"I do my thinking while I walk. It just loosens up the mind in the way that you don't get when you are sitting at a desk."

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Source : "Triumph of the common man" by John O'Mahony, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2003.

Graham Swift

#Thinking Quotes #Mind Quotes #Sitting Quotes

“Not only is it mind-blowing that God would consider me - us - worthy of his love, but it's flat-out incomprehensible that God would give us his wisdom, compassion, guidance, and comfort by giving us his Word. It's totally humbling and such an honor. Thank you Lord!”

Source : Source: www.biblegateway.com
“My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship.”
“Flowers are not symbols of power. Flowers are too brief, too frail, to elicit much hope of eternity. In truth, flowers are far removed from the human condition and from all human hope. For a moment, in that moment, flowers are simply beautiful.”

Source : Sharman Apt Russell (2002). “Anatomy of a Rose: Exploring the Secret Life of Flowers”, p.2, Basic Books
“I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.”
“With a nearly desperate sense of isolation and a growing suspicion that I lived in an alien land, I took to the road in search of places where change did not mean ruin and where time and men and deeds connected.”
“One of the most productive things that we ever do in our lives is to think. To be able to think is to be able to decide, to judge, to have opinions and convictions, and to entertain a point of view. To be able to think is to be able to love, to believe, to work, to originate, and to organize.”
“Forgiveness isn't simply an option or a good idea; it is mandatory for our restorative process.”

Source : "Empire Actor Grace Gealey: Gratitude and Forgiveness". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.”

Source : Wallace Stegner (1990). “The Spectator Bird”, p.21, Penguin

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