Fixing – Quotes

The determined fixing of

The determined fixing of our will upon God, and pressing toward him steadily and without deflection; this is the very center and the art of prayer. Evelyn Underhill

I think what all of us have in common is that we’ve been taught and trained and programmed to focus on fixing and mutilating ourselves. That’s a core reason why women do not have power in the world. Eve Ensler

stop fixing your bodies

stop fixing your bodies and start fixing the world! Eve Ensler

It seems to me

It seems to me that we spend an inordinate amount of time and attention on fixing ourselves when we could really be directing that out to serving others. Eve Ensler

Making up characters and

Making up characters and places and plots, unlike fixing your plumbing or doing dishes, is anything but practical or rational. I write what needs to be written the way that seems genuinely right. Etgar Keret

There is nothing for

There is nothing for you to go back and live over, or fix, or feel regret about now. Every part of your life has unfolded just right. And so – now – knowing all that you know from where you now stand, now what do you want? The answers are now coming forth to you. … Read more

I have an organization

I have an organization called BLIND [Beautiful Love Incorporated Nonprofit Development], so named because even though my interest is in the black community, because that’s where I grew up and that’s where I’m most skilled in fixing things, it doesn’t end there. Erykah Badu

Before things are written

Before things are written down they don’t exist in quite the same way. The act of fixing them in words gives them a kind of currency that can be traded. Erica Jong

The only way to

The only way to write complex software that won’t fall on its face is to hold its global complexity down – to build it out of simple pieces connected by well-defined interfaces, so that most problems are local and you can have some hope of fixing or optimizing a part without breaking the whole Eric … Read more

I always felt sorry

I always felt sorry for humans, spending so much time in front of the mirror. Fixing their hair, makeup, and clothes, mostly to impress others. Did they really see themselves in the mirror? Was it what they wanted to see? Did it make them feel good or bad? And mostly I wondered if they based … Read more