Disobediently Daily Themed Quotes & Sayings

If you read quickly to get through a poem to what it means, you have missed the body of the poem. — M.H. Abrams

If you have a powerful enlightenment experience, do not try to hold on to it, for to do so will take you out of the present moment. You will be caught in the past. You will close the door that gave rise to the experience in the first place. — Leonard Jacobson

In mathematics, the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems. — Georg Cantor

One bright and thankful look at the cross is worth a thousand morbid, self-condemning reflections. — A.B. Simpson

Do you ever think you might be a different species of human, knitted out of raw DNA in a laboratory like in The Island of Doctor Moreau, and then turned loose to see if you can pass yourself off as normal or not? — David Mitchell

The historian is a prophet looking backwards. — Friedrich Von Schlegel

I'll picture Rat Kiley face, his grief, and I'll think, You dumb cooze. Because she wasn't listening. It wasn't a war story. It was a love story. — Tim O'Brien

When we all sing with one voice, the world will stop and listen. — Robert Shaw

My motivation has always been to do technology apps and companies, not making money. Just because the money's come, nothing's changed. — Nick D'Aloisio

When you know that the kingdom is God's alone (though he gives it to us), that is the only thing that can lead to peace and rest. Owners are the ones who do all the worrying; stewards simply listen to the owner's desires and work to implement them. Owners are responsible for the outcome; stewards strive to be faithful. — Edward T. Welch

These boxes held only ashes of answers, and all their presence meant was more mysteries, and a worry that someday something else might explode. — Bliss Broyard

Listening is so basic that we take it for granted. Unfortunately, most of us think of ourselves as better listeners than we really are. — Michael Nichols