14 Retreats Quotes for You to Enjoy

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. Sun Tzu

Service Good Thought Country Kingdom Fearing General Only Advances Retreats Protect Without His Fame Sovereign Disgrace Who Whose Jewel

The Iraqi forces are conducting the Mother of all Retreats. Dick Cheney

Mother Retreats Forces Iraqi Conducting

I still go to a Christian priory for retreats. Lionel Blue

Christian Retreats Still Go

That's what fascinates me about these writers' retreats: You're in these small spaces with small groups of people, and all of the sudden, the spotlight is shining on you harder than it normally is. Lynn Coady

Me You People About Small Writers Retreats Spotlight Shining Normally Than Spaces Fascinates Groups Sudden Harder

'Original Sin' is one of those ideas that has been circulating for several years at the Marvel retreats we have a couple times a year. We have all these ideas floating around for a bit before we figure out how to align them. Jason Aaron

Year Before Align Several Bit Those Out Has-Been Marvel Sin Ideas Retreats Couple Couple Times Around How Been Years Times Them Figure Original Original Sin Floating

Part of me wanted to disappear into a cave in India, and I did end up going on retreats there, but, don't ask me why, I always felt very strongly that the point for me was to find a way to live a truly spiritual life in the modern day world and be able to work with all the positive aspects of our cultural and technological advancements. Linus Roache

Positive Life Work Day Spiritual Me World Live Our Way India Find Able Strongly Spiritual Life Point Part Disappear Retreats Felt Always Cultural Truly Cave End Up Very Did Modern Going Wanted Modern-Day Ask Aspects Why Technological

The north coast of Brittany is eaten into bays from which the sea retreats to considerable distances, and is fringed with reefs and islands. It is a favourite resort of Parisians throughout its stretch, from Dinard to Plestin. Sabine Baring-Gould

Resort Brittany Considerable Distances Favourite Eaten Throughout Retreats Islands North Which Sea Coast Stretch

The thing that comes most frequently to me on yoga retreats is excruciating pain in my hips. Taiye Selasi

Me Pain Excruciating Most Retreats Frequently Hips Yoga Thing

I think it's a little simplistic to explain a work through the psychology of its author. In other words, that Haneke has emotional problems, so I don't have to take his films seriously. By using this argument, the viewer retreats from the challenges of the film. Michael Haneke

Work Challenges Words Problems Seriously Argument Think Films Other Through Emotional Take Simplistic Retreats His Author In Other Words Psychology Explain Little Viewer Using Film

I like to take writing retreats within a day's drive of home. Less travel time means more time for writing, which is the name of the game here. Kate Klise

Time Day Home Game Travel Writing Drive More Take Name Like Retreats Within Which Means Less Here

I think I first got into acting through church. I would go to these church retreats, and they would tell us to make a skit or make a video and present it to the rest of the group. And I started doing that. And I fell in love with it. Ki Hong Lee

The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances. Joseph McCabe

Nature Other Rival Advances Retreats Scientist Theist