#centered

There is nothing more irreligious than self-absorbed religion. ↗

— J.I. Packer

#self-centeredness #religion

Indeed this gentleman's stoicism was of that not uncommon kind, which enables a man to bear with exemplary fortitude the afflictions of his friends, but renders him, by way of counterpoise, rather selfish and sensitive in respect of any that happen to befall himself. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#selfishness #sensitiveness #stoicism #respect

I really have been enjoying performing more lately than I have in a long time and you know, it's all about that sort of centered feeling that I have now. You know, thanks to, not just my kid, but her father before her. You know, I have a kind of a grounding through them that I really relish, and I think is also good for my work, you know. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#also #been #before #centered #enjoying

The family farm is the foundation for who we are as a Commonwealth. And for over a century, the family farm in Kentucky has centered around one crop: tobacco. ↗

— Jim Bunning

#centered #century #commonwealth #crop #family

After they killed Uday and Qusay, the focus centered on Saddam: Find him, kill him, capture him, whatever it takes. To me, it was a false sense of security: If we get Saddam, we're going to win this war. ↗

— Janis Karpinski

#capture #centered #false #false sense #find

My friends tell me that I've calmed down, that I seem more centered. I don't know, I think my inner self was more hollow before, which made me more scattered, and more needy to get laughs. ↗

— Chris Kattan

#calmed #centered #down #friends #get

A faithful servant may be wiser than the master, and yet retain the true spirit and posture of the servant. The humble man looks upon every, the feeblest and unworthiest, child of God, and honors him and prefers him in honor as the son of a King. ↗

— Andrew Murray

#servanthood #faith

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others. ↗

— Albert Camus

#self-centeredness #selfishness #happy

Thoughts are like an open ocean, they can either move you forward within its waves, or sink you under deep into its abyss. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#positive #staying-centered #thoughts #positive-thoughts