Ngubane History Quotes & Sayings

The practice of concentration is like acquiring a lampshade to help us concentrate our mind on something. While doing sitting or walking meditation, cutting the future, cutting the past, dwelling in the present time, we develop our own power of concentration. With that power of concentration, we can look deeply into the problem. This is insight meditation.
First we are aware of the problem, focusing all our attention on the problem, and then we look deeply into it in order to understand its real nature [ ... ]. — Thich Nhat Hanh

When you start a new job or a particular journey, you really don't know what to expect. I mean, you hear about your name being on the bestsellers list, but it doesn't really mean anything. Like, really, what does that translate to? — Eric Jerome Dickey

When you feel a weak moment coming on, the key is self-control. — Auliq Ice

I come from a family of bankers and lawyers, and they joked that they can't believe I'm the one that gets to go to the White House. — Thom Browne

The only thing you've got in this world is what you can sell. — Arthur Miller

Every time I think I'm getting wiser, more in control of my actions, I go slamming into a situation that makes me
excruciatingly aware that all I've succeeded in doing is swapping one set of delusions for a more elaborate, attractive set of delusions — Karen Marie Moning

Good government is no substitute for self-government. — Mahatma Gandhi

to bring about the downfall of — Christine Feehan