Spicules Of A Sponge Quotes & Sayings

It is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play. That we take ourselves so seriously, that we are so absurdly important in our own minds, is a problem for us. We feel justified in being annoyed with everything. We feel justified in denigrating ourselves or in feeling that we are more clever than other people. Self-importance hurts us, limiting us to the narrow world of our likes and dislikes. We end up bored to death with ourselves and our world. We end up never satisfied. — Pema Chodron

For me soccer provides so many emotions, a different feeling every day. I've had the good fortune to take part in major competitions like the Olympics, and winning the World Cup was also unforgettable. We lost in the Olympics and won in the World Cup, and I'll never forget either feeling. — Ronaldinho

But I really want to be an artist, so therefore I have to live a little bit like a monk. — John Lone

America is living through the third economic revolution and our country doesn't really have a plan on how to deal with it, and when it does - like the president sort of outlined when he first got here - we have a Congress who seem incapable of acting on it. — Andy Stern

It seems important to them that he is a kind of villain in their stories. This seems American. — Lidia Yuknavitch

I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong. — Edward Snowden

An attitude of gratitude fills a heart with happiness. — Debasish Mridha

Personal hatreds and rivalry loomed larger in most senator's minds than the good of the Republic. [A big problem then and now] — Adrian Goldsworthy

berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol's plans. — Suzanne Collins