Enlightmentment Quotes & Sayings

All of us, all of us, all of us trying to save our immortal souls, some ways seemingly more round about and mysterious than others. We are having a good time here. But hope all will be revealed soon. — Raymond Carver

I'm no fucking Buddhist, but this is enlightmentment — Bjork

I believe deeply that God does his best work in our lives during times of great heartbreak and loss, and I believe that much of that rich work is done by the hands of people who love us, who dive into the wreckage with us and show us who God is, over and over and over. There are years when the Christmas spirit is hard to come by, and it's in those seasons when I'm so thankful for Advent. Consider it a less flashy but still very beautiful way of being present to this season. Give up for a while your false and failing attempts at merriment, and thank God for thin places, and for Advent, for a season that understands longing and loneliness and long nights. Let yourself fall open to Advent, to anticipation, to the belief that what is empty will be filled, what is broken will be repaired, and what is lost can always be found, no matter how many times it's been lost. — Shauna Niequist

In Israel, I think I have the image of an 'Ashkenazi woman' as a stereotype. Someone once told me that I look like a deodorant commercial. But my appearance is misleading; I can be emotionally aggressive, too, and in 'Law and Order,' I once played a murderer. I see no limitations. I see both my toughness and the softness. — Mili Avital

I am so proud of 'Top Chef' - I think it's got great cred. — Andy Cohen

Johnny Depp gave me the best advice. He said, 'Keep your feet on the ground. Stay grounded. Remember where you came from.' — Sam Claflin

As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done. — Rosa Parks

I'm no buddhist, but this is fu**ing enlightmentment — Bjork

There is nothing harder, at moments, than talking to someone who has all the power of silence. — Elizabeth Kostova

Then and now, broken sinners are the kinds of people God chooses to save, to bless, and to help. — Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Indians don't last in prison. They weren't born for it like the whites. — Abraham Polonsky

Someone was asking me what my favorite outfit is, and 100%, without a doubt in my mind, is my forever lazy. — Eden Sher

I'm more and more positive about this. So I don't know anything about my husband or life. The point is, I've married a good-looking multi-millionaire who loves me and has a huge penthouse and brought me taupe roses. I'm not going to throw it all away just because of the small detail that I can't remember him. — Rachel Gibson

The singing of sea shanties as working songs at sea is a lost art — Alan Villiers

Another possibility is that evolution selected creativity in general as a marker of sexual fitness. — Daniel Levitin

To sell John Brown what John Brown buys, you've got to see things through John Brown's eyes. — Anonymous

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous. — Phil Donahue