"Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it."

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Rumi

#Garden Quotes #Needs Quotes #Surround Quotes

“I understand the power and the alarm of words - Not those that they applaud from theatre-boxes, but those which make coffins break from bearers and on their four oak legs walk right away.”
“Well I can't rightly say (which player hit the ball hardest), but the ones (home runs by) Ruth hit got smaller quicker.”
“We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work.”
“So much blood has been shed by the Church because of an omission from the Gospel: "Ye shall be indifferent as to what your neighbor's religion is." Not merely tolerant of it, but indifferent to it. Divinity is claimed for many religions; but no religion is great enough or divine enough to add that new law to its code.”
“I guess really having a good support group around me and talking about what I've gone through is important.”

Source : "April Rose: On healthy relationships, good support groups, and the right way for women to exercise". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“People think that it's fun to meet celebrities - but what do you mean by "celebrity"? Someone you recognise? What are they famous for? It's people who've done something that are exciting.”
“To be put down in this world, and given only eighty years to get to know it in, is like being let loose in the United States of America for the first time with a high-powered car and unlimited gasoline - but with a visa that is valid for only a week. It's agonizing, that's what it is.”
“I've been camping and stuff, but if you left me in the woods I'd probably just curl up and cry until someone found me.”

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