Breathing – Quotes

The belief that life

The belief that life was hard and often its worst battles were fought in private, that it was possible to walk through fear and come out scorched but still breathing. Gail Caldwell

I got strep throat last week and finished my antibiotics on the Wednesday before coming here, so yesterday was my first day off antibiotics. They take a lot out of you, but it was kind of an advantage … Instead of concentrating on everything, I was concentrating more on the breathing and relaxing. That also … Read more

I almost think that

I almost think that hope is for the soul what breathing is for the living organism. Where hope is lacking the soul dries up and withers. Gabriel Marcel

She asked him to

She asked him to come and see her that night. He agreed, in order to get away, knowing that he was incapable of going. But that night, in his burning bed, he understood that he had to go see her, even if he were not capable. He got dressed by feel, listening in the dark … Read more

Ninety percent of metabolic

Ninety percent of metabolic oxygen comes from breathing. Ten percent comes from food. Gabriel Cousens

Often I visualize a

Often I visualize a quicker, like almost a ghost runner, ahead of me with a quicker stride. It’s really crazy. In races, this always happens to me. I see the vision of a runner ahead of me, maybe just 15, 20 meters ahead of me, and the cadence of that runner, which is actually me … Read more

The only thing I

The only thing I have to do in life is die. Everything else is a choice… including breathing. G-Dragon

I wake up every

I wake up every day and I think, ‘I’m breathing! It’s a good day.’ Eve Ensler

Of course I knew

Of course I knew the work of Roland Kirk and Harry Carney and the specific uses they would make of circular breathing, so I knew it was physically possible. Evan Parker

Beautiful and rich is

Beautiful and rich is an old friendship, Grateful to the touch as ancient ivory, Smooth as aged wine, or sheen of tapestry Where light has lingered, intimate and long. Full of tears and warm is an old friendship That asks no longer deeds of gallantry, Or any deed at all- save that the friend shall … Read more