Ambos Mundos Quotes & Sayings

And if a person were given all of the world and what is in it, it would not fill his emptiness. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives. — Stephen Hawking

The most attractive characteristic in a person is the story they are telling the world. We stop and stare at stories. — Donald Miller

The moment we use the term 'help', a kind of egocentric idea enters into us. If we help someone, that means we are in a superior position. When we help, we feel that we are one step ahead or one step higher than the ones that we are helping. But if we serve someone, then we offer our capacity with humility, on the strength of our loving concern and oneness. So let us use the proper term, 'service'. — Sri Chinmoy

It was the first time I had ever seen someone die, and it wasn't what I expected ... I stood there waiting for something momentous to happen, for someone to say something profound, but there was nothing ... I still had the childish notion that since my life was so important, all lives were so important. Since my death would be so cataclysmic, all deaths would be so cataclysmic. — Michael J. Collins

Where did you learn to use a gas cooker?" Sam asked ... "And couldn't you just, you know, use magic or something?" He wriggled his fingers dramatically.
Gabriel smiled ... "I've been around for a long, long time. Thousands of years, in fact. Don't you think I would've spent at least some of that time here on earth amongst you humans? — Phillip W. Simpson

The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon. — George Herbert

There is so much in the world to hate, why hate yourself? — Lydia Lunch

I was slightly disappointed, but also encouraged, because I put myself in position to win a major, which is all even Tiger says he tries to do. — Stuart Appleby

Let me recommend that periodically you and I offer a prayer in which we only give thanks and express gratitude. Ask for nothing; simply let our souls rejoice and strive to communicate appreciation with all the energy of our hearts. — David A. Bednar

We should point out that if we feel like we've upset somebody and they're vitriolic, if people are actively pursuing some sort of complaint, then we've done our job. — Jamie Hyneman