"Only in quietness do we possess our own minds and discover the resources of the Inner Life."

-- Helen Keller

#Mind Quotes #Resources Quotes #Quietness Quotes

“Introverts tend to internalize problems. In other words, we place the source of problems within and blame ourselves. Though introverts may also externalize and see others as the problem, it's more convenient to keep the problem "in house." Internalizers tend to be reliable and responsible, but we can also be very hard on ourselves.”
“The mysteries of the faith are not to [be] explained rashly to anyone. Usually in fact, they cannot be understood by everyone but only by those who are qualified to understand them with informed intelligence. The depth of the divine Scriptures is such that not only the illiterate and uninitiated have difficulty understanding them, but also the educated and the gifted.”
“[On General William Boykin] I hope he's not long for this world.”

Source : "NPR Journalists: Pundits or Reporters? Time to Choose" by Jeffrey A. Dvorkin, www.npr.org. October 29, 2003.
“I loved thee beautiful and kind, And plighted an eternal vow; So altered are thy face and mind, t'were perjury to love thee now!”
“We know the utility of prayer from the efforts of the wicked spirits to distract us during the divine office; and we experience the fruit of prayer in the defeat of our enemies.”
“Madlen: 'It's a relief to me, Lady Queen, that in your own pain, you take no interest in hurting yourself.' Bitterblue: 'Why would I? Why should I? It's foolish. I would like to kick the people who do it.' Madlen: 'That would, perhaps, be redundant, Lady Queen.”
“Sometimes I feel like a beetle crawling through a fusion power plant. I can feel a certain amount, see a certain amount, but I sure as hell don't understand everything.”
“Voters never have to question where I stand - my principles or priorities. I am a pro-freedom, pro-America and pro-life conservative.”

Source : "Walberg, Rooney clash over abortion" by Alex Isenstadt, www.politico.com. May 17, 2010.

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