#thou

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. ↗

In its entirety, probably, it follows us at every instant; all that we have felt, thought and willed from our earliest infancy is there, leaning over the present which is about to join it, pressing against the portals of consciousness that would fain leave it outside. ↗

— Henri Bergson

#against #consciousness #earliest #entirety #every

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all. ↗

— Georges Bernanos

#does #much #nothing #proceed #result

The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it. ↗

— Halle Berry

#because #clearly #defining #first #first step

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#am #come #forethought #free #grace

This, I thought, is what is meant by 'thy will be done' in the Lord's Prayer, which I had prayed time and again without thinking about it. It means that your will and God's will may not be the same. It means there's a good possibility that you won't get what you pray for. It means that in spite of your prayers you are going to suffer. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#again #done #get #god #going

I thought, If I'm so afraid of a bikini, there's something wrong. And so I had to get back into one! ↗

— Valerie Bertinelli

#back #bikini #get #had #i

I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity. ↗

— John Hall

#feeling #freedom #hope #i #inspire

Having come to live in this age is as though one were to have entered another country. Learn its language or risk being left out. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

#another #being #come #country #entered

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him. ↗