Quotes About Awe

Piper wasn't used to anyone intimidating her, but being in the presence of Phoebe Calebow was being in the presence of greatness.

It was never built for the comfort and happiness of its citizens, but to astonish the world.

I hoarded all the stories that reflected the light and dazzled me.

My head reeled at the sheer and startling beauty, the wide, bare openness of it. The sense of space, the vastness of the sky above and on either side made my heart race, I would have travelled a thousand miles to see this. I had never imagined such a place.

The Lord of my life, who calls me to be brave and walk into the unknown, amazing future. I am always awed by the wonder of you.

the world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper," a quote by W. B. Yeats

The whole world is full of danger. But also it is full of beauty and courage and many wonders.

As I move to help him I glanced back at my boy, the singer of bees, as he sat in a patch of sun. This is a Sacred Being, I thought, in hushed wonder. Tears sprang forward and I blinked them away. I was not proud, you see, or very glad. I was afraid for him from that day on because while this world has a great need of Sacred Beings, we are never ready for them.

I'm filled with awe, as I always am, as I watch her transform from a woman who calls me to kill a spider to a woman immune to fear.

Wonderful; such an active word——to be full of wonder.

Una mattina presto trovo Realm sulla porta che dà sul retro, con un gran sorriso stampato sulla faccia. [...] Lui apre la controporta, lasciando entrare una brezza leggera che profuma d'erba. Guardo fuori e sgrano gli occhi: ci sono sei cervi nel nostro giardino, tra cui un cucciolo. Sono bellissimi. Faccio un passo verso di loro e mi posa un braccio sulle spalle. - A volte ci scordiamo che le cose belle esistono - bisbiglio.

I don't know how anyone can see the Hubble 'Deep Field' image and not feel like something else is going about its business out there.

Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of.

Irving Berlin was the greatest songwriter of all time. I was in awe of him. But his music wasn't my music. My music was the blues.

When I saw Beyonce, she did a two-hour show singing and dancing - it was like my mouth just wouldn't close. I was like, 'OK, I'm drooling,' like, it's so good. Oh my God. No one's better. I'm sorry.

Aside from keeping the rain out and producing some usable space, architecture is nothing but a special-effects machine that delights and disturbs the senses.

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

I'm enjoying two beautiful visions tonight. Watching you stand there against a marvelous background has to be the most intriguing sunset I have ever experienced.

Magic lies in the little things

She had stars in her eyes and galaxies in her veins

There is nothing like taking someone's breath away.

Maybe it's time to set aside intellectualism and experience the wonders of things that can't be explained.

The world would be a brighter, happier place, if we could only remember our childhood wonder.

Thank you for being such a beautiful friend. I am in awe of you.