Thordarson Meissner Quotes & Sayings

Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God. — Ramakrishna

Work hard, not in grunt work, but in chasing such opportunities and maximizing exposure to them. This makes living in big cities invaluable because you increase the odds of serendipitous encounters-you gain exposure to the envelope of serendipity. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Bin Laden was born filthy rich and died in a rich man's house, which he had painstakingly built to the highest specifications. — Salman Rushdie

Reciting part of a sutra with the desire to benefit others is like reciting a recipe in the hope it will prevent people from starving. — Bassui Tokusho

President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need. — Randy Neugebauer

What I would do is when I was younger I would draw in a sketch book something that happened in my life and then write a little something on the side about what happened or what the story. — Robert Redford

Companionship isn't about experiencing the great moments together. True companionship is the other stuff. Sharing a sincere doing nothing. — Andres Neuman

I do not believe that the average person wants a 'map' of his face - I believe he wants to be idealized. — Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr.

Religion is realization; not talk, nor doctrine, nor theories however beautiful they may be. It is being and becoming, not hearing, or acknowledging; it is the whole soul becoming what it believes. — Swami Vivekananda

I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've got a sort of armour. — Nigel Rees

Reality and Fiction are different in that fiction has to make sense. — Ray Bradbury

In college, I stopped doing pre-med and went into theater, and then I moved to San Francisco and lived there for five years. — Mark Waters