James Tabor famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Out of the silver heat mirage he ran. The sky burned, and under him the paving was a black mirror reflecting sun-fire. Sweat sprayed his skin with each foot strike so that he ran in a hot mist of his own creation. With each slap on the softened asphalt, his soles absorbed heat that rose through his arches and ankles and the stems of his shins. It was a carnival of pain, but he loved each stride because running distilled him to his essence and the heat hastened this distillation.
-- James Tabor

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Rogue Squadron doesn't run. Unless we really, really have to.
Rogue Squadron doesnâ€™t run. Unless we really, really have to." "No, this will be Wraith Squadronâ€™s mission." "We donâ€™t mind running. Even when we donâ€™t have to.
Geniuses come in many shapes and colors, and they often run in packs. If you can find one, it may lead you to others. Collaborate with geniuses. Send them your spells. Look carefully at theirs. What could you do together? Combination is creation.
The thing you realize as you get older and you play, that you don't really understand when you're a backup the first few offseasons, how important that mental rest is. It's a grind physically during the season, dealing with the hits and the physical pain that goes with playing in this game. But mentally it's probably more taxing, so you need that ability to find that escape.
Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
History is a great deal closer to poetry than is generally realised: in truth, I think, it is in essence the same.
Democracy can be sustained and developed only by people who understand its essence.
Straight away, remove yourself from the field of spiritual progression , stay away from contemplation and skillful discourse, do not do research or meditate on the divinities, and stop concentrating and reciting textbooks! Tell me, what is the absolute nature of reality which allows no room for doubt? Listen carefully! Stop holding on to this or that, inhabit your true absolute nature, and peacefully enjoy the essence of what it is to be alive!
growth requires purposeful division. Responsible dissent is the essence of democracy.
It's not written in the Constitution or anything else.... Congress, just out of the clear blue sky, said the airwaves belong to the people, which means, in essence, that it belongs to Congress.

James Tabor famous quotes

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