Barnet Bain Quotes
Our experience of reality is the result of the magical alchemy of the creation of our thoughts, our beliefs, our decisions, our attitudes, our feelings. All of these are, for the most part, unconscious. Mindfulness allows us to watch these thoughts and choices and decisions without being triggered and having to take action and give meaning.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not as goal obsessed as I am process obsessed.
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Both chronic, long-term poverty and downward mobility from the middle class are in the same category of things that America likes not to think about.
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There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.
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I dress for men.
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You cannot force a state to be demilitarized. Even if a state enters a treaty where it commits to be demilitarized, there's no way to reverse statehood if it violates it.
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All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.
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Television shows and movies that are all white, I can't watch them. They totally alienate me.
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My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty waterless cookware.
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I've never hidden the fact that I'm Jamaican; I will never disown my roots or influences.
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I rush to add that I find the Web infinitely useful for rustling up information, settling arguments or locating the legends of rock stars.
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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
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I am not musically educated yet. I don't read - I make my own language that works for myself. But I play by ear.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They're really wonderful, but nothing will happen until we risk putting them into action.
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A lot of middle-aged women are children still trying to find their way.
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I love vintage cars because you can do so much more to them.
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I'm one of the first invention capitalists.
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I can clearly trace my passion for reading back to the Jonesboro, Georgia, library, where, for the first time in my life, I had access to what seemed like an unlimited supply of books.
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Where is it written that lives should have a meaning?
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Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.
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A library implies an act of faith.
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That's what the general gives me. That's what our budget can withstand.
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Our experience of reality is the result of the magical alchemy of the creation of our thoughts, our beliefs, our decisions, our attitudes, our feelings. All of these are, for the most part, unconscious. Mindfulness allows us to watch these thoughts and choices and decisions without being triggered and having to take action and give meaning.
