"Wilderness has been characterized as barren and unproductive; little can be grown in its sand and rock. But the crops of wilderness have always been its spiritual values - silence and solitude, a sense of awe and gratitude - able to be harvested by any traveler who visits."

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Source : David Douglas (1989). “Wilderness Sojourn: Notes in the Desert Silence”, HarperCollins

David Douglas

#Spiritual Quotes #Gratitude Quotes #Rocks Quotes

“I think it takes time to find your natural style and learn not to be swayed by trends that might not flatter you.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Love sometimes elevates, creates new qualities, suspends the working of evil inclinations; but only for a day. Love, then, is an Oriental despot, whose glance lifts a slave from the dust, and then consigns him to it again.”
“I doubt if many of my contemporaries, especially the older ones, did many exercises. I have often tried to picture (Godfrey) Evans and (Denis) Compton doing press-ups in the out field before the days play, but so far have failed miserably.”
“...genius is no proof against shooting one's own foot.”
“If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?”
“The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them.”
“With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction.”

Source : Samuel Eliot Morison (1953). “By Land and by Sea: Essays and Addresses”, New York : Knopf
“I like to act because I can forget about everything else.”

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