quotes about Abode

“You couldn't drop knowledge if you threw an Encyclopedia off a cliff.”

“Up the two terrace flights of steps the rain ran wildly, and beat at the great door, like a swift messenger rousing those within;.”

“Anybody who wears a mask is scared.”

“A BUSINESSMAN cannot force you to buy his product; if he makes a mistake, He suffers the consequences; if he fails, he takes the loss. A bureaucrat, forces you to obey his decisions, whether you agree with him or not... If he makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences; If he fails, He passes the loss on to you, in the form of heavier taxes.”

Source : "The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z".

“Make haste” Jane added, just because she always wanted to say that.”

“I'm proud of what I write and feel endorsed by my readers.”

“I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man.”

Source : "Biden's description of Obama draws scrutiny" by Xuan Thai, Ted Barrett, www.cnn.com. February 9, 2007.

“[D]ifferent people have different quotational gravity.”

“A human encounter with holiness is devastating. It refuses to allow us to be impressed with the things of the world we’ve been chasing. It refuses to allow us to remain comfortable in our sin. It refuses to allow us to remain on the throne of our lives. And it leads us to a relationship with the only One who can perfectly love us, who can forgive all our sins, and who can make us into His likeness. Our encounter with His holiness is our devastation. And our devastation is our salvation.”

“Meditation teaches us to focus and to pay clear attention to our experiences and responses as they arise, and to observe them without judging them.”

Source : Sharon Salzberg (2010). “Real Happiness - Enhanced Ebook Edition: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program”, p.10, Workman Publishing