Balanced Quotes - Page 29

• Motives are symptoms of weakness, and supplements for the deficient energy of the living principle, the law within us. Let them then be reserved for those momentous acts and duties in which the strongest and best-balanced natures must feel themselves deficient, and where humility no less than prudence prescribes deliberation.

  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Humility, Law, Weakness

  Samuel Taylor Coleridge (2015). “The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poetry, Plays, Literary Essays, Lectures, Autobiography and Letters (Classic Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of the English poet, literary critic and philosopher, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, Christabel, Lyrical Ballads, Conversation Poems and Biographia Literaria”, p.2068, e-artnow

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• Moreover, such a body freed from nervous tension and over-fatigue is the ideal shelter provided by nature for housing a well-balanced mind that is always fully capable of successfully meeting all of the complex problems of modern living.

  Joseph Pilates

  Mind, Body, Shelter

  Joseph H. Pilates, William John Miller (1998). “Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology”, Presentation Dynamics Incorporated

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• In this fast paced world it is too frequently the case that people accept what society, family members and the authorities, whom nobody ever seems to question, believe regarding how to live their lives. And yet, the happiest people I know have been those who have accepted the primary responsibility for their own spiritual and physical well-being - those who have inner strength, courage, determination, common sense and faith in the process of creating more balanced and satisfying lives for themselves.

  Ann Wigmore

  Spiritual, Determination, Believe

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• A good portfolio is more than a long list of good stocks and bonds. It is a balanced whole, providing the investor with protections and opportunities with respect to a wide range of contingencies.

  Harry Markowitz

  Business, Opportunity, Long

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• If congress refuses to obey its own rules. If congress refuses to pass a balanced budget. If congress refuses to read the Bills. Then I say, sweep the place clean, limit their terms, and send them HOME!

  Rand Paul

  Home, Government, Term Limits

  FaceBook post by Rand Paul from Feb 13, 2013

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• The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem services can only be permanently secured through the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity.

  Sigmar Gabriel

  Ecosystems, Agriculture, Diversity

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• Sham Harga had run a successful eatery for many years by always smiling, never extending credit, and realizing that most of his customers wanted meals properly balanced between the four food groups: sugar, starch, grease, and burnt crunchy bits.

  Terry Pratchett

  Running, Successful, Years

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• Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience. It isn't more complicated than that.

  Sylvia Boorstein

  Acceptance, Mindfulness, Complicated

  Sylvia Boorstein (1995). “It's easier than you think: the Buddhist way to happiness”, HarperOne

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• I don't understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open and put them on cholesterol lowering drugs for the rest of their lives.

  Dean Ornish

  Food, Health, Cutting

  "Hearts and Minds" by Roberto Suro, New York Times Magazine, December 29, 1991.

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• Having kids has been a fantastic thing for me. It's meant that I'm a little more balanced. In my twenties I worked massively, hardly took vacation at all. Now, I, with the help of my wife, I'm always making sure I've got a good balance of how I spend my time.

  Bill Gates

  Family, Time, Kids

  "One-on-One with Bill Gates". INterview with Peter Jennings, abcnews.go.com. February 16, 2005.

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• But just because a person goes to Harvard doesn't mean he's balanced when he graduates, and just because a dog knows how to obey doesn't mean he's balanced, either.

  Cesar Millan

  Dog, Mean, Graduates

  Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier (2006). “Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems”, p.225, Crown Archetype

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• No design can exist in isolation. It is always related, sometimes in very complex ways, to an entire constellation of influencing situations and attitudes. What we call a good design is one which achieves integrity – that is, unity or wholeness – in balanced relation to its environment.

  George Nelson

  Attitude, Integrity, Design

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• ... consciousness is an ever-unfolding, deepening, and expanding process with no end point. We are infinite and complex beings, and our human journey involves not just a spiritual awakening, but the development of all levels of our being - spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical - and the integration of all these aspects into a healthy and balanced daily life.

  Shakti Gawain

  Life, Spiritual, Journey

  Shakti Gawain (2008). “Living in the Light: A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition”, p.25, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• I call it sacred geometry. When everything's just right and it feels really balanced, so that when it unfolds to the next part, you feel totally familiar and at ease within the song.

  Jason Mraz

  Song, Ease, Sacred

  "Talk Asia" with Sarah Sidner, edition.cnn.com. July 6, 2012.

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• Are you balanced? Do you share your time, your energy, your life, as much with yourself as you do with those around you?. . . . Know your limits. You are one of the most important people you need to look after and love. Balance your time, your energy, your life with those around you. You'll be able to give more freely and joyfully as a result, and you'll be more open to the gifts of the universe. It's not wrong to give to others. But it's okay to say yes to ourselves, too.

  Melody Beattie

  People, Giving, Balance

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• Conserve the vital energy, follow a balanced diet, and always smile and be happy. He who finds joy within himself discovers that his body is charged with electric current, life energy, not from food but from God. If you feel that you can't smile, stand before a mirror and with your fingers pull your mouth into a smile. It is that important!

  Paramahansa Yogananda

  Mirrors, Joy, Important

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• An intimate relationship is one in which neither party silences, sacrifices, or betrays the self and each party expresses strength and vulnerability, weakness and competence in a balanced way.

  Harriet Lerner

  Party, Sacrifice, Intimate Relationships

  Harriet Lerner (2009). “The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships”, p.3, Harper Collins

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• The door to a balanced success opens widest on the hinges of hope and encouragement.

  Zig Ziglar

  Success, Encouragement, Doors

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• A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion.

  Joseph Pilates

  Movement, Pilates, Hours

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• Through the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind and spirit can ever be attained. Self-confidence follows.

  Joseph Pilates

  Self Confidence, Unique, Mind

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• Halloween is an ancient druidic holiday, one the Celtic peoples have celebrated for millennia. It is the crack between the last golden rays of summer and the dark of winter; the delicately balanced tweak of the year before it is given over entirely to the dark; a time for the souls of the departed to squint, to peek and perhaps to travel through the gap. What could be more thrilling and worthy of celebration than that? It is a time to celebrate sweet bounty, as the harvest is brought in. It is a time of excitement and pleasure for children before the dark sets in. We should all celebrate that.

  Jenny Colgan

  Summer, Sweet, Children

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• As Shantideva says, suffering has many good qualities because it purifies our negative karma, increases our renunciation and compassion, reduces our pride, and helps us to overcome our bad mental habits. If we think in this way we will feel that difficult circumstances are our best friends. When our mind is balanced in this way it becomes as stable as Mount Meru, and nothing can cause it to shake.

  Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

  Friends, Karma, Pride

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• If you force legislators to balance, at the end of the day, if it has to be balanced, then they step up and they become legislators and can find out where to cut.

  Rand Paul

  Cutting, Balance, The End Of The Day

  "Rand Paul, Rep. Mike Pence and David Stockman". "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour, abcnews.go.com. November 7, 2010.

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• India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.

  Pratibha Patil

  Country, Strong, Thinking

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• If our homes should provide anything, they should provide a sense of who we are and how we got here, a sense of connection balanced by a sense of direction and progress.

  Terence Conran

  Home, Progress, Connections

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