"If we have a heart to learn and a willingness to follow the example of children, their divine attributes can hold a key to unlocking our own spiritual growth."

-- Jean A. Stevens

#Spiritual Quotes #Children Quotes #Heart Quotes

“I've spent the better part of the last twenty-five years doing a lot of traveling.”
“I have read true piety defined as: loving oneâ€™s destiny unconditionally â€“ and there is something in it. That is to say: I think that in a way this sort of â€œreligiousnessâ€ is the condition for real happiness.”
“Sadly, at a time when so much sophisticated cultural criticism by hip intellectuals from diverse locations extols a vision of cultural hybridity, border crossing, subjectivity constructed out of plurality, the vast majority of folks in this society still believe in a notion of identity that is rooted in a sense of essential traits and characteristics that are fixed and static.”
“An example would be handy right about now”
“When you're creative and you're going for the top, nothing really matters.”
“Painting pictures didn't make me a lot of money. I have to eat.”
“Whenever I hear about a child needing something, I ask myself, 'Is it what he needs or what he wants?' It isn't always easy to distinguish between the two. A child has many real needs which can and should be satisfied. His wants are a bottomless pit. He wants, for example, to sleep with his parents. He needs to be in his own bed. At Christmas he wants every toy advertised on television. He needs only one or two.”
“I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time.”

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