Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

And I see the - you know, when I go to the juvenile detention centers and prisons, I see people who can't read now. And I know that when they leave those prisons and those detention centers, they're not going to be able to make it in our society. ”

I had seen the ballet of 'Swan Lake' as a child but it was as an adult, when I saw a production featuring Erik Bruhn, that I first noticed how significant a part the ever-present threat of violence played. This juxtaposition of great beauty and grace with a backdrop of pure evil stayed with me for years. ”

I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They're embarrassed to have people see them doing it. ”

I remember one time being told I could not play in a basketball game at the College of William and Mary because I was black, even though I was playing with a United States Army team. ”

I suppose popularity is measured by ratings. If a broadcaster is known as the leader because of ratings, then that's where people most want to be seen and heard, so there's no question that there's an advantage. ”

Sometimes a famous subject may even outlive his own obituary writer. ”

I looked at the world with the humaneness, I think, which is one of the hallmarks of being liberal in my mind. ”

I simply told people what I thought about the state of the war in Vietnam, and it was that we better get out of this. ”

I hope that, somewhere, Mom and Dad are proud that little Walter is performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. ”

Dan Rather and I just aren't especially chummy. ”