Nothing in the tangible word that isn't living has any value beyond a dollar amount. Considering that dollars can only buy more tangible and inanimate objects, it would seem a far more worthwhile goal to instead learn to place value on the treasures ...
When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them out in the first round. I've learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. At the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can take ...
I could name you a dozen superheroes whose powers I'd like to have. But if I could have any power in the world, it would be the power to read or watch a creative work and absorb the technical skill of the people who made it. Because then I could have...
Soap operas are like boot camps for film actors, so I really learned a lot. It was a masterclass in working for camera. I made myself watch myself every day. I would sort of try and be objective about it and critique myself a little. There's a lot mo...
It is appropriate to speak of the artisans as possessed of wisdom (and not just "skill"), because the biblical writers share the understanding common to most traditional societies that the active form of wisdom is good work. Wisdom does not consist o...
Thorin Oakenshield: Tell me, Mr. Baggins, have you done much fighting? Bilbo Baggins: Pardon me? Thorin Oakenshield: Axe or sword, what's your weapon of choice? Bilbo Baggins: [proudly] Well I do have some skill at conkers, if you must know.
If you are going to be successful in creating the life of your dreams, you have to believe that you are capable of making it happen. Whether you call it self-esteem, self-confidence or self-assurance, it is a deep-seated belief that you have what it ...
When someone’s life fascinates, makes you jealous; don’t wish for his life, wish for his attitude, strong mentality, adaptability. Because, Life is too complicated than you think, you never know what his sacrifice, hard work, and skills in handli...
History never repeats itself, historians do.
I'm not looking for a happy ending. I'm looking for a new beginning.
Her eyes are brown like the morning sand breaking in a new day.
IN THE MIND’S EYE, a fractal is a way of seeing infinity.
Highly organized research is guaranteed to produce nothing new.
To love is easy and therefore common - but to understand - how rare it is!
A new beginning is better than an old ending
To see the farm is to leave it.
Spirituality without conversion is just plain dry.
I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.
You can't consume much if you sit still and read books.
You have to have an attitude that nothing's gonna stop me. I think that's just my New York kind of attitude - survival of the fittest.
But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to try new things to enhance their performance on the field - to enhance their physical appearance.
