#rounded

He was hurting, and I hurt with him. We had never been able to maintain any level of detachment from each other’s suffering, and we didn’t now. ↗

— R.K. Lilley

#grounded #life #love #life

We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance. ↗

— John Archibald Wheeler

#grows #ignorance #island #knowledge #live

On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad. ↗

— Julian Lennon

#experiences #grounded #had #hand #i

The great thing about having a child is that it keeps you very grounded. When I decided to have my daughter I was ready to have that responsibility and I made it clear to people that I work with that my job was no longer my priority. My daughter is now my priority. She comes first. Period. ↗

— Carolyn Murphy

#child #clear #comes #daughter #decided

I'm surrounded by it. I have so many lovely people around me who are supportive, gentle, kind and considerate. I'm so grateful for every day that I'm on the planet and that continues to be so. ↗

— Richard O'Brien

#considerate #continues #day #every #every day

I have loved football as an almost mythic game since I was in the fourth grade. To me, the game wasn't even grounded in reality. The uniform turned you into a warrior. Being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game. ↗

— Steve Sabol

#almost #being #combat #elements #even

Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

#know #never #poetry #pursuits #scientific

Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies. ↗

— James Stephens

#birds #both #heads #indeed #necessary

In a World where people are surrounded by darkness, ignorance and fear, it is a sign of hope to be celebrating Islam's message of peace and light, and the last great Messenger, born and chosen to deliver them to all mankind. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#celebrating #chosen #darkness #deliver #fear

Honest pioneer work in the field of science has always been, and will continue to be, life's pilot. On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation. ↗

— Wilhelm Reich

#been #continue #field #honest #hostility