A string of excited fugitive miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment when the picture of one's life or of human life as it truly has been or is satisfies the will and is gladly accepted.
It is not by muscle speed or physical dexterity that great things are achieved but by reflection force of character and judgment.
A battle lost or won is easily described understood and appreciated but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection as well as observation to appreciate it.
What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.
I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart it will reflect that and reward your intent. Usually. It just doesn't always do it in the way you expect.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever.
Remember that children marriages and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
As more people use social media to tell the story of the future the wants and needs of more people will be reflected.
A mother's happiness is like a beacon lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
You know when you're young you think you will always be. As you become more fragile you reflect and you realize how much comfort can come from the past. Hymns can carry you into the future.
That's why I like to get out there and get people to see the other side of Mitt and know us in a different reflection when you see the family and how funny he is with the boys and with the grandkids. And you know just what a super guy he is. That's part of what I am doing is letting people see the other side of Mitt.
There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects rather an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.
I loved my 17 years with R.E.M. but I'm ready to reflect assess and move on to a different phase of my life. The four of us will continue our close friendship and I look forward to hearing their future efforts as the world's biggest R.E.M. fan.
No my work does not reflect my sexual preferences it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist.
Forty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear we're going down a rabbit hole once again - and if people can stop and think and reflect on some of the ideas and issues in this movie perhaps I've done some damn good here!
My greatest fear is feeling like a professional novelist. Somebody who creates characters who sits down and has pieces of paper taped to the wall - what's going to happen in this scene or this act. What I like is for it to be a much more scary sloppy reflection of who I am.