Best 1928 quotes in «balance quotes» category

Jamie chose that moment to almost fall down the stairs. Mae took his whole weight and grabbed the banister. Seb reached out but Jamie shied away, and Nick gave Jamie a push in the chest that was clearly intended to right him, but that nearly had him toppling over backward. Balance eventually restored to them all, Jamie gave Nick an approving look. "You are my friend," he told him. "Yeah, I am," said Nick. "But these stairs," Jamie said sadly. "They are not my friends.

Jesus did not come to strike a balance between grace and truth. He brought the full measure of both.

John Currin's exaggerated realism and his twisted women kept me off balance, never knowing if they were sincere or ironic or some new emotion.

Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. 1 have to - to balance the family ticket.

Jove lifts the golden balances that show The fates of mortal men, and things below.

Just as a classical dancer repeats the same movements again and again, in order to achieve a greater perfection of line and balance, so Degas repeats the same motifs - it was one of the things that gave him so much sympathy with dancers.

Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich.

Just be.  Don't try to be yourself, because you already are.  Balance your spirit and empower your gifts.  If it is in you and you can feel it, see it, and want to share it, then learn to understand it, not become it.  We are born with all the wisdom in the world; it's up to us to open the door inch by inch throughout life.

Justice, though due to the accused, is due the accuser also. The concept of fairness cannot be strained till it is narrowed to a filament. We are to keep our balance true.

Justice waits upon the great, Interest holds the scale, and Riches turns the balance.

Just remember, the language of gesture is more effective than the spoken word. Body language is very powerful. Bring the balance within you and project that balance.

Karma is real, it balances the universe.

Kate," Lucern interrupted. "What?" she asked warily. "I do not need blood." He tugged her off balance and into his lap. "All I need is you.

Keeping the daily demands of life in balance is one of the great tasks of mortality. There is no peace for those whose lives are out of balance temporally or spiritually.

Keep your sense of humor. Stay funny.

Kids need to be structured in some way, but you don't want to force something down their throats that they have no interest in.

Learn to be pleased with everything, with wealth so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for not having much to care for; and with obscurity, for being unenvied.

Know thyself. Nothing in excess. The Self is required to balance the Self.

Largely because of television, instead of looking over into that spacious building, we are, in effect, living inside of it. That is your fate in this generation. You are living in that great and spacious building.

Laughing at fear is one of the best things you can do. When you are afraid, instead of just plunging into panic, laugh. The fear gets really uptight and leaves.

Learning how to be agreeable is the key to learning self-control.

Learning to exist in a world quite different from that which formed you is the condition, these days, of pursuing research you can on balance believe in and write sentences you can more or less live with.

Learn not to be attached to other people, to certain types of experiences. Allow the flow of life to guide you wherever it is supposed to and accept with equanimity, with balance, with poise, whatever happens.

Life balance is a myth. It's an illusion and the very pursuit of it is driving us crazy. For me it's about proportion - it's really a work hard/play hard equation.

Let us live in peace and harmony to keep the land and all life in balance. Only prayer and meditation can do that.

Liberty is not a matter of words, but a positive and important condition of society. Its greatest safeguard after placing its foundations on a popular base, is in the checks and balances imposed on the public servants.

Life is a balance between rest and movement.

Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.

Life is about balance too much excess is chaos.

Let the entire system of government be strengthened, and let the balance of power be drawn up in such a manner that it will be permanent and incapable of decay because of its own tenuity.

Let your sexuality move in whichever way it does. Do nothing to guide it or control it. What brings it into balance is you being in your heart in the midst of it.

Life balances itself on a precarious ledge, we can stay safe up high or propel off the edge.

Life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself. Happiness comes from within. You have the power to change your own mindset so that all the negative, horrible thoughts that try to invade your psyche are replaced with happy, positive, wonderful thoughts.

​Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks.

Life is like a bicycle; keep moving on to maintain balance.

Life is not for learning nor is life for working, but learning and working are for life.

Life isn't a balance between throwing out and inviting in.

Life is best enjoyed when time periods are evenly divided between labor, sleep, and recreation...all people should spend one-third of their time in recreation which is rebuilding, voluntary activity, never idleness.

Life is like fording a river, stepping from one slippery stone to another, and you must rejoice every time you don't lose your balance, and learn to laugh at all the times you do.

Life, love, boys—it was all about balance. ~Anna Percy

Life without balance can cost you your relationships. Life without balance can cost you your health. Life without balance can cost you your spirituality. Life without balance can cost you your wealth and your happiness. So find things to motivate you from all areas of life. Your success depends on it.

Like any working mother, I have to balance and manage my time very carefully. My children and husband come first, of course, then my work.

Life works upon a compensating balance, and the happiness we gain in one direction we lose in another.

Like hunger or thirst, the instinct for balance is built into the human body.

Like every working mother, there's guilt involved in deciding how you're going to balance family and work.

Maintain a state of balance between physical acts and inner serenity,like a lute whose strings are finely tuned.

Like the characters in Chekhov, they have no reserves -– you learn the most intimate secrets. You get an impression of a world peopled by eccentrics, of odd professions, almost incredible stupidities, and, to balance them, amazing endurances.

Living in balance and purity is the highest good for you and the earth.

[Louis] Brandeis improves the prose. He simplifies it and perfects the balance of the sentence so it becomes even more memorable and aphoristic.

Luckily because I had a family and children, my priorities changed. I mean, I'm very passionate about my work but I have other interests and other things that balance my life.