#ira

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. ↗

— Ann Landers

#accept #admiration #conclusive #dog #evidence

I think all of us create our own miracles. ↗

— Michael Landon

#i #i think #miracles #our #own

In thinking about miracles, I believe that our frame of reference has been too dramatic. We have been looking for the burning bush, the parting of the sea, the bellowing voice from heaven. Instead we should be looking at the ordinary day-to-day events in our lives for evidence of the miraculous, maintaining at the same time a scientific orientation. ↗

— M. Scott Peck

#miracles #religion #love

Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It's part of our DNA. That's why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider, bigger explanations for things. ↗

— Adrian McKinty

#gods #humans #patterns #religion #religion

The Giraffe took the horse's head and led him along on the most level parts of the road towards the railway station, and two or three chaps went along to help get the sick man into the train. ↗

— Henry Lawson

#chaps #get #giraffe #head #help

Pirates have always fascinated me. ↗

— Tanith Lee

#fascinated #me #pirates

The time frame is very small to disarm the militia, to bring about a security situation in which the governing council, the 24 Iraqis or however many others they appoint, can govern the country. ↗

— Richard Lugar

#appoint #bring #council #country #disarm

I have a toy giraffe on my bed. I've got photographs over my desk as well as a mask of a giraffe in my kitchen. I am totally hooked. ↗

— Joanna Lumley

#bed #desk #giraffe #got #hooked

Francis Bacon is one of my giant inspirations. I just love him to pieces. ↗

— David Lynch

#francis #francis bacon #giant #him #i

The world's people all share the earnest aspiration to have peace, stability, justice and cooperation. ↗

— Tran Duc Luong

#cooperation #earnest #justice #peace #people