselves whether poetry and politics even belong together, because they're often so poorly married that we think of them as oil and water.” ThinkingTogetherAsksWaterMissingMarriedBreathsOilOil And Water Author:Andre Naffis-Sahely
“You are worthy! Let those words sink deep into your heart. You are worthy. Life can get overwhelming for us, as our busy schedules keep us on our toes. Sometimes we forget that we need to intentionally slow down, take a deep breath, and remind ourselves of our purpose, the very foundation of why we do what we do. When we neglect to quiet our souls and rest in God's amazing grace, we miss out on the intimate opportunities where God assures us of our worthiness, clarifies our purpose, and strengthens us to endure each day.” NeedsHeartSoulSometimesPurposeOpportunityForgetGraceMissingQuietBreathsFoundationEndureBusyWorthyIntimateEach DayNeglectOverwhelmingSchedulesToesSlow DownWorthinessDeep BreathTake A Deep BreathAmazing GraceWhy We Do What We DoBusy Schedules Author:Jennifer E. Smith
“I wonder that religion can live or die on the strength of a faint, stirring breeze. The scent trail shifts, causing the predator to miss the pounce. One god draws in the breath of life and rises; another god expires.” DiesWonderMissingDrawsBreathsScentBreezeTrailsStirringPredator Book:The Poisonwood Bible Source: The Poisonwood Bible