List of Topics starting with [J]

The possession of facts is knowledge; the use of them is wisdom.

An ideal world in my own home ... I'm not yet sure why the prospect appalls me quite so much, but I do know somewhere ...

The werewolf pointed at a bench next to the door into the Kirkwoods' tomb. "Sit. Wait."Did I mention werewolves were chatty?

Beauty and seduction, I believe, is nature's tool for survival, because we will protect what we fall in love with.

No stone was left unturned in the unearthing of musical masterpieces."About Egg, Book 1 "Making it

I was really into Space Invaders in about 1978. It got me more and more interested in video games. There wasn't any media to get ...

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.

I regard class differences as contrary to justice and, in the last resort, based on force.

I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language ... Apache.

What would people think?'Jesus said that people think all sorts of things. The human mind is like a cloud of gnats. Constant motion. That's why ...

All the color had been leached from Winterfell until only grey and white remained. The Stark colors. Theon did not know whether he ought to ...

I came to the conclusion that the very best thing for Rosie, from the time she was 2 weeks old, was for us to get ...

I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard.

Once a man saw heaven in one woman's arms, then nothing else would do. And that scared the shit out of him, the thought that ...

Genuine connection to others shows up in the vivid colors of defiance and forgiveness, reverence and rebellion, fighting and fucking: the real stuff.

Did you hear the story of Socrates? He was a philosopher in ancient Greece, so they killed him.

Our sense of being a person can come from being drawn into a wide social unit; our sense of selfhood can arise through the little ...

Not by mere eloquence, nor by handsome appearance, does a man become good-natured, should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful.

His laughter bellowed throughout the house, and he patted my hand. You've met my sons, Abby. You should know it's damn near impossible to offend ...

Short cycle business are being impacted by credit, and are being impacted by gasoline prices, food, distribution businesses, chemical business.

He decided that brains were made of all the parts of the body that the other organs had rejected.

I wasn't in a lot of rock and roll bands. I was in jug bands and things when I was in school.

And the more I see Pleasures about me, so much more I feel Torment within me.

I couldn't imagine it, living a pristine life in this big Georgian house and everything. It seemed heinous. So I left him. I thought I'd ...

Many teenagers are tormented by terrors they deem private and personal. They do not know that their anxieties and doubts are universal.

The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can ...

It takes darkness to be aware of the light.

Even the tiniest manifestation of mindfulness in any moment might give rise to an intuition or insight that could be hugely transforming.

I prefer that animation reach into places where live action doesn't go, and it seems like all of animation nowadays is trying to go where ...

Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.

You know what's wrong with our waterfront? It's the love of a lousy buck. It's making the love of a buck, the cushy job, more ...

Theology is now little more than a branch of human ignorance.

[..] when we get down to the subatomic level, the solid world we live in also consists, again rather worryingly, of almost nothing and that ...

People on the Spiritual Path are not anemic. They must be sharp, strong, and courageous. Being Spiritual means being Powerful, Dynamic, and Intelligent.

It is hard to tell which is worse; the wide diffusion of things that are not true, or the suppression of things that are true.

It's nice when people love you ... for you.

My go to karaoke song is 'Stars' from 'Les Mis', which is Javert's song. And it's super strange, and every time it comes on people ...

I'll take Prince Temnos to the Heart Tavern in the Warrens." "Yes, good, that's where Ro took me after I got him out of prison ...

People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age and mature.

World peace is not something that can be realized simply by politicians signing treaties, or by business leaders creating economic cooperation. True and lasting peace ...

A man who knows what it is to have humility is a vain man.

Even if Christians are completely surrounded by sin, they should still fight against it. Some people think they're Christians because they've been baptized. These people ...

What makes people interesting is the spirit that shines through.

A writer who always has his characters "walk" is missing opportunities.

I want ten-thousand more days with you.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

The intellect seeks, the heart finds.

Being a good person is a very important part of my identity, but being a genuinely good person is time-consuming and complicated.

As for me, I had found love, and that was a gift worth suffering for.

Gia." Jax caught my upper arm as I moved to pass him. "I've got this. Don't stress." "Easy for you to say." I told him, ...

Love and work are crucial for human happiness because, when done well, they draw us out of ourselves and into connection with people and projects ...

The greatest barrier to knowing God's will is simply that we want to run our own lives. Our problem is that a battle is going ...

Every illness is not a set of pathologies but a personal story

In my view the successful companies of the future will be those that integrate business and employees' personal values. The best people want to do ...

I wanted so much to have a life. Even just once, even for a second.

But growing up hadn't been all cupcakes and parties, and he could remember wishing for a different life.

There are people who just can't handle life because they've thrown away too much of their reason.

Can we ignore what is going on around us, can we disconnect ourselves, our own material situation, our spiritual selves, who we are, can we ...

Sure education is valuable in any respect regardless of what field you are in.

Everybody says I can't act. They said the same thing about Elizabeth Taylor. And they were wrong. She was great in A Place in the ...

There is of course a deep spiritual need which the pilgrimage seems to satisfy, particularly for those hardy enough to tackle the journey on foot.

God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit ...

We have Al Jazeera Arabic news, Al Jazeera English news, of course; we have three sports channels, and we have Al Jazeera Mubasher, which is ...

To truly know what is good in life you must experience the bad as well.

When it was all over, the dancers who had been long in Shawn's service were given either a substantial (for those days) cash reward (or ...

The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.

But, I've always loved John Mayer and I think T-Pain is brilliant.

There were more problems with solitude than just being horny and bored. If you didn't have anyone to talk to for days on end, you ...

It wouldn't do to have all our dreams fulfilled. We would be as good as dead if we had nothing left to dream about. - ...

I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.

Not to be too preachy, but I would really recommend to people, if you get the chance, to trust yourselves to leap without a net, ...

He reached out and lightly touched her hair. There's no way, he thought. I'm sunk. And my heart hasn't beat the same since she walked ...

The game had started. Everybody was assuring everybody else how reliable they were. In fact, nobody trusted anybody but themselves

Maybe reading was just a way to make her feel less alone, to keep her company. When you read something you are stopped, the moment ...

It is good for everyone to know how to forget.

Literature should be more revolutionary than revolutions themselves; writers must find the means to continue to be critical of the negative elements in the sociopolitical ...

I definitely think the formula to making my character seem sweet is to let him act like a jerk, give him a redeeming moment, and ...

He's so powerful. Who knows maybe he's advanced past eating

It feels incredible to be outside when I'm supposed to be inside. The sensation of freedom is intoxicating. - Sara

Lord, I surrender. I am completely overcome by your love.

I'm aging, and the world is seeing it.

When I'm in this state, everything is pure, vividly clear. I'm in a cocoon of concentration.

The things that come to us easily, our propensities, are carried on a deep subconscious level into our next life. There are no coincidences.

Think about just how much we'd get accomplished if we collectively viewed the people with whom we came into contact as just an American and ...

What exhibit buildings God will have! The historical exhibits, the scientific exhibits, the spiritual exhibits, to be able to see the marvelous wonders of the ...

For a second, she thought her imagination had conjured him, a centaur, untamed and magnificent.

Love is Beauty... Love is Divine... Love is God.

There's nothing like taking two flights when you have a horrible hangover. It's bad when people can see actual alcohol seeping out of your disgusting ...

Even when one sits in the prisoner's dock, it is interesting to hear talk about oneself.

Reminded of favorite poem by Wendy Cope which goes:At Christmas little children sing and merry bells jingle.The cold winter air makes our hands and faces ...

He had come for her. He had promised everything was going to be okay, and he had come for her, and he had looked so ...

The world we have made is a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far.

I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then.

It took me a while to find myself.

I'm a slave to this leaf in a diary that lists what I must do, what I must say, every half hour.

He is free to evade reality, he is free to unfocus his mind and stumble blindly down any road he pleases, but not free to ...

If heaven were by merit, it would never be heaven to me, for if I were in it I should say, "I am sure I ...

What do you get if you cross a cat with a parrot? A: A carrot!

Some of us don't want to be a housewife. When you live alone, you can do anything you want to do anytime you want. I ...

It seems that ambition makes most people wish to be loved rather than to love others.