Slamet Muljana Quotes & Sayings

To experience joy on a daily basis, learn what it means to live in the moment. Notice I said in, not for. To live for the moment is irresponsible and leads to decisions you may regret. You may already have a testimony of what it meant for you to live for the moment. Living in the moment helps us recognize that God can be found in this moment, whether it contains joy or sorrow. As a perfectionist, I'm always waiting for a perfect moment before I enjoy it. But nothing is ever perfect! That's why the Bible encourages us to "make the most of every opportunity" for doing good (Eph. 5:16 — Kay Warren

I don't know what to do now... 'Cause everything I've done, I don't think that was ever enough. — Abhijit Haldar

Test everything, try everything, and then believe it, and if you find it for the good of many, give it to all. — Swami Vivekananda

I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. — Albert Camus

There's no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service. — Condoleezza Rice

Nobody tells you what you can and can't do. — Dan Brown

In order to deviate successfully, one has to have at least a passing acquaintance with whatever norm one expects to deviate from. — Frank Zappa

Watch, hell,' Walt said. 'This is strip poker. What kind of homo wants to sit around and watch four guys get naked? — David Sedaris

We've been a free people living under the law, with faith in our Maker and in our future. I've said before that the most sublime picture in American history is of George Washington on his knees in the snow at Valley Forge. That image personifies a people who know that it's not enough to depend on our own courage and goodness; we must also seek help from God, our Father and Preserver. — Ronald Reagan

But Wordsworth stuck with me when he said, "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity." This book is a spontaneous overflow in the middle of chaos, not tranquillity. So it's not a poem to you. It's a half poem. It's a "po." It's a Poehler po. Wordsworth also said that the best part of a person's life is "his little, nameless, unremembered, acts of kindness and of love." I look forward to reading a book one day in which someone lists mine. I feel like I may have failed to do so. Either way, it's obvious I am currently on a Wordsworth kick and this should give you literary confidence as you read Yes Please. The — Amy Poehler