Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #life

The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
#quotes #simone-de-beauvoir #age #life

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
#quotes #friedrich-nietzsche #wisdom #philosophy #human

One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #idleness #evil

I was dyslexic, so I was put in the silly class at school. ~David Bailey
#quotes #david-bailey #schooling #dyslexic

Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
#quotes #john-wooden #inspiration

If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
#quotes #bill-laswell #music

I'm a mad Gummi fan. I always have Gummis in my trailer. But you can't eat too many because then you get Gummi tummy, and that's no good. I can't believe I'm saying this. ~Jensen Ackles
#quotes #jensen-ackles #eating

Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
#quotes #monica-crowley #democrats #earth #politics

I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
#quotes #gary-kemp

America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
#quotes #sylvia-earle #individual #freedom #government #united-states

There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
#quotes #will-cotton #painting #art #women

I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy. ~Naveen Jain
#quotes #naveen-jain #entrepreneurship

The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else. ~Robert Breault
#quotes #robert-breault #art #critic

I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
#quotes #john-gibson-paton #god

There's no "brothers" when it comes to white people. We are just complete individuals. We don't care about each other. He's not my brother; my brother lives in Ohio; I don't know that guy. ~Bill Burr
#quotes #bill-burr #brotherhood #ohio

You must create your own world. I am responsible for my world. ~Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
#quotes #louise-berliawsky-nevelson #creation #world

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
#quotes #townsend-harris #nation

This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
#quotes #jim-jeffords #bush #environment #politics

Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences. ~Terence McKenna
#quotes #terence-mckenna #beauty #life

A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
#proverbs #latin-proverbs #love

There's a lot to be said for not displacing people. ~Barney Frank
#quotes #barney-frank #displacement

Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
#quotes #charles-r-swindoll #faith

Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #friendship