“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
“I think the greatest gift we can give our children is the experience of deep quiet. If we don’t help our children cultivate contemplation, reflection, prayer, meditation, or whatever other practice of mindfulness, then they’re likely to be completely spun out of their center by the time they’re in grade school.” IfsThinkingGivingChildrenHelpingSchoolPrayerPracticeMeditationQuietMindfulnessReflectionOur ChildrenContemplationGradesGreatest GiftsSpunGrades In School Author:Marianne Williamson
“The very aim of meditation is firstly subjugation of the mind, so that it can no longer be an obstacle to a clear vision of the Supreme cliché. Secondly, it is the full silencing of that mind, so that consciousness becomes similar to the mirror-like surface of a quiet lake or pool. I can see the real Reflection of Truth in it then, but not otherwise.” MindI CanRealConsciousnessVisionClearMeditationQuietReflectionMirrorsAimObstaclesSurfaceSupremeLakesPoolSubjugationClear VisionSilencing Book:Meditation: An Outline for Practical Study Source: Meditation: An Outline for Practical Study
“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
“Attention is riveted on what is tangible, useful, instantly available; the stimulus for deeper thought and reflection may be lacking. Yet human beings have a vital need for time and inner quiet to ponder and examine life and its mysteries... Understanding and wisdom are the fruit of a contemplative eye upon the world, and do not come from a mere accumulation of facts, no matter how interesting.” WorldNeedsHumansMayMatterFactsEyeUnderstandingHuman BeingsInterestingAttentionMysteryQuietReflectionMereFruitAvailableDeeperLackingAccumulationStimulusTangiblePonderingContemplative Author:Pope John Paul II
“I get clarity through quiet time, reflection, reading, and meditation. Finding the space between thoughts gives me the energy to take on new challenges with enthusiasm.” GivingReadingEnergyChallengesSpaceMeditationQuietFindingsReflectionGive MeClarityEnthusiasmSpace BetweenNew ChallengesQuiet Time Author:Jaime Murray
“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
“They sell courage of a sort in the taverns. And another sort, though not for sale, a man can find in the confessional. Try the alehouses and the churches, Hugh. In either a man can be quiet and think.” ThinkingMenTryingChurchQuietReflectionSellsTaverns Book:The Heretic's Apprentice Source: The Heretic's Apprentice
“Faith is a private matter, usually held deep within a person, quiet, impossible to recognise or understand, if you have no faith yourself” IfsPersonsMatterImpossibleQuietReflectionRecogniseDeep Within Author:Jennifer Worth