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water listening erratic
The talker has found a hearer but not a listener; and though he may talk his very best for his own sake, you will find that his mental movements are erratic: they have no fixed centre and no definite object. His talk is like the water of a canal whose banks have given way, which rolls aimlessly hither and thither, without fulfilling any useful function, though it is the same water which was so helpful and serviceable, when it was confined within clearly marked limits by the restraining force of its earthy boundaries. Charles Dickens
water wet
You can't get wet from the word 'water.' Alan Watts
water mind trying
Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone. Alan Watts
water should said
I abhor anything that constitutes torture. Water-boarding, its perfectly clear to me it is torture. I never supported extraordinary rendition to torture, always said that Guantanamo should be closed. There is no clash of ideals and pragmatism there. David Miliband
water sirens kind
My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters. David Knopfler
water firsts looks
Sir,” James asked, “what are we going to do?” “We’re going to look for water,” said Alf. “And food?” said Tubby Ted. “Water first,” said Alf. “We can go days without food.” “We can what?” Tubby Ted shouted. Dave Barry
water flying trying
Turbulence: This is what pilots announce that you have encountered when your plane strikes an object in midair. You'll be flying along, and there will be an enormous, shuddering WHUMP, and clearly the plane has rammed into an airborne object at least the size of a water buffalo, and the pilot will say, "Folks, we're encountering a little turbulence." Meanwhile they are up there in the cockpit trying desperately to clean water buffalo organs off the windshield. Dave Barry
water long historical
I shared this insight with some other boat owners, and they all agreed that, definitely, putting your boar into the water is asking for trouble. Most of them have had their boats sitting in their driveways long enough to be registered historical landmarks. Dave Barry
water gold batteries
I invest in anything that Bernanke can't destroy including Gold, canned beans, bottled water and flashlight batteries.... David Stockman
enlightenment awakening recognition
Enlightenment or awakening is not the creation of a new state of affairs but the recognition of what already is. Alan Watts
enlightenment needs inward
We need to learn that truth consists not in correct doctrine, but in correct doctrine plus the inward enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. Aiden Wilson Tozer
enlightenment want trouble
The trouble with Westerners is that they want to witness their own enlightenment. Chogyam Trungpa
enlightenment sanity ifs
If we really prefer basic sanity or enlightenment, it's irritatingly possible to get into it. Chogyam Trungpa
enlightenment contamination
Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as ‘enlightenment. David Brin
enlightenment degrees paradox
The measure of your enlightenment is the degree to which you are comfortable with paradox, contradiction, and ambiguity. Deepak Chopra
enlightenment sacred steps
No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was. Ann Druyan
enlightenment three enlightened
Nonresistance, nonjudgment, and nonattachment are the three aspects of true freedom and enlightened living. Eckhart Tolle
enlightenment doe outsiders
Being an outsider to some extent, someone who does not "fit in" with others or is rejected by them for whatever reason, makes life difficult, but it also places you at an advantage as far as enlightenment is concerned. It takes you out of unconsciousness almost by force. Eckhart Tolle
woods walks
Music’s a wood you walk through. David Mitchell
woods wilderness
Come to the woods, for here is rest. John Muir
woods betrayed guillotine
Sink me! Your taylors have betrayed you! T'wood serve you better to send THEM to Madam Guillotine Baroness Orczy
woods american-education-system secretary
The American education system couldn't be more badly directed or poorly funded if the Secretary of Education were Ed Wood. Dennis Miller
woods way wilderness
The wanting was a wilderness and I had to find my own way out of the woods. Cheryl Strayed
woods fields scripture
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields. Bernard of Clairvaux
woods lord leaving-me
Lord, why did you leave me in these woods? Aleksandar Hemon
woods flood command
The oak, when living, monarch of the wood; The English oak, which, dead, commands the flood. Charles Churchill
woods hello elijah
Hello! I'm Elijah Wood, and i'm a looser! Elijah Wood