#presence

My Dad, a small-town lawyer, was also named Paul. Until we lost him when I was 16, he was a gentle presence in my life. I like to think he'd be proud of me and my sister and brothers, because I'm sure proud of him and of where I come from, Janesville, Wisconsin. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#because #brothers #come #dad #gentle

He was a psychotic. He was a borderline psychotic. He was a terrific, sensational actor, with a magical screen presence, you couldn't keep your eyes off him, but he was paranoid. He was sure everybody was out to get him. ↗

— Mark Rydell

#borderline #everybody #eyes #get #him

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

#better #calamities #character #elasticity #escapes

My brother and Lauren are very close with me and they are in Sun Valley, so sometimes I need to go there and feel their presence. And there are times I need to see my bro' alone. ↗

— Picabo Street

#bro #brother #close #feel #go

I wouldn't call myself a standup in the presence of Jerry Seinfeld or Chris Rock, but I do my share of it and it has been and remains part of my activity and I like it. ↗

— Alan Thicke

#been #call #chris #chris rock #i

The men who made the war were profuse in their praises of the man who kicked the P.M. out of his office and now degrades by his disloyal, dishonest and lying presence the greatest office in the State. ↗

— John Burns

#dishonest #disloyal #greatest #his #kicked

Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels. ↗

— Fran Drescher

#felt #i #illness #presence #since

When I started out, I preferred to watch my films without music, as its presence tends to mask the underlying pace of the film. I felt I could feel the rhythm of the film better without music to influence me. ↗

— Paul Hirsch

#could #feel #felt #film #films

I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence. ↗

— Garry Trudeau

#develop #i #lifestyle #presence #require

There is only one perpetrator of evil on the planet: human unconsciousness. That realization is true forgiveness. With forgiveness, your victim identity dissolves, and your true power emerges--the power of Presence. Instead of blaming the darkness, you bring in the light. ↗

— Eckhart Tolle

#evil #forgiveness #human-unconsciousness #light #power