For God did not give us a spirit of timidity,
but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.
--II Tim. 1:7 (NIV)
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach: "Full experiences of God can never be planned or achieved. They are spontaneous moments of grace, almost accidental."
Bo Lozoff: "Rabbi, if God-realization is just accidental, why do we work so hard doing all these spiritual practices?"
Rabbi Carlebach: "To be as accident-prone as possible."
--Bo Lozoff, It's a Meaningful Life—It Just Takes Practice
If you are planning for a year, sow rice.
If you are planning for a decade, plant trees.
If you are planning for a lifetime, educate people
--Chinese proverb
If you can talk, you can sing;
if you can walk, you can dance.
--African proverb
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live your life in such a way so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
--Indian proverb
All creative, unique ideas are really processed goods.
--my daughter
A major misconception is that you should learn in order to get good grades.
You should learn so you can be a better person, and be of greater service to God and other people.
--me
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