#rain

Within a week of the girl's sacrifice, the clouds above Ólympus had broken up and spread south. Soon, a steady rain fell upon the plains and mountainsides, producing just enough downfall to fill the wells and cisterns but not ruin the crops. The natives, who had been appalled at the sacrifice, were overjoyed. Embers of hatred and fear still smoldered in their eyes, but there was also, now, a flicker of respect. ↗

— Tom Stone

#words-that-burn-into-your-brain #respect

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

#health #meditation #mind-training #mindfulness #social-media

One way to compensate for a tiny brain is to pretend to be dead. ↗

— Scott Adams

#compensate #dead #pretend #tiny #way

I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people. ↗

— John Abizaid

#better future #controllable #country #develop #everywhere

In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies. ↗

— Jack Adams

#been #had #japanese #out #spies

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge? ↗

— Douglas Adams

#fish #i #i think #judge #nice

They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head. ↗

— Terence

#dancing #feet #head #love #more

I have a Brazilian trainer here in New York and we do a Brazilian Butt Lift workout. ↗

— Alessandra Ambrosio

#here #i #lift #new #new york

My little circle of friends know how twisted my brain is. I'm constantly reading and people always think, 'Ah, we didn't know that about you', but that's part of my charm. ↗

— Pamela Anderson

#ah #always #brain #charm #circle

An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#drains #entire #existence #man #unfulfilled