Sandpile Math Quotes & Sayings

There are many rhymes about magpies, but none of them is very reliable because they are not the ones that the magpies know themselves. — Terry Pratchett

Of the four major pathways to self-realization, jnana yoga, from the point of view of the beginner, is the most difficult. — Frederick Lenz

In the end, everyone is aware of this: nobody keeps any of what he has, and life is only a borrowing of bones. - PABLO NERUDA — Mark Nepo

If one accepts Jean Piaget's famous definition of mature intelligence as the ability to coordinate between multiple perspectives (or possible perspectives) one can see, here, precisely how bureaucratic power, at the moment it turns to violence, becomes literally a form of infantile stupidity. — David Graeber

It is hard to remember that you are a cherished spiritual being when you're burping up apple fritters and Cheetos. — Anne Lamott

An unfamiliar pain ripped through my chest as I gazed down at her, constricting my throat. I couldn't explain it, but it was...nice. I wouldn't have traded the pain for anything in the world. — Kelley R. Martin

Dude, I turn into a six-year-old when I come to Disneyland. It's amazing. My eyes glass over and my blood pressure goes down. I'm just like everybody else. I turn into a big kid when I come here. It's the happiest place on earth, right? — Warren Spector

I felt the question of the afterlife was the black hole of the personal universe: something for which substantial proof of existence had been offered but which had not yet been explored in the proper way by scientists and philosophers. — Raymond Moody

I seem to be good at speaking the politicians' language," Szilard said. "Apparently there's an advantage around here to being mildly socially retarded, and that's the Special Forces for sure. — John Scalzi

My impressions of the Russian Revolution can be divided into two periods. The first period was when I showed deep sympathy. My second period is one of disappointment. This change was the result of close observation on the spot. — Chiang Kai-shek

The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5:16 NLT — Dianne Neal Matthews

Neurologists tell us a startling truth that has major implications for spiritual formation: Our choices and experience shape our brain, both literally and physiologically. What we choose cognitively helps make us into who we are. — Gary L. Thomas

Ask yourself this question, will this matter a year from now? — Richard Carlson