Dougie Thomson Quotes

#1. If you put a spoonful of salt in a cup of water it tastes very salty. If you put a spoonful of salt in a lake of fresh water the taste is still pure and clear. Peace comes when our hearts are open like the sky, vast as the ocean.

Jack Kornfield

#2. We find the most terrible form of atheism, not in the militant and passionate struggle against the idea of God himself, but in the practical atheism of everyday living, in indifference and torpor. We often encounter these forms of atheism among those who are formally Christians.

Nikolai Berdyaev

#3. The mystery in how little we know of other people is no greater than the mystery of how much, Laurel thought.

Eudora Welty

#4. It's not prowess if you watch 5 hours of TV a day. It's just how you choose to spend your time.

Patrick Rothfuss

#5. She stepped closer. "But didn't those actions come with consequences?" "Yes." "And you probably knew they would. But you acted for those who couldn't speak up for themselves. That's special, America.

Kiera Cass

#6. Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

Zooey Deschanel

#7. Persuasion is better than force.

Aesop

#8. It's not about the journey. It's about the people you meet.

Del Close

#9. Point set topology is a disease from which the human race will soon recover.

Henri Poincare

#10. I read as if time were running out, because technically it is. As I grow older I find I'm increasingly impatient with mediocre entertainments; I want books that will take my breath away and realign my vision - Barbara Kingsolver

Pat Williams

#11. In every victory, Let it be said of me ... My source of strength, My source of hope ... Is Christ alone.

Brian Littrell

#12. When I lost my weight, I went and bought about 15 different types of underwear to see what would look good on my new body. It's exciting!

Richard Simmons