Simple Things
Jim Brickman
Top 10 Best Quotes
“I long for those tranquil moments of absolute nothing. And I think the reason I really like them is because the moment the world goes mute, my brain seems to open like a flower in the spring. I actually can feel little inner doors unlocking.”
“Simple things. We want to be able to appreciate a beautiful day. We long for that pulse-pounding joy of looking across a room and seeing our friends. We want to capture some of that childlike wonder where the world is a mystery, and every time we step out the door, there's an adventure just waiting around the corner.”
“At dawn ... the sky is milky white with big marshmallow clouds forming over the mountains. On a spring morning, the air is so crisp and clean that it almost tickles when you take a deep breath. ... No matter where you live, adventure is lurking.”
“Yet most of us don't allow ourselves enough time to keep learning. It just doesn't seem practical. We live in a time where everything has to produce tangible results.”
“We don't just close our eyes at night; we live in a time when our eyes are closed most of the time.”
“The point is that you should listen to your instincts. They don't charge $200 an hour like a therapist, and you don't need a ten-cents-a-minute calling plan to afford them. Your instincts can tell you the big stuff, but they can also help you with the little things,..”
“The point is that we make so many complicated excuses for not doing things. Whatever happened to a little simple ingenuity?”
“So here we go. Let's just dance. Teach my soul to take this chance.from the song "Simple Things" by
“I like the word Faith, faith in God, in yourself, in your family. It's such an important thing to believe in something these days.”
“Here's the problem, however. As adults, we're not very good at having fun anymore. We don't even know how to begin. Whims? When's the last time one of Those was part of your day?”
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