#be

Don't observe yourself too closely. Don't be too quick to draw conclusions from what happens to you; simply let it happen. Otherwise it will be too easy for you to look with blame (that is: morally) at your past, which naturally has a share in everything that now meets you. ↗

— Rainer Maria Rilke

#let-it-be #observe #past #nature

Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature’s simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard. ↗

— Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

#beautiful #life-inspirational #simple-joys #treasures #nature

Together we shared a bond not even death would violate. ↗

— Dee Remy

#family #friendship #love #lovers #loyalty

Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?" I don't hate you." Could've fooled me." She folded her cap of invisibility. "Look...we're just not supposed to get along, okay? Our parents are rivals." Why?" She sighed. "How many reasons do you want? One time my mom caught Poseidon with his girlfriend in Athena's temple, which is hugely disrespectful. Another time, Athena and Poseidon competed to be the patron god for the city of Athens. Your dad created some stupid saltwater spring for his gift. My mom created the olive tree. The people saw that her gift was better, so they named the city after her." They must really like olives." Oh, forget it." Now, if she'd invented pizza-that I could understand. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#athena #banter #percy-jackson #poseidon #parenting

I want my world to be fun. No parents, no rules, no nothing. Like, no one can stop me. No one can stop me. ↗

— Justin Bieber

#parenting

To get faster and better service, ring a bell. It’s the same principal as honking at someone in traffic. People respond well to it, and they seem to really enjoy it.
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— Jarod Kintz

#better #considerate #customer-service #enjoy #faster

I would drink that whole bottle if I knew it wouldn’t get me completely drunk. I miss wine.” “Um, you haven’t had it for one night, and you miss it?” “Clearly, you underestimate my relationship with wine and what I do on the weekends when I’m by myself reading. ↗

— Rachel Van Dyken

#reading #the-bet #wine #relationship

I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#fundamental #great #i #i believe #i believe in

The Bible tells us to be like God, and then on page after page it describes God as a mass murderer. This may be the single most important key to the political behavior of Western Civilization. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

#behavior #bible #civilization #describes #god

…Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I don't know what will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity. We're more popular than Jesus now. Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me. ↗

— John Lennon

#christianity #popular-culture #religion #religion