Nothing so tends to mask the face of God as religion; it can be a substitute for God himself.
Even for an area I know well, I prepare a shooting list of subjects I need.
I carry a notebook full of sketches of pictures I want to take - they are really scruffy sketches, but at least I am going out there with a clear objective.
All I really wanted to do was wildlife photography.
Most acts of assent require far more courage than most acts of protest, since courage is clearly a readiness to risk self-humiliation.
Close encounters are bad. Bad for the animal, as it causes stress, and bad for me for exactly the same reason.
I hope to goodness I would not still be working in the corporate world - the money is OK but it is no life at all.
Make an attitude to be in gratitude, you will find the whole Universe will come to you.
An unquestioned mind is the world of suffering.
You can get into a very fancy car and know everything about the engine, but when you drive in that car, you feel that rush. In the same way, I think the more you know about love, the more you can enjoy it. And knowing about your personality type, who you are and what kind of person you're dealing with gives you a great leg up.
poets are privileged to utter more than they can always quite explain, bringing up from the mind's unplumbed depths tokens of the nature of the world we carry within us.