"There is something I have noticed about desire, that it opens the eyes and strikes them blind at the same time."

-- Jane Smiley

#Eye Quotes #Desire Quotes #Blind Quotes

“It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.”
“He is the man who has been brought on to replace Pavel Nedved. The irreplaceable Pavel Nedved.”
“I've come to believe that seeking happiness is not a frivolous pursuit. It's honorable and necessary. And most people forget even to thing about it.”
“Those who first introduced compulsory education into American life knew exactly why children should go to school and learn to read: to save their souls.... Consistent with this goal, the first book written and printed for children in America was titled Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes in either England, drawn from the Breasts of both Testaments for their Souls' Nourishment.”
“Prayer concerns God, whose purposes and plans are conditioned on prayer. His will and His glory are bound up in praying.”
“Our bodies change our minds and our minds can change our behavior and our behavior can change our outcomes.”

Source : "Does Body Language Shape Who You Are?". "TED Radio Hour" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. December 13, 2013.
“Every time some new huckster of angst-ridden metaphor is appointed by Art Forum, the congregation genuflects, stroking the catalog like a handful of Rosary beads, and starts spreading that old gospel according to Hyperbole. No questions asked... And thus the bill of goods is sold, all along the line. An art historical snake, swallowing its own tale.”
“In between shooting for Awake, I was attempting to have my own pilot season. The audition for Anger Management actually came during a week that I was already testing for a couple other shows and we werent really letting any other shows into the mix.”

Source : "Daniela Bobadilla Talks ANGER MANAGEMENT". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 20, 2012.

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