Contemplative Quotes
When we are on the water, our contemplative impulses range from the intense to the nearly absent.
We become, after the arrival of the printing press in general, more attentive more attuned to contemplative ways of thinking.
Thought is powerless, except it make something outside of itself: the thought which conquers the world is not contemplative but active.
Other forms of relating to God that have unique value in connecting us to Him include contemplative prayer and centering prayer.
Baseball is meant to be a contemplative game. They play music to draw young people to the game. If young people can't come to the game without music, then they should stay home.
I am not a contemplative type, basically. I am much more of an action person and, as a consequence, I look forward to today and tomorrow and what's breaking.
The one who acts is always without conscience; nobody has a conscience but the contemplative person.
To be contemplative we must become converted to the consciousness that makes us one with the universe, in tune with the cosmic voice of God.
I guess when we're happy, it's easier to go with the flow, and when that happiness or joy is interrupted, that's when we get contemplative and break out the guitar or pen and write about it.
Certainly my films are cinematically unusual, and quite contemplative in their pacing compared to conventional films, but I think overall they are quite engaging, accessible, and even funny.
The book is the book and it will always be there. It's a quiet ending. In the book it's a contemplative ending which I think you could certainly do that in a movie.
I’ve always loved the night, when everyone else is asleep and the world is all mine. It’s quiet and dark—the perfect time for creativity.
Learn to listen to subtle cues from your spirit instead of the barrage coming from your brain.
...I am better Thoughtful Prince than King. Potential holds appeal since in its castle wallsOne is protected from the awful shameOf failure.
The contemplative man always lives alone. Regardless of who may reside in his home, his is a solitary world.
I am so tired. I have grown old from being serious. I have grown ill from being serious. I want to laugh at myself. I want to forget myself. I am so tired.
I think anything like that-which is contemplative, silent, shows a person alone-people always feel sad. Is it because we've lost the art of being alone?
Opportunities are rare in this life, and fairness, rarer still. So, when you discover a fair opportunity, go after as if it were your last because it very well might be.
It's these little things, they can pull you underLive your life filled with joy and wonderI always knew this altogether thunderWas lost in our little lives
He had defended himself against death from without, and then it had carried him off from within.