"The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside by a generous hand. But- and this is the point- who gets excited by a mere penny? But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted in pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days."

-- Annie Dillard

#Hands Quotes #Simplicity Quotes #Healthy Quotes

“I don't have a lot of self-confidence. I'm getting there. Before I had zero confidence, but it's one of those things you learn and accept.”

Source : "The Self-Aware Solo Artist". Interview with Emily McDermott, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 15, 2015.
“Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to meet you in peace and friendship.”

Source : "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". Book by Dee Brown, p. 101, 1970.
“I was very, very into animation when I was growing up. The Simpsons is still my favorite show. I have a really strong connection to it.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The good news is that in every deck of fifty-two cards there are 2,598,960 possible hands.Â The bad news is that you are only going to be dealt one of them.”
“It is, therefore, essential that we guard our own thinking and not be among those who cry out against prejudices applicable to themselves, while busy spawning intolerances for others.”
“The ideal is not believing in, but believing from.”
“Why, I can't help wondering, is God thought to need such ferocious defence? One might have supposed him amply capable of looking after himself.”
“I wake up feeling clear and energized in the morning What is most profound for me about this light eating pattern is the flow of cosmic energy I feel coursing through my body. During the day it feels as if joy is simply running through every cell independent of external factors.”

Source : Gabriel Cousens (2000). “Conscious Eating”, p.233, North Atlantic Books

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