Solstas Quotes & Sayings

To understand theory is not enough. Much practice is necessary ... — Kimon Nicolaides

You don't have to fight every battle. You don't have to respond to every critic. You don't have to be offended because of what others say. You can rise above these things and soar. — Joel Osteen

Step into the mystery of the mind. There are billions of minds, there are billions of selves. There are billions of worlds and dimensions. — Frederick Lenz

I say 'Mom, how come you don't change into an evening gown for dinner?' She says 'I do, it's called a bath robe. [ ... ] — Lauren Child

Happiness is really rooted in simplicity. The tendency to excessiveness in thought and action diminishes happiness. — Brian L. Weiss

Once I had wondered what it would be like to be an adult. I thought, like all children, that adulthood was accompanied by esoteric secrets, complicated insights, mysteriously acquired skills. But it turned out to be very simple: you were exactly the same, you were still a child, but you had to find a way to look after yourself. — Edeet Ravel

When I try, I fail.
When I trust,
He succeeds. — Corrie Ten Boom

I'm glad I got to do 'The Last Five Years' and 'Into the Woods,' which are both shows that I just don't think I could have the stamina to do them eight times a week. I just have so much respect for the women who do these vocal roles eight times a week. They're so challenging. — Anna Kendrick

But witnesses incur responsibilities, as anyone who has ever seen a traffic accident and had to go to court to testify, knows. In the new world of globally televised war crimes, the defence of 'not knowing,' or neutrality, will dissolve for everyone. To be a witness or bystander is not a value-free choice but, inadvertently, a moral position; and in this sense the 'guilt' of people who live with the memory of crimes committed by members of their families, or communities, has been unwittingly extended to everyone who watches appalling pictures on the news. — Erna Paris

What is the first step to take and how do you measure your progress? How far have you gone and how close are you to getting to your goals? — Michael Gerber

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

The talk began about bank loans and investments. — Pam Munoz Ryan

Once a sadhu offered me some land that he had, so that I could have an ashram for fellow Westerners. I asked Maharajji about it. He said, "He wants to give you his attachment. It's not a pure gift. If it were pure he'd just give it to you instead of talking about it." (R.D.) — Ram Dass

I don't read much when I'm working. When I'm finished work, I don't want a thing to do with words. — Pauline Gedge

I often look at my life and ask, "Well, here's what I want, but am I willing to become the kind of person it will take?" If I'm too lazy, if I'm not willing to learn, read, study, and grow to become what I must become,then I cannot expect to attract what I want. Now, when faced with a choice, I must decide to either change myself or change my wants. — Jim Rohn