“If you see a thing that looks like a cross between a flying lobster and the figure of Abraxas on a Gnostic gem, do not pay it the least attention, never mind where it is; just keep quiet and hope it will go away - for that's your best chance; you have none in a stand-up fight with a good thorough-going African insect.” IfsMindLooksFightingChancePayAttentionFiguresQuietCrossesFlyingGoing AwayInsectsThoroughGemsLobster Book:West African Studies Source: West African Studies
“Anyplace of work where you have a cross section of work, you have mini-ecosystem. A little representation of what the planet is. You have the Alpha Dog. You have the young ones, the old ones. The pissed off one. The quiet one.” LittlesYoungDogPlanetsQuietCrossesRepresentationSectionsEcosystemsPissed OffAlphasYoung Ones Author:Ryan Reynolds
“A few moments of inner peace and quiet allows the brain to reset itself. You become more centered as this happens, since the brain is clearing out distractions and too much "cross talk."” MomentsHappensBrainToo MuchQuietCrossesInner PeaceDistractionClearingResetPeace And QuietClearing Out Author:Deepak Chopra
“Be sure of your call to every business you go about. Though it is the least business, be sure of your call to it; then, whatever you meet with, you may quiet your heart with this: I know I am where God would have me. Nothing in the world will quiet the heart so much as this: when I meet with any cross, I know I am where God would have me, in my place and calling; I am about the work that God has set me.” KnowsWorldHeartMayCallingQuietCrosses Book:The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment Source: The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
“Who doesn't have a friend who worships her lover with a passion that seems baffling to everyone that knows them? Before you met him for the first time, she'd talked him up like he was a cross between Indiana Jones, Barack Obama and The Doctor. When you finally meet him, he's a quiet little thing who looks like a baked bean in glasses, and actually says 'harumph' as spelt.” KnowsFirstsLooksLittlesSeemsPassionLoversMetsQuietWorshipFirst TimeCrossesDoctorsGlassesBarackLittle ThingsBeansIndianaBaked Beans Author:Caitlin Moran