"To become mindful â€¦ present â€¦ is really the invitation to work with the joys and the sorrows of the world, and to do so with this gift, this capacity of loving awareness, of attention that actually can be present for the whole dance."

-- Jack Kornfield

#Joy Quotes #Sorrow Quotes #Attention Quotes

“The Constitution wanted artists to have control over their works because they knew it would create incentive to create more works. That is clearly still the goal.”
“Unfortunately what is little recognized is that the most worthwhile scientific books are those in which the author clearly indicates what he does not know; for an author most hurts his readers by concealing difficulties.”
“It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;â€”it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.”
“Losing more of our existing nuclear fleet will make it that much tougher to meet our carbon reduction goals. We need to keep ramping up renewables, but they can't meet our need for reliable power 24/7. Nuclear is a baseload source and it's carbon-free - two things we need.”
“If America don't come around, we're gonna' burn it down.”
“If plan A fails, remember there are 25 more letters.”
“Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment's not that big an issue.”
“It is impossible for men by their own strength and natural ability to become Christians, but it is possible for God to make them Christians.”

Source : Ezekiel Hopkins (1809). “The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Ezekiel Hopkins...now First Collected”, p.410

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