Tm Scanlon Quotes & Sayings

While they could appreciate the artistry of the dancers and musicians, they were not carried away by the pleasures they offered. They had their own dreams - to find answers concerning the spiritual quest and the renewal of society. — Thich Nhat Hanh

In my job, whenever I delivered a presentation I would rehearse several times before the actual event. In sport, it is important to be equally prepared about my opponents. — Keeth Smart

I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be. — Aimee Mullins

No man can be satisfied with his attainment, although he may be satisfied with his circumstances. — Frank Arthur Swinnerton

The state of interbeing is a vulnerable state. It is the vulnerability of the naive altruist, of the trusting lover, of the unguarded sharer. To enter it, one must leave behind the seeming shelter of a control-based life, protected by walls of cynicism, judgment, and blame. — Charles Eisenstein

He muttered, "ow," and burst into a cloud of green flame, which I figured was going to make Babycakes pretty upset. — Rick Riordan

When you are older you will understand how precious little things, seemingly of no value in themselves, can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart. — Edwin Booth

Because he doesn't ever feel the war that goes on in my chest every single fucking day — Matthew Quick

I emphasise the following: don't, whatever happens, be anyone but yourself. Don't act anyone else-that would be fatal. — Graham Kennedy

Here was an unknown quantity-a child in breeches with a blue scarf wound around his neck whose job it was to get them out and back alive. This ... was the greatest terror of war: what you didn't know of the men who told you what to do-where to go and when. What if they were mad-or stupid? What if their fear was greater than yours? Or what if they were brave and crazy-wanting and demanding bravery from you? He looked away. He thought of being born-and trusting your parents. Maybe that was the same. Your parents could be crazy too. Or stupid. Still-he'd rather his father was with him-telling him what to do. Then he smiled. He knew that his father would take one look at the crater and tell him not to go. — Timothy Findley

As Charles Darwin once wrote, a tribe with many people acting like givers, who "were always ready to aid one another, and to sacrifice themselves for the common good, would be victorious over most other tribes; and this would be natural selection. — Adam M. Grant

Yes, yes," said the Beast, "my heart is good, but still I am a monster." Among mankind," says Beauty, "there are many that deserve that name more than you, and I prefer you, just as you are, to those, who, under a human form, hide a treacherous, corrupt, and ungrateful heart. — Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont

Art films aren't necessarily photography. It's feeling. If we can capture a feeling of a people, of a way of life, then we made a good picture. — John Cassavetes

Your angels and spiritual guides are high vibration beings who already know your answers. — Catherine Carrigan