Maya Jostein Gaarder Quotes

#1. In the developed world, hundreds of millions of us now face the bizarre problem of surfeit. Yet our brains, instincts, and socialized behavior are still geared to an environment of lack. The result? Overwhelm - on an unprecedented scale.

Martha Beck

#2. There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.

Ralph Blum

#3. For a God that created everything, it is mystifying why he created so much competition.

Trevor Treharne

#4. There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance.

Akhmad Kadyrov

#5. Don't fall in love because it is slippery, fall in love to find yourself.

Debasish Mridha

#6. Even the greatest feats of man lose their luster when one's head is filled with storm clouds.

Susan Dennard

#7. There's no way I can be tossed around like a bottle slapped here and there on the waves.

Nhat Hanh

#8. Massage is the study of anatomy in braille.

Jack Meagher

#9. The first step is to believe that it's possible. Once I had a taste of success, you start to believe in it a little more.

Jarome Iginla

#10. CHAPTER XV A FIT COMPANION, - FOR ME AND MY SISTERS

Anthony Trollope

#11. The two Virtues of Equanimity and Compassion become more available to the person whose ego-shell has been smashed-either by great suffering or by great love-or by both.

Richard Rohr

#12. There are two contrary impulses which govern this man's brain-the one sane, and the other eccentric. They alternate at regular intervals.

Franz Schubert

#13. She wasn't sure if she even needed him anymore and the thought made her sad. In consolation, she offered him a kind smile and reached for his dependable hand.

Tan Redding

#14. We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened ... what harm is there in this? ... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come.

Baha'u'llah

#15. If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice.

George Gobel