Quotes & Sayings About Being Blessed And Highly Favored

Poetry's role is to provide spontaneous individual candor as distinct from manipulation and brainwash. — Allen Ginsberg

At the Foley Center for the Study of Lives at Northwestern University, McAdams studies the stories that people tell about themselves. We all write our life stories as if we were novelists, McAdams believes, with beginnings, conflicts, turning points, and endings. And the way we characterize our past setbacks profoundly influences how satisfied we are with our current lives. Unhappy people tend to see setbacks as contaminants that ruined an otherwise good thing ("I was never the same again after my wife left me"), while generative adults see them as blessings in disguise ("The divorce was the most painful thing that ever happened to me, but I'm so much happier with my new wife"). Those who live the most fully realized lives - giving back to their families, societies, and ultimately themselves - tend to find meaning in their obstacles. In a sense, McAdams has breathed new life into one of the great insights of Western mythology: that where we stumble is where our treasure lies. — Susan Cain

Parents are by no means exempt from the intoxication of dominion. — Samuel Johnson

I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades. — Peter Asher

Materialism is the consciousness of wanting to exploit and enjoy. — Radhanath Swami

I think you've got no choice but to suffer more. It was your job to save people's lives. You weren't allowed to make mistakes. But nobody's perfect, and we all make mistakes at some point in our lives, no matter how hard we try. But every time we do make a mistake, we have to learn from it. — Minari Endou

Look for smart ways around a problem or faster ways to resolve them. Make effective use of the people around you instead of assuming you have to do everything yourself. — Scott Berkun

When Christ's love fills our hearts, it puts selfishness on the run. — Billy Graham

Any accomplishment is possible with God's grace. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease. — Heraclitus

Brian knows the affair is wrong. He's known from the moment Wendy first undressed in his office. But with her hot, wet tongue in his ear, and her taut, pink nipples straining against his starched white shirt, and with Mick Jagger's strident voice squawking about satisfaction on the tiny transistor radio, Brian's body refuses to obey.
Instead of shoving Wendy out the door, he shoves her onto the unmade bed. — Alison Lurie

Dork," I chastised affectionately. But his cheesy exclamation was something I was okay with. I smiled up at him. His hazels danced with mischief. "Okay," I agreed.

The mischief turned to triumph.

Damn those magic eyes! — Sarah Brocious

Magic is the divinity of man achieved in union with faith ... — Eliphas Levi

Asking questions gives you significant power. — Greg Anderson