"Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall."

-- Sheng-yen

#Thinking Quotes #Practice Quotes #Waterfalls Quotes

“I was just an infant when [Fannie Lou] Hamer spoke - barley even awake in the world. But here she was, pressing the Democratic Party to refuse to recognize the all-white Mississippi delegation, because obviously there was no way Mississippi could have an all-white delegation. Black people had been kept from registering through violence and intimidation. She had experienced that violence herself and was there to speak about it and to insist the delegation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party be recognized instead.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“I love writing, but hate starting. The page is awfully white and it says, 'You may have fooled some of the people some of the time but those days are over, Giftless. I'm not your agent and I'm not your mommy: I'm a white piece of paper. You wanna dance with me?' and I really, really don't. I'll go peaceable-like.”
“Seattleâ€™s Moraine not only make Washington State proud, but also the whole American progressive music scene joyful. ... Itâ€™s simply an impressive dead on eleven song tour de force. ... GET THIS! Highly Recommended!”
“The impression of strength came from an extraordinary vitality that seemed to pulse in the very air around him”

Source : Elizabeth George Speare (1961). “The bronze bow”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
“We sing inspirational songs, songs of praise and worship, and about how good and how big God is. We are magnifying the Lord.”

Source : "Fred Hammond on His New Group United Tenors, and the Return of the Male Gospel Ensemble". Interview with Nakiyah Hayling, www.essence.com. March 23, 2013.
“A positive future cannot emerge from the mind of anger of despair”
“Did you ever hear the Oriental proverb, "The dogs bark but the caravan passes on"? Let them bark, Scarlett. I fear nothing will stop your caravan.”
“I hope I never get so hard up I have to do advertisements. I've gotten ridiculous offers.”

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