#since

I've been a scuba diver since I was 16 and I think that was one of the reasons they chose me. ↗

— Christopher Atkins

#chose #i #i think #me #reasons

There are many selfish people who are extremely original, then they take those pure ideas and use them to raise themselves up, that is an insincere move. ↗

— Daniel Smith

#ideas #insincere #many #move #original

I think it matters almost infinitely that we practice one of the authentic religions. But if you mean does it make any difference which. The answer is no, as long as each is followed with equal intensity, sincerity, dedication. ↗

— Huston Smith

#answer #any #authentic #dedication #difference

Only nine States have been represented since my arrival 'till within three days. There are now Eleven States barely represented. This tardiness in the States or their Delegates, besides retarding the most important Business makes it exceeding fatiguing to those that do attend. ↗

— William Whipple

#attend #barely #been #besides #business

What is it in you that brings you to a spiritual teacher in the first place? It's not the spirit in you, since that is already enlightened, and has no need to seek. No, it is the ego in you that brings you to a teacher. ↗

— Ken Wilber

#brings #ego #enlightened #first #need

For the first time perhaps since Margaret Thatcher, we will have at the head of the Conservative Party someone who is genuinely an equal match for Tony Blair. ↗

— Tim Yeo

#conservative #conservative party #equal #first #first time

Almost a century has passed since Japan first entered the world community by concluding a treaty of amity with the United States of America in 1854. ↗

— Shigeru Yoshida

#america #amity #century #community #concluding

The law and a thin veil of insincerity, all that prevents me from strangling an etiquette coach. ↗

— Bauvard

#funny #humor #law #manners #politeness

In any given situation there will always be more dumb people than smart people. We ain't many! ↗

— Ken Kesey

#funny #intelligence #mindfulness #sincere #truthfulness

When you fall in love, the natural thing to do is give yourself to it. That's what I think. It's just a form of sincerity. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#sincerity #love