#nat

Laine had been very proud of herself last night. Nicholas had talked about ghosts and magic and woven a bit of a spell himself. He'd sounded so convincing, so logical, so sad, that she'd found herself wanting to believe him. But testing prods at his argument had made him angry, and long years with Gavin had taught her that angry, defensive people shared the lousy habit of being wrong. ↗

— Stephen M. Irwin

#charisma #conning #defensiveness #pride #supernatural

Walk Like A Pine Tree Day occurs on Stand Still Day. Orafoura and I observe both—and we observe whatever else we may be standing next to.
 ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #humor #nature #observe #see

I like all those painters who loved and had a strong feeling for nature. ↗

— Alfred Sisley

#had #i #like #loved #nature

The worst mistake has been that Christians have tried to make their church programs or worship services their third place place other than their home or workplace where they can relax and be in good company on a regular basis . The key is that third places need to be in public zones.”- What if more Christians spent their regular “church” time in places where they could meet others and begin relationships with them What might happen ↗

— Hugh Halter & Matt Smay

#incarnational-communities #jesusnities #missional #missional-communities #home

Every season has its peaks and valleys. What you have to try to do is eliminate the Grand Canyon. ↗

— Andy Van Slyke

#eliminate #every #grand #grand canyon #peaks

When it comes to the president, we have to respect him, we have to protect him, and we have to correct him. And in my career, since he'd been on the national stage at least, I've had - I've always respected the president. ↗

— Tavis Smiley

#been #career #comes #correct #had

This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts. ↗

— Adam Smith

#cases #facts #imagination #those #which

Vision gets the dreams started. Dreaming employs your God-given imagination to reinforce the vision. Both are part of something I believe is absolutely necessary to building the life of a champion, a winner, a person of high character who is consistently at the top of whatever game he or she is in. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#believe #both #building #champion #character

Common sense is judgment without reflection, shared by an entire class, an entire nation, or the entire human race. ↗

— Giambattista Vico

#common #common sense #entire #entire nation #human

I'm a car fanatic and each morning I wake up with a smile on my face, whether I'm commentating on the Formula One or at Silver Hatch racetrack in Roary the Racing Car. ↗

— Murray Walker

#each #face #fanatic #formula #formula one