Hofkens Pigeon Quotes & Sayings

Mae West: If I can't a man with a million dollars, I'll a million men with one dollar. — Mae West

The most important thing that ever happens in prayer is letting ourselves be loved by God. "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10). — Brennan Manning

The most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seem like three minutes. Then there is the business of surprise. I never know what is coming next. The phrase that sounds in the head changes when it appears on the page. Then I start probing it with a pen, finding new meanings. Sometimes I burst out laughing at what is happening as I twist and turn sentences. Strange business, all in all. One never gets to the end of it. That's why I go on, I suppose. To see what the next sentences I write will be. — Gore Vidal

For arousing compassion, the nineteenth-century yogi Patrul Rinpoche suggested imagining beings in torment - an animal about to be slaughtered, a person awaiting execution. To make it more immediate, he recommended imagining ourselves in their place. Particularly painful is his image of a mother with no arms watching as a raging river sweeps her child away. To contact the suffering of another being fully and directly is as painful as being in the woman's shoes. — Pema Chodron

Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates hearts better, and never makes ings. — Stanislaw Leszczynski

I think my favourite thing is understanding the responsibility of raising two human beings and putting them into the world. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Golf is a difficult game, but it's a little easier if you trust your instincts. It's too hard a game to try to play like someone else. — Nancy Lopez