"What matter though the scorn of fools be given If the path follow'd lead us on to heaven!"

-- Sarah Josepha Hale

#Heaven Quotes #Fool Quotes #Path Quotes

“Do not make the mistake of holding your idea close to your chestâ€¦ Submit it to the criticism of the judicious.”
“Once I started writing all the time and interacting with poets, I made a conscious decision to identify myself as a poet. It's funny how much a single word can provide focus and direction. As soon as I claimed that identity, I started clearing more and more space for poetry in my life and applying poetic tools to other areas of my life. The world became a different place, and I witnessed it through different kinds of eyes.”
“I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.”

Source : Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Interview, www.pbs.org. December 19, 2003.
“Once you start compromising your thoughts, you're a candidate for mediocrity.”

Source : Neil Simon (1988). “Biloxi Blues”, Signet
“Jesus did not die for pastors to have a well paid job. Neither was He raised on the cross just to raise our standard of living. He died to seek and to save those who are lost.”
“You want your mind to be boggled. That is a pleasure in and of itself. And it's more a pleasure if it's boggled by something that you can then demonstrate is really, really true”
“I feel incredibly lucky at this moment in my career to get paid to do basically exactly what I always wanted to do. I appreciate that in general. But you know, like any job, a job is a job, and there are days that are going to be boring, or you have a boss you don't like, or people you work with.”

Source : Interview with Steve Heisler, www.avclub.com. October 29, 2009.
“We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.”

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