"Nothing terrible has ever happened except in our thinking. Reality is always good, even in situations that seem like nightmares. The story we tell is the only nightmare that we have lived."

-- Byron Katie

#Reality Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Stories Quotes

“Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination.”

Source : Oliver Sacks (2011). “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain”, p.127, Pan Macmillan
“I beg you to exercise wisdom and restraint and remember that not all opportunities are created equal. Some are nothing but steps leading down toward catastrophe.”
“The trees are God's great alphabet: With them He writes in shining green Across the world His thoughts serene.”
“Shearer could be at 100% fitness, but not peak fitness.”
“If I were president? First thing I'd do is take care of the schoolteachers. I'm not saying we should start 'em out with six figures, but in some places they've got to be mother, father, brother, sister, and mentor. They're real important people. Let's give 'em a raise - and attract the best people to the job.”
“My American gay audience have continued to dance and sing to the music I make in a way that straight Americans haven't. I am grateful to them for that.”
“In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.”
“Catch and release fishing may be cruelty masquerading as political correctness”

Source : John McPhee (2003). “The Founding Fish”, p.330, Macmillan

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