“To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer...that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from.” WritingCharacterInspirationAbleOrderSimpleOffersSucceedSingingAppreciateOvercomingAdversityObstaclesOvercoming AdversitySimple ThingsOrder To SucceedObstacle In Life Author:Elliott Yamin
“Ancient wisdom offers . . . a simple yet profound formula to guide everyone who leads, anyone who aspires to leadership: 'Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly.'” LeadershipSimpleWalksOffersMercyProfoundAncientGuidesFormulasAspireAncient Wisdom Author:Wayne D. Dosick
“To impress your offer on the mind of the reader or listener, it is necessary to put it into brief, simple language...No farfetched or obscure statement will stop them. You have got to hit them where they live in the heart or in the head. You have got to catch their eyes or ears with something simple, something direct, something they want.” WantMindHeartEyeLanguageSimpleReaderOffersDirectEarsStatementsListenersImpressObscure Author:John Caples
“Trust that through the balm of simplicity your frazzled and weary soul can discover the place where you ought to be. Every day offers us simple gifts when we are willing to search our hearts for the place that's right for each of us.” HeartSoulSimpleWillingOughtOffersSimplicityWeary Author:Sarah Ban Breathnach
“There are a million moving parts to raising kids, and you can't always anticipate them all, especially when they are teenagers and their peers play such a huge role in their lives. If you offer independence, there is one kind of pitfall; if you shelter them too much, there is another. And sometimes you do everything right and something bad just happens. It's as simple, and as scary, as that.” IfsKindSometimesPlayHappensKidsMovingSimpleRolesMillionsToo MuchHugeOffersIndependenceScaryTeenagerShelterPeersAnticipatePitfallsRaising KidsMoving Parts Author:Anna Quindlen
“In certain cases I don't want to sell tracks individually; I want to only sell the whole album. With simple things like that I just don't get any response [from iTunes]. I don't want to kill iTunes - I just want to offer my own retail experience in my own tiny corner of the Internet.” WantWholeCertainMy OwnSimpleCasesInternetOffersSellsResponseTrackAlbumsCornersTinySimple ThingsRetailItunes Author:DJ Shadow
“They offer, if we are wise enough or simple enough to take it, a model for what it means to give your heart with little thought of return. Both powerfully imaginary and comfortingly real, dogs act as mirrors for our own beliefs about what would constitute a truly humane society. Perhaps it is not too late for them to teach us some new tricks.” IfsGivingHeartMeanLittlesRealEnoughBeliefSimpleTeachWiseDogReturnOffersLateModelsMirrorsTricksToo LateImaginaryHumaneHumane Society Author:Marjorie Garber
“The wise ones bet heavily when the world offers them that opportunity. They bet big when they have the odds. And the rest of the time, they don't. It's just that simple.” WorldBigsOpportunitySimpleWiseOffersOdds Author:Charlie Munger
“Between the semi-educated, who offer simplistic answers to complex questions, and the overeducated, who offer complicated answers to simple questions, it is a wonder that any questions get satisfactorily answered at all.” SimpleAnswersWonderOffersComplexesComplicatedEducated Author:Sydney J. Harris
“The weapons of the positive revolution are not bullets and bombs but simple human perceptions. Bullets and bombs may offer physical power but eventually will only work if they change perceptions and values. Why not go the direct route and work with perceptions and values?” IfsHumansMayValuesSimpleRevolutionOffersPerceptionWeaponsDirectBombsWhy NotBulletsRoutes Author:Edward de Bono
“Often in the morning I will sit in a favorite chair in my study with a cup of coffee, with classical music playing, not trying to form a prayer with words but waiting, listening, until perhaps I sense the Spirit bringing to the surface a word from God. Then I offer just a simple 'Thank you.'” TryingFormSpiritWaitingPrayerSimpleMorningStudyListeningOffersSurfaceCoffeeCupsChairsClassical MusicCoffee Cup Author:Leighton Ford
“With my students, I don't offer any simple tips like that, maybe because my own process is pretty messy, but when we workshop we talk a lot about the deeper subject, which is what the story or novel is about. I think defining a narrative's themes can lay bare a narrative's tensions.” ThinkingStoriesProcessMy OwnSimpleNovelSubjectsStudentsOffersLaysDeeperNarrativeTensionThemeDefiningMessyWorkshops Author:Edan Lepucki
“I have more than thirty thousand hours of family and relationship counseling experience under my belt. Over the years, I have seen changes in relationship trends walk through my therapy office doors. My richest gifts are translating the complexities of love and desire in modern relationships into something simple and accessible. I can offer informed advice that makes people feel comfortable, knowledgeable, and confident.” PeopleFeelsYearsI CanDesireHoursSimpleWalksDoorsModernAdviceOffersThousandOfficeComfortableTherapyThirtyComplexityTrendsTranslateBeltsKnowledgeableCounseling Author:Esther Perel
“Let us agree here today to adopt among ourselves a simple and unwritten rule. We will not rise to criticize someone else's idea unless we are prepared to offer an alternative idea of our own.” IdeasTodaySimpleOffersAgreePreparedAlternativesCriticizeUnwrittenUnwritten Rules Author:Marco Rubio