Exclamations Of Joy Quotes & Sayings

If you've a notion of what man's heart is, wouldn't you say that maybe the whole effort of man on earth to build a civilization is simply man's frantic and frightened attempt to hide himself from himself? That there is a part of man that man wants to reject? That man wants to keep from knowing what he is? That he wants to protect himself from seeing that he is something awful? And that this 'awful' part of himself might not be as awful as he thinks, but he finds it too strange and he does not know what to do with it? We talk about what to do with the atom bomb ... But man's heart, his spirit is the deadliest thing in creation. Are not all cultures and civilizations just screens which men have used to divide themselves, to put between that part of themselves which they are afraid of and that part of themselves which they wish, in their deep timidity, to try to preserve? Are not all of man's efforts at order an attempt to still man's fear of himself? — Richard Wright

Prayer can assume very different forms, from quiet, blessed contemplation of God, in which eye meets eye in restful meditation, to deep sighs or sudden exclamations of wonder, joy, gratitude or adoration. — Ole Hallesby

So that's when he leaned over to me [in the timeout] and said, 'Stockton is probably going to double team, so be ready.' [Stockton did double, leaving Kerr open]. — Sam Smith

Said Rumfoord. I dared her to invite you, — Kurt Vonnegut

And for Heaven's sake, do not wiggle! — Colleen Houck

... believing sarcasm and rude remarks kept the monsters at bay. They didn't. — Louise Penny

A writer should give direct certainty; explanations are so much water poured into the wine. — Virginia Woolf

Leadership is making the wise decision even when it's hard. — Todd Stocker

A smile can go a long way, but a scowl can go even further. — Jayce O'Neal

If I didn't teach the aerobics class, I wouldn't come, and I need to stay in shape. I've got a whole wardrobe of sleeveless dresses and strapless gowns, not to mention the short skirts. — Bonnie Bassler

Once evil is individualized, becoming part of everyday life, the way of resisting it also becomes individual. How does the soul survive? is the essential question. And the response is: through love and imagination. — Azar Nafisi

Ultimately, you're left with the people you love and who love you- everything else fades into oblivion. — Nicole Kidman