Sharon Salzberg Quotes

Patience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in the process that's unfolding, rather than ripping open a budding flower or demanding a caterpillar hurry up and get that chrysalis stage over with.

Sharon Salzberg

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FlowerPatienceProcessDevilMean

To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life.

Simone Weil

LifeFriendshipGreatArtJoyWant

I'm not perfect at all.

Liv Tyler

Not PerfectPerfect

I not only wanted to write when I was 7 and 8, but I sent stuff out when I was 7 and 8. I sent it out... and I couldn't believe that they would turn down my poems about faithful dogs.

Judith Viorst

BelieveDownWriteFaithfulTurn

I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.

Diana Ross

GhettoDetroitUpCallUsedPart

I've been blessed to spend time with young people and help encourage an environment where it's comfortable for them to be who they are. That's precious for children.

Dawnn Lewis

ChildrenTimePeopleBlessedHelp

If I had stayed purely a horror writer or thriller writer, I might have more of a presence in those particular genres, and I'd certainly have more individual titles to market, since it's much easier to write pure genre fiction than it is to create something different.

Chet Williamson

CreateHorrorMoreWriteIndividual

Latino patriots have served and fought in every war. They are artists, dancers, singers, poets and journalists, teachers and scientists. More and more Latinos are becoming entrepreneurs and businesspeople, contributing to the wealth and economic well-being of the nation.

Bob Menendez

WarWealthWell-BeingTeachersMore

Compared to the United States, physicians in Europe have a much more conservative approach to joint replacement in general.

Allen Boyd

ConservativeMoreEuropeUnitedMuch

It's time for artists to take their music back.

Shelby Lynne

MusicTimeBackTakeArtists

If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.

Seth Godin

GoodBookBetterYouRealReason

I like working really fast. The best ideas are the first ones that come into your head - so why bother thinking of any more?

Charli XCX

BestIdeasThinkingFastWhyFirst

God doesn't dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts.

Chanakya

GodThoughtsFeelingsDwellIdols

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