“I have no opposition at all to technology. I think technology is a wonderful thing that has to be used thoughtfully, and we can't just assume that every bit of new technology improvesthe quality of life; it's really in how the technology is used. What I am very disturbed about is this trend of everything happening faster and faster and faster and there being more and more general noise in the world, and less and less time for quiet reflection on who we are, and where we're going.” ThinkingWorldUsedBitsQualityTechnologyWonderfulQuietHappeningsReflectionAssumingThings HappenNoiseFasterWho We AreOppositionTrendsWonderful ThingsQuality Of LifeDisturbedNew TechnologyQuiet Reflection Author:Alan Lightman
“Thanksgiving is a time of quiet reflection; an annual reminder that God has, again, been ever so faithful. The solid and simple things of life are brought into clear focus.” SimpleClearFocusQuietReflectionFaithfulRemindersSimple ThingsAnnualsQuiet Reflection Author:Charles R. Swindoll
“There is nothing of permanent value (putting aside a few human affections) nothing that satisfies quiet reflection--except the sense of having worked according to one's capacity and light to make things clear and get rid of cant and shams of all sorts.” HumansLightTruthValuesAbilityClearQuietReflectionCapacityAffectionClarityPermanentCantQuiet Reflection Book:Readings from Huxley Source: Readings from Huxley
“Follow effective action with quiet reflection.” ActionQuietReflectionReflectingSelf ReflectionQuiet Reflection Author:Peter Drucker
“One of the things that made me long to be back in prison was that I had so little opportunity for reading, thinking and quiet reflection after my release. I intend, amongst other things, to give myself much more opportunity for such reading and reflection.” ThinkingGivingLittlesLongMadeReadingOpportunityQuietReflectionPrisonReleaseQuiet Reflection Author:Nelson Mandela
“When you can flatten entire cities at a whim, a tendency towards quiet reflection and seeing-things-from-the-other-fellow's-point- of-view is seldom necessary.” ViewsCitiesSeeingQuietReflectionFellowsPoint Of ViewTendenciesWhimDiscworldSmall GodsQuiet Reflection Author:Terry Pratchett