Ian Gawler Quotes

#1. If I "try" to play, I fail; if I force the play, I crush it; if I race, I trip. Any time I stiffen or brace myself against some error or problem, the very act of bracing would cause the problem to occur. The only road to strength is vulnerability.

Stephen Nachmanovitch

#2. Mindfulness develops attention, concentration and the ability to simply be present with little or no future orientation, past orientation or goal orientation - choosing to be a human being rather than a human doing.

Ian Gawler

#3. We are all humans and all deserve the same respect and attention.

Lazarus Of Bethany

#4. That a modern battleship of 48,000 tons would have to defend itself against wood and fabric biplanes with its main armament was a salutary reminder of the changing face of sea warfare.

Richard Hough

#5. I think this is the essence of life: to be willing circle back, to fall in deeper, to relearn what I thought I already knew.

Anna White

#6. Hope means you keep on holding to things that won't ever be so again, and so you bleed an inch at a time until there's nothing left

Seanan McGuire

#7. Soldiers are members of a profession of arms which has existed virtually unchanged for thousands of years- far longer than most other human institutions have existed. The Army has done so because of its unique character- a uniqueness based primarily upon intangibles that cannot be costed.

William A. Connelly

#8. Jonathan had been around Washington long enough to know that no offer was exactly what it seemed.

Stephen L. Carter

#9. Come beloved, and sit at the gate of Nothingness, God will bring you bread without the taste of bread, Sweetness without the honey or the bee, And when the future and past are dissolved There will only be you, lying senseless like a lute On the breast of God. - Rumi

Ian Gawler

#10. While some people are apprehensive that meditation may conflict with their beliefs, the usual experience is that it leads to a heightened appreciation of their particular religious leanings and a greater level of personal joy

Ian Gawler

#11. I always tell people that they are really the critics. If people come three times a week to your restaurant they are the ones who find something they really love.

Wolfgang Puck

#12. Some people have a fear of being on stage. I have a fear of coming off it.

Noel Fielding

#13. Too often women are expected to be considerate and thoughtful when really fear and doubt would be a more reasonable response.

Charlotte Stein

#14. Enjoyment of life is not based on enjoyable circumstances. It is an attitude of the heart, a decision to enjoy everything because everything - even little, seemingly insignificant things - have a part in the overall "big picture" of life.

Joyce Meyer

#15. Meditation is the single most powerful tool to aid recovery from disease and lead to a life of maximum health

Ian Gawler

#16. I play an instrument that has four strings, and I'm still trying to get it right. What I've tried to do in the process of playing these four strings is to try and understand the people I meet, the stories they have to tell. And then become an advocate for them and their stories through music.

Yo-Yo Ma

#17. We are the lucky ones for we shall die, as there is an infinite number of possible forms of DNA all but a few billions of which will never burst into consciousness.

Frank Close

#18. She put a hard-boiled sneer on her face and gave me plenty of time to get used to it

Raymond Chandler