#chi

One cannot possibly understand the teaching of the saints unless one has a pure mind and is trying to imitate their life. ↗

— Athanasius

#imitate #life #mind #possibly #pure

I don't want to do children's music. I write kids songs, but the kids songs I write are for my kids - like when I'm putting them to bed. We sing some song that we made up but I don't want to make a record like that. ↗

— Frank Black

#children #i #i write #kids #like

Give the children an opportunity to make garden. Let them grow what they will. It matters less that they grow good plants than that they try for themselves. ↗

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

#garden #give #good #grow #less

The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence. ↗

— Alison Bechdel

#childhood #ethos #influence #mad #much

The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision. ↗

— Bruce Barton

#employee #explanation #five #new #new skills

I always love China, especially the old China. ↗

— Manolo Blahnik

#china #especially #i #i always #love

The reinvention of daily life means marching off the edge of our maps. ↗

— Bob Black

#daily life #edge #life #maps #marching

I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer. ↗

— Maeve Binchy

#going #had #happy #happy childhood #i

I think I went through everything anyone who had a long career needed. I needed quiet. I needed to raise my children. ↗

— Ron Darling

#career #children #everything #had #i

The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. ↗

— Clarence Darrow

#first #half #lives #our #our lives