Dorothy Day Quotes

When we go slower, we are more patient and when we are more patient we have a choice in how we respond.

It may sound paradoxical, but however tight our schedule, however many things clamor to be done, we don't need to hurry. If we can keep our mind calm and go about our business with undivided attention, we will not only accomplish more but we'll do a better job - and find ourselves more patient, more at peace.

I have to clean my room and unload the dishwasher, wash the pans, and feed the dogs.

Really, I don't like to do any household chores. There was a time when I loved to cook, but that was when I wasn't writing books.

I do know that the key to anything good is feeling relaxed and free. That's the main thing that you can offer yourself as an actor.

People say to me, 'Oh, being a mother must make you a better actor,' and I think, 'Well, I never sleep, I have very little time to think about anything except when I'm actually there.' I wonder whether that makes me a better actor. I think it must on some level.

Do I ever really lose my temper? Goodness me, no. Not at home or at work. There's no point in getting in a tizz over anything. Life's too short.

Keep your cool, even when those around you can't.

Bookstore operators tell us that the books which head the bestseller list are books on peace and happiness.

I am genuinely a peaceful person now.

You have to be calm as a manger.

You have to stand every day three or four hours of visitors. Nine-tenths of them want something they ought not to have. If you keep dead-still they will run down in three or four minutes. If you even cough or smile they will start up all over again.

The first step to becoming a more peaceful person is to have the humility to admit that, in most cases, you're creating your own emergencies. Life will usually go on if things don't go according to plan. It's helpful to keep reminding yourself and repeating the sentence, "Life isn't an emergency".

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

I can't run a company... I can't even run my own life!

Conran's Law of Housework - it expands to fill the time available plus half an hour.

Last year, [Pope Francis] was asked about his secret to happiness. He said slow down. Take time off. Live and let live. Don't proselytize. Work for peace. Work at a job that offers basic human dignity. Don't hold on to negative feelings. Move calmly through life. Enjoy art, books and playfulness.

Don’t be stupid, Katra. Never speak in anger and never try to force your will onto someone else. You’ll never find peace in that. (Acheron)

Infinite altruism is the basis of peace and happiness. If you want altruism, you must control hate and you must practice patience. The main teachers of patience are our enemies.

Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.

I have to take care of the house, and the dogs, and the Macondo Board meetings, all those e-mails, the letters that are going to fans. And you've got to pay bills. These things eat up your time. You have to prepare and pack to go on that trip. Then when you come back you have to file all that stuff, answer all that mail, and that's not even washing the clothes or any of that. So it takes as many days as I've been away to come back to normal and to get quiet.

There is only one thing worse than coming home from the lab to a sink full of dirty dishes, and that is not going to the lab at all!

If you act anxiously to hasten your results, you delay their arrival. Calm poise reveals the shortest route home.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

The biggest mistakes I've ever made are when I've been rushed. If I'm overwhelmed, I slow down. It's more effective.