"Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like."

-- Will Rogers

#Inspirational Quotes #Life Quotes #Positive Quotes

“Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.”
“Science gains from it [the pendulum] more than one can expect. With its huge dimensions, the apparatus presents qualities that one would try in vain to communicate by constructing it on a small [scale], no matter how carefully. Already the regularity of its motion promises the most conclusive results. One collects numbers that, compared with the predictions of theory, permit one to appreciate how far the true pendulum approximates or differs from the abstract system called 'the simple pendulum'.”
“Readers are paramount. I live to write books for them.”
“When you care more about what others think of you than what God knows about you, you've lost perspective on what really matters.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 11, 2015
“The more I come to understand music, the more I feel like a numbskull because there is always more to learn.”
“What we like to think of ourselves and what we really are rarely have much in common....”
“It hinges on oil. Europeans feel they handled the boycott after the Yom Kippur War [1973] very badly. The Arabs need to sell oil; otherwise they cannot live.”
“Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. When consciously and kindly focusing awareness on life as it unfolds minute by precious minute, you are better able to savor each experience. Also, being closely attentive gives you the opportunity to change unwise or painful feelings and responses quickly. In fact, being truly present in a mindful way is an excellent stress reducer and, because of that, can be seen as consciousness conditioning, a strengthening workout for body, mind, heart, and spirit.”

Source : Sue Patton Thoele (2008). “The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart”, p.9, New Harbinger Publications

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