Quotes About Tranquility

To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.

I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.

O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.

Wherever I am in the world, my perfect day begins with waking up and heading to the beach or the pool or somewhere I can be semi-comatose. I just wake up and go to the sun.

I want my family and myself to be comfortable wherever I am at the time, and just be able to relax and kind of let my hair down.

I can bat in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, on ice, desert, wherever and whenever. It is almost nirvana for me. It takes me away from the stresses of life.

When I write, I normally write anywhere that I can feel at peace, so if it's in my bedroom, if it's at the park, if it's by a lake somewhere, wherever I feel calm is where I like to write.

I miss aspects of being in the Arab world - the language - and there is a tranquility in these cities with great rivers. Whether it's Cairo or Baghdad, you sit there and you think, 'This river has flown here for thousands of years.' There are magical moments in these places.

The greatest problem all around the world today, whether in America, Japan, China Russia, India or anywhere else in the world, is that people are not in peace. People want peace.

That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquillity.

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

My cottage is on Lake Huron and it's always nice to have the chance to get away and hear the waves crashing while reading a good book.

I crave a cone of silence every once in while.

I can meditate anywhere, anytime, even whilst talking to you.

Normally, I like my privacy in the high desert.

Even when I was young, I never felt extreme feelings.

When people around me are getting rattled, I may just close my eyes and do a breathing exercise.

I can fall asleep on a dime.

When you come to a place like Kauai, you don't go for a high tech world.

Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me.

Do I ever really lose my temper? Goodness me, no. Not at home or at work. There's no point in getting in a tizz over anything. Life's too short.

For Pleasure, Delight, Peace and Felicity live in method and temperance.

The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.

I find there are a few places where I like to meditate more than in other places. There's a little Catholic church that I go to, and there's another temple I go to - there are certain places where I just feel more comfortable.