"He who speaks the truth must keep one foot in the stirrup."

-- Mark Shields

#Feet Quotes #Speak Quotes #Stirrups Quotes

“Now and again I feel the astonishment of being alive like this, in this body.”

Source : Stephen Dunn (1995). “New and Selected Poems 1974-1994”, p.7, W. W. Norton & Company
“Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.”
“It's been cool to see on the Voice all these up-and-coming artists from all over the country just develop and follow their careers as well, because we were all at a beginning point together. Now, after seeing the business side and behind-the-scenes stuff, it's hard for me to watch reality TV and play along like they want you to.”
“My dinners have never interfered with my business. They have been my recreation. . . A public banquet, if eaten with thought and care, is no more of a strain than a dinner at home.”
“School is an institution built on the axiom that learning is the result of teaching. And institutional wisdom continues to accept this axiom, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.”

Source : Ivan Illich (1970). “The Dawn of Epimethean Man, and Other Essays”
“I've started to look at life differently. When you're thanking God for every little you - every meal, every time you wake up, every time you take a sip of water - you can't help but be more thankful for life itself, for the unlikely and miraculous fact that you exist at all.”

Source : A J Jacobs (2012). “The Year of Living Biblically”, p.165, Random House
“It is sometimes advantageous to be unseen, although it is most often rather wearing on the nerves.”
“I farm a little plot of things to say, with not much frontage on the busy road.”

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