There is no point in trying to remember your dreams. . . There is only the unspeakable joy of eavesdropping on your spirit, catching tiny glimpses of its independent life, resting for a moment in its wisdom, puzzling, laughing sometimes, over what it's up to, what it makes of you.
The joy in catching butterflies is the joy of capturing - for an instant - utter beauty. The satisfaction of being able to let it go is immense.
Sam looked at me, yellow eyes catching and holding me. "I miss being me. I miss you. All the time.
He caught her as if he were used to catching fainting girls, as if he did it everyday.
The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity.
Overachievement is aimed at people who want to maximize their potential. And to do that, I insist you throw caution to the wind, ignore the pleas of parents, coaches, spouses, and bosses to be "realistic. " Realistic people do not accomplish extraordinary things because the odds against success stymie them. The best performers ignore the odds. I will show you that instead of limiting themselves to what's probable, the best will pursue the heart-pounding, exciting, really big, difference-making dreams-so long as catching them might be possible.
An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself plagiarizing oneself.
It's really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of eventually catching someone's attention.
. . . finally democracy is catching up with the old, hierarchical, father-dominated family: the family is being democratized.
Blues songs, like folk songs, are a continuous stream, and catching the continuities and thefts is part of what puts meaning and complexity into it - also part of the fun of it all.
Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch it is a business.
He thinks by infection, catching an opinion like a cold.
Enthusiasm is very catching, especially when it is very eloquent.
And scandal has a way of catching up with those who disregard its power.
You see all these old buildings [in Rio] going down or catching fire overnight, and it is so sad. I am very connected with these buildings because they are our history. It is the only one that we have.
People talk about cold weather and it'd be tough to catch balls. But the greatest catcher of all time, Michael Crabtree, catches everything. It's unbelievable. In the northern snowlands, down to the tropics' sunny scenes, he's catching the football. Where they throw a football, he'll be catching it.
There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.
I don't enjoy the boo scare when you're watching a movie and then suddenly there's a big shark on the screen. The only thing they're doing is catching you off guard.
Crocodiles. I’ve been catching them since I was nine. No problem.
