#presence

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

#better #calamities #character #elasticity #escapes

Human nature is the same now as when Adam hid from the presence of God; the consciousness of wrong makes us unwilling to meet those whom we have offended. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

#consciousness #god #hid #human #human nature

If I know that I shall be as an angel, and more; if I shall behold all God has made; if he shall own me for his son and exalt me to honor in his presence, I shall not fear to die, nor shall I dread the grave where Christ once lay. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

#behold #christ #die #dread #exalt

When an idea reaches critical mass there is no stopping the shift its presence will induce. ↗

— Marianne Williamson

#critical mass #idea #induce #mass #presence

The presence of the Holy Spirit is the keystone of all our hopes. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

#holy spirit #hopes #keystone #our #presence

We need a human presence at the border and a humane presence at the border. ↗

— David Dewhurst

#human #humane #need #presence

Well unfortunately I didn't work with Andre much. But rap is a strong presence in the culture and anyone is going to grateful for its appearance, grateful for any kind of music that has the kind of effect that rap has had on us all. ↗

— Harvey Keitel

#any #anyone #appearance #culture #effect

There was one titanic guiding light on the film set, and I was in the presence of a true Mahatma, in the deepest and most profound sense of the word. ↗

— Ben Kingsley

#film #film set #guiding #i #light

It doesn't bother me that Seven has such an overtly sexual presence, because she has no concept of what effect that physical package would have on some male member of the crew. That's what's fun, her innocence. ↗

— Jeri Ryan

#bother #concept #crew #effect #fun

For me, Robbie Williams was a massive influence when I was growing up. But also Cheryl Cole. Being in her presence was intimidating, because she's so hot. ↗

— Louis Tomlinson

#because #being #cole #growing #growing up