"You must rise above The gloomy clouds Covering the mountaintop Otherwise, how will you Ever see the brightness?"

-- Ryokan Taigu

#Clouds Quotes #Brightness Quotes #Covering Quotes

“In case you haven't caught the commercials, I'm in the new SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.”
“Nothing is more pathetic than having a small character in a big assignment. Many of us don't want to give attention to our character, we just want the big assignment from God.”

Source : Henry T. Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, Claude V. King (2008). “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God”, p.146, B&H Publishing Group
“I said you lie, knave!â€ shouted Beaumains, drawing his sword. â€œAnd for telling such craven falsehoods, you must die!â€ The knight looked plaintively at Roger. â€œWhatâ€™s wrong with this fellow?â€ He was dropped on his head when he was a baby,â€ answered Roger.”
“Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.”

Source : FaceBook post by Haruki Murakami from Sep 06, 2016
“I came to politics later in life so I bring a different life experience to it.”
“There is a note that comes into the human voice by which you may know real weariness. It comes when one has been trying with all his heart and soul to think his way along some difficult road of thought. Of a sudden he finds himself unable to go on. Something within him stops. A tiny explosion takes place. He bursts into words and talks, perhaps foolishly. Little side currents of his nature he didn't know were there run out and get themselves expressed. It is at such times that a man boasts, uses big words, makes a fool of himself in general.”
“You dig in and you find something.”
“Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.”

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