"Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes."

--

Source : Annie Dillard (2016). “The Abundance”, p.88, Canongate Books

Annie Dillard

#Giving Quotes #Ashes Quotes #Safe Quotes

“Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. There are hearts to gladden. There are kind words to say. There are gifts to be given. There are deeds to be done. There are souls to be saved.”
“I want to experiment with new techniques and become a "traditional baroque artist."”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“It doesn't take a genius to see what happens when the entitlement state outgrows the economy upon which it rests. The time of Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Spain, the rest of insolvent social-democratic Europe - and now Detroit - is the time for conservatives to raise the banner of Stein's Law and yell, 'Stop.' You can kick the can down the road, but at some point it disappears over a cliff.”
“I had accumulated some capital and was at an age at which I was interested in generating income. But even though I was risk averse, I was interested in growth stocks.”
“It depends on where you put the paint, not how much you splash on.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm writing a film called 'Bug.' It's an original script, and it's not about killer insects. It's a thriller set in a high school. The bug of the title refers to a surveillance device.”
“I was very nervous, excited, and happy to be given the opportunity to even be in the major leagues.”

Source : Source: www.businessinsider.com
“The only atheism is the denial of truth.”

Source : Arthur Lynch (1929). “The rosy fingers: the building forms of thought and action in the new era”

You may also like:

Barry Lopez
Author
Edward Abbey
Author
Henry David Thoreau
Author
Joan Didion
Author
Mary Oliver
Poet
Robert D. Richardson
Historian
Thomas Merton
Writer
Wallace Stegner
Historian
Wendell Berry
Novelist