Quotes about light
light sea inward
Be that blind bard who on the Chian strand, By those deep sounds possessed with inward light, Beheld the Iliad and the Odyssey Rise to the swelling of the voiceful sea. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
light rainbow tears
That gracious thing, made up of tears and light. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
light shining shadow
But I was not made for the great light that devours, a dim lamp was all I had been given, and patience without end, to shine it on the empty shadows. Samuel Beckett
light fire clouds
The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire. Sally Ride
light darkness
Darkness exists to make light truly count. Ryan O'Neal
light interesting poet
The interesting thing is that you don't often meet a poet who doesn't have a sense of humour, and some of them do keep it out of their poems because they're afraid of being seen as light versifiers. Wendy Cope
light people sides
People who know me know that theres a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky. Waris Ahluwalia
light yellow goal
In setting goals and executing a strategy, Wanda is sophisticated. We have good systems and departments. If targets are not reached, a yellow light goes off. Wang Jianlin
light firsts first-time
The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.' Wanda Sykes
light purpose principles
Our purpose is simply to ask how theological principles can be shown to have usable secular analogues that throw light upon the nature of language. Kenneth Burke
light needs can-do
I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up. Kelly Reilly
light shining sparks
There's a spark in you you've just gotta ignite the light and let it SHINE. Katy Perry
light-years careers apollo
At this point in my career, Apollo 13 is a million light years away. Kathleen Quinlan
light ego behinds
Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind. Ramana Maharshi
light things-to-do objects
The thing to do is to concentrate on the seer and not on the seen, not on the objects, but on the Light which reveals them. Ramana Maharshi
light pay attention
We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light. Ramana Maharshi
light goes-on masters
If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you. Ramana Maharshi
light holes warm
My hole is warm and full of light. Ralph Ellison
light truth-is
The truth is the light and the light is the truth. Ralph Ellison
light knows
I didn't know love could leave the lights on all the time. Rainbow Rowell
light unity goes-on
Maybe we should go on lots of double dates,” Cath said, “and then we can get married on the same day in a double ceremony, in matching dresses, and the four of us will light the unity candle all at the same time.” “Pfft,” Levi said, “I’m picking out my own dress. Rainbow Rowell
light style window
Style is only the frame to hold your thoughts. It is like the sash of a window; if heavy, it will obscure the light. Ralph Waldo Emerson
light ennui
Ennui shortens life, and bereaves the day of its light. Ralph Waldo Emerson
light house shining
The light by which we see in this world comes out from the soul of the observer. Wherever any noble sentiment dwelt, it made the faces and houses around to shine. Nay, the powers of this busy brain are miraculous and illimitable. Ralph Waldo Emerson
light way made
I can always see light in any situation. It's just the way I'm made. Sean Penn
light shadow actors
My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly to day scenes shot in the studio, where we used bounced light instead of direct light. We agreed with this thing of four or five shadows following the actors is dreadful. Satyajit Ray
light environmental development
Smog is affecting larger parts of China, and environmental pollution has become a major problem, which is natures red-light warning against the model of inefficient and blind development. Li Keqiang
light two darkness
There are two types of relationships: nourishing and toxic. Do not keep the toxic. What interaction does light have with darkness? None! Les Brown
lightning affection economy
The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen. Lee Iacocca
light brain levels
Introvert, her brain responds with a high level of activity, it is as if several lights start flashing on a control panel. Laurie Helgoe
light discovery order
Reasoning is compared to understanding as movement is to rest, or acquisition to possession.... Since movement always proceeds from something immovable, and ends in something at rest, hence it is that human reasoning, in the order of inquiry and discovery, proceeds from certain things absolutely understood--namely, the first principles; and, again, in the order of judgment, returns by analysis to first principles, in the light of which it examines what it has found. Now it is clear that rest and movement are not to be referred to different powers, but to one and the same. Thomas Aquinas
light heavy fearful
God's precepts are light to the loving, heavy to the fearful. Thomas Aquinas
light darkness shadow
A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we don’t want to see Terry Tempest Williams