Quotes About Insight

I think being sensitive gives you powers. You get the logic and the flexibility of emotions.

I believe very much in sensual powers as a means of obtaining understanding.

Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.

I don't spend afternoons practicing my guitar to get better. I do read, though, to get inspiration for my lyrics.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

When you spend almost two years out talking to people, praying with them, and really finding out some of those tough issues that are impacting them, it makes a lasting impression on you.

Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During the 1948 election, we were praying for Truman. I know a lot about politics.

Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible - that is just cheating. It's cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn't how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that.

To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth.

I'm not the type that's going to sit and preach to people if they don't need it just because I've been around the block a few times.

Now I don't really write for adults or kids - I don't write for kids, I write about them. I think you need to do that, otherwise you end up preaching down.

We don't preach, but we just tell you what we think, and it provokes thought.

Some of the best leaders in the world find they learn something every day to be a better leader. Whether it's developing a relationship, learning what someone likes or doesn't like, putting forth the extra effort so guys understand you do what you preach.

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

The great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve. It's really precious, and it's really easy to lose.

Done right, precision can help clarify, plus it's fun.

Some of the best ideas come from sheer discovery, and not by some masterminded, preconceived genius.

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.

I went out of my way to play games I didn't like or find interesting. Those ended up being a lot more informative for me. At home, I have literally thousands of games, and I think of them as pearls of wisdom from my predecessors.

One of my few shortcomings is that I can't predict the future.

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.

I think to perfectly understand somebody is to predict their next move.

I learned a long time ago not to predict elections.