Secret Quotes - Page 9

Why do we focus so intensely on our problems? What draws us to them? Why are they so attractive? They have the magnet power of love: somehow we desire our problems; we are in love with them much as we want to get rid of them . . . Problems sustain us -- maybe that's why they don't go away. What would a life be without them? Completely tranquilized and loveless . . . There is a secret love hiding in each problem

The tongue is more easily controlled than the features of the face; and though the heart may be secret, the face is transparent.

The secret of rulership is to combine a belief in one’s own infallibility with a power to learn from past mistakes.

We are here to change. We are here to grow, develop and unfold. We are progressive beings that have infinite capacity

And what shall I tell you, lady, of the natural secrets I have discovered while cooking? And I often say, when observing these details: had Aristotle prepared victuals, he would have written more.

Do not become archivists of facts. Try to penetrate to the secret of their occurrence, persistently search for the laws which govern them.

The high-priests and priestesses of Atlantis had discovered many of the deepest secrets of the universe. They had come to understand all about reincarnation, karma, and the innermost workings of the Enlightenment Cycle.

Actually that’s my secret — I can’t even talk about you to anybody because I don’t want any more people to know how wonderful you are.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

It's no secret that I am not afraid to shine bright and be festive, and I like to encourage that in others.

I don't keep any close friends. I don't keep any secrets. I don't need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that's all.

The secret of charm is bullshit.

Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn

Lovers find secret places inside this violent world where they make transactions with beauty.

Trees have a secret life that is only revealed to those willing to climb them.

There are few master teachers in life. ... But there are many who can listen to life so well that they can hear the vastness in everything and in you. A teacher is someone who has learned to listen to life. Someone who has found a way to listen well. Any real teacher is only a finger pointing. In the end, we may find out more by not following our teachers but by following what our teachers follow for themselves. From a good teacher you may learn the secret of listening. You will never learn the secrets of life. You will have to listen for yourself.

I thought the Secret Service would protect me from the press, but they were at my house to protect me from assassins with guns, not with assassins with pencils.

For me an object is something living. This cigarette or this box of matches contains a secret life much more intense than that of certain human beings.

Unless you have a feeling for that secret knowledge that modest things can be more beautiful than anything expensive, you will never have style.

You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful - and neglected - secret to success and happiness.

A big secret to life is when you learn that learning is just as entertaining as entertainment, but with long term benefits.

My secrets must be poetic to be believable.

In crowds we have unison, in groups harmony. We want the single voice but not the single note; that is the secret of the group.

Do not rush, for God's secret is patience. Everything that is meant to be, will come at the designated time.

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.