"Our blessed Savior chose the Garden for his Oratory, and dying, for the place of his Sepulchre; and we do avouch for many weighty causes, that there are none more fit to bury our dead in than in our Gardens and Groves, where our Beds may be decked with verdant and fragrant flowers, Trees and Perennial Plants, the most natural and instructive Hieroglyphics of our expected Resurrection and Immortality."

-- John Evelyn

#Death Quotes #Flower Quotes #Blessed Quotes

“Recognition is powerful, as long as it's authentic and specific. Whatever their level on the inverted pyramid, employees wants to feel needed and valued.”

Source : Robert Spector, Patrick D. McCarthy (2012). “The Nordstrom Way to Customer Service Excellence: The Handbook For Becoming the "Nordstrom" of Your Industry”, p.47, John Wiley & Sons
“Ego says, "Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace". Spirit says, "Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place".”

Source : Twitter post from Aug 10, 2013
“I am not a patient person. My friends and colleagues will confirm this. But, frankly, we should all feel a little more impatient with the state of public education in America today.”
“I keep myself amused and others confused”
“To keep creating you have to be about change.”
“The very nature of marriage means saying yes before you know what it will cost. Though you may say the â€œI doâ€ of the wedding ritual in all sincerity, it is the testing of that vow over time that makes you married.”
“My advice: Don't quit. When I got to New York City, I lived so far below the poverty line, because I didn't give in and get a job at 7-Eleven. I think you can thrive in misery.”
“Minimal is the word I'd use to describe how I live and dress, and it's also how I sing. I'm not a big fan of overemoting.”

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