"Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won."

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Source : Song: Illegal Smile

John Prine

#Oatmeal Quotes #Down And Quotes #Staring Quotes

“If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.”

Source : Carter G. Woodson, Bob Blaisdell (2013). “The Mind of the Negro As Reflected in Letters During the Crisis 1800-1860”, p.3, Courier Corporation
“Don't worry about me," I finally said. "Really. I'm more worried about you." And even more worried about where Graves is. "Are you?" A fey smile lit his face, and I caught my breath. It was a shock to see him look so happy. "Well, then.”
“Map reconciles himself to almost any event, however trying, if it happens in the ordinary course of nature. It is the extraordinary alone that he rebels against. There is a moral idea associated with this feeling; for the extraordinary appears to be something like an injustice of heaven.”
“When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel.”
“We need to do unto ourselves as we do unto others.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Make the most of every moment. Get excited about every little thing. Why not? Why not have your wonderful moment of excited anticipation? Why not be happy NOW? This is my greatest challenge, but something I'm pouring my heart into: learning how to enjoy what I have, right here, right now. Every moment is precious and although sometimes I struggle to see it, I see it more and more every day.”

Source : Bethenny Frankel (2011). “A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life”, p.317, Simon and Schuster
“A new report shows that medicare and Medicaid made more than $50 Billion in bad payments during fiscal year 2011. Under Obamacare, that'll become known as 'Tuesday.'”
“People who do not see their choices do not believe they have choices. They tend to respond automatically, blindly influenced by their circumstances and conditioning. Mindfulness, by helping us notice our impulses before we act, gives us the opportunity to decide whether to act and how to act.”

Source : Gil Fronsdal (2008). “The Issue at Hand”, p.61, Insight Meditation Center

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