Quotes About Contemplative

She stuck her tongue in her cheek, thinking.

Americans are pragmatic; we want quick, clean, simple solutions to vast problems. The paradox is that we're a deeply confessional culture, but we're not often contemplative.

I'm not a very verbal person.

He often came back 'all thinky' from work.

I'm quite a cerebral person. Often I feel quite stuck in that.

I was a studious child, heavily into academics. For the longest time, I wouldn't talk.

Her manner was mild, interior; she often paused before speaking, as if waiting to hear what she was about to say.

in the teachings of many other contemplative or mystical traditions, the basic view is that people are fundamentally good and healthy. It's as if everyone who has ever been born has the same birthright, which is enormous potential of warm heart and clear mind. The

some people were born quiet, preferring to listen.

Alban looked thoughtful for a moment, her blue eyes intent on something only she could see, then returned her attention to the admiral.

I guess my experience with some stuff is kind of abstract.

I'm not an activist.

I'm not a very analytical person.

I'm not lighthearted, I'm . . . wholehearted." Severin smiled reflectively as they stood to shake hands. "It must be nice," he mused, "to be any kind of hearted.

She'd also grown up into a quiet introvert, an old soul.

People will assume Virgo is in a bad mood, when really Virgo is just in one of their quiet, thinking moods.

I'm for the death penalty, I'm pro-abortion, I'm pro-assisted suicide, I'm pro-regular suicide. Anything that'll get the traffic moving.

I am not athletic.

I was never the avid film watcher.

I'm like a pretty deep dude.

How do you design it so that people can form a space of their own, and feel quiet and contemplative?

Luckily, I have the kind of personality where I am extremely private. I don't really like to tell everyone my business. I'd much rather people wonder or not know.

I'm not reclusive at all. Just private.

We were sharing a rare point in time, contemplative, and the moment was made complete by his vintage sunglasses, bringing the night indoors.