Sidelong Sweep Quotes & Sayings

There is a story in Zen circles about a man and a horse. The horse is galloping quickly, and it appears that the man on the horse is going somewhere important. Another man, standing alongside the road, shouts, "Where are you going?"and the first man replies, "I don't know! Ask the horse!" This is also our story. We are riding a horse, we don't know where we are going, and we can't stop. The horse is our habit energy pulling us along, and we are powerless. We are always running,and it has become a habit. We struggle all the time, even during our sleep. We are at war within ourselves, and we can easily start a war with others. We have to learn the art of stopping. — Thich Nhat Hanh

The part we play is not as we want it, but as we are made-with the genitals God gave us. — Maureen Howard

How can you tell if he is working on you now? If you begin to sense your lostness and find yourself wanting to escape it, you should realize that that desire is not something you could have generated on your own. Such a process requires Help, and if it is happening it is a good indication that he is even now at your side. — Timothy Keller

The writing is just a boring job. It's just a horrible job. — Jemaine Clement

Only resilient flowers flourish in the desert. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Is the warrior's greatest weapon, — Erin Hunter

Don't focus on what you can't do. Focus on what you can. — Ronda Rousey

With short hair you begin to crave pearl necklaces, long earrings, and a variety of sunglasses. Short hair removes obvious femininity and replaces it with style. — Joan Juliet Buck

Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it. — Dionne Warwick

I am often asked what I would be doing if I hadn't become a writer. I have long said I would probably be a chef or a garden designer or a decorator, but since recording my own books, there is no doubt in my mind that if the writing doesn't work out, voice work is what I would choose. — Jane Green

I became a musician so I wouldn't have to get up at 6 in the morning. — Norah Jones

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night. — George Herbert