"Only an open mind still has room for new knowledge. What is outgrown and used up must be discarded to make room for what is yet to be learned. And much of the best thinking is done alone-in deserts, on beaches, in bed, behind closed doors. It is why we say we need to get away-to escape from clutter and busyness-to hear ourselves think."

-- Robert Fulghum

#Beach Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Doors Quotes

“I'm pretty happy for someone who struggles with happiness.”
“Anytime you strike the drums, you have to be aware that you're creating a musical event.”
“When people ask me how they can know Gods plan for their lives, I tell them the best first step is to know God.”

Source : Pete Wilson (2011). “Plan B”, p.75, Grupo Nelson
“You're going to have injuries, danger and glory in every sport. What makes football unique is that every person on that team needs to count on everybody else. It's the ultimate team game and you have to depend on your coaches, you have to depend on your support staff, you have to depend on your teammates.”
“I think we have the attention span of a gnat. You know, with cell phones and Twitter.”
“The marriage institution cannot exist among slaves, and one sixth of the population of democratic America is denied it's privileges by the law of the land. What is to be thought of a nation boasting of its liberty, boasting of it's humanity, boasting of its Christianity, boasting of its love of justice and purity, and yet having within its own borders three millions of persons denied by law the right of marriage?”
“For all my life, America was the place to be. And we somehow continue to be the place where there are real opportunities to change the world for the better.”
“Then you hold life like a face between your palms, a plain face, no charming smile, no violet eyes, and you say, yes, I will take you I will love you, again.”

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