Shonice Quotes & Sayings

I've learned that disagreements with James often occur because one of us knows something that the other does not. Usually it's not something obvious; it's a hidden assumption. Sometimes you have to keep digging - keep arguing, but I mean that in a friendly, searching-for-the-truth kind of way - to figure out what the hidden assumption is, because once you expose it, then the right answer suddenly comes into clear focus. Given this experience, I was comfortable disagreeing with James, fully expecting that we'd eventually work it out. In this case, the discussion went on for many months. (This willingness to cooperatively disagree, working together to try and get to the right solution, is an aspect of our culture that I try to promote.) — Dave Hitz

For the flowers are great blessings. For the Lord made a Nosegay in the meadow with his disciples and preached upon the lily. For the flowers have great virtues for all senses. For the flower glorifies God and the root parries the adversary. For the flowers have their angels even the words of God's creation. For there is a language of flowers. For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ. — Christopher Smart

It is not about painting life, it is about making painting alive. — Paul Cezanne

Doing something does not require discipline. It creates its own discipline - with a little help from caffeine. — Annie Dillard

Nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in a distant country. — Charles Darwin

We can't give the truth to someone as an object, we can only point to it, inviting inspection. It is in that spirit that we can hear or read a teaching and then look at our own lives, at our own experiences to see whether anything might have been revealed about them. — Sharon Salzberg