485 Quotes About Breathing


  • Author J. Horton
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    I actually didn't think my floor routine was that good. It was pretty shaky to me but some other guys made some mistakes. I stuck most of my passes, a small step on my dismount. On rings, my strength was hard. I was breathing hard through the whole thing and I lost my lower back muscles it felt like during my handstands. I was able to stick my dismount and I came out with two first-place finishes.

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  • Author Kim Harrison
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    Wayde yelled, and I hit him again, adrenaline pulling a scream of outrage from me. He went quiet, and I held my breath to make sure I could hear him breathing. I suppose I could have used my magic on him, but this was a lot more satisfying.

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  • Author L. Ron Hubbard
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    A workman is not just a workman. A laborer is not just a laborer. An office worker is not just an office worker. They are living, breathing, important pillars on which the entire structure of our civilization is erected. They are not cogs in a mighty machine. They are the machine itself.

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  • Author Margaret Heffernan
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    Speaking is what most people work on. They forget the thinking and the breathing and instead try to occupy space with sound.

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  • Author Nhat Hanh
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    Without full awareness of breathing, there can be no development of meditative stability and understanding.

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  • Author Nhat Hanh
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    When you feel anger arising, remember to return to your breathing and follow it. The other person may see that you are practicing, and she may even apologize.

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  • Author Nhat Hanh
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    Follow your breathing, dwell mindfully on your steps, and soon you will find your balance.

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  • Author Nhat Hanh
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    Even if you only stop and focus on your breathing for a few breaths, or for a minute or two, its very valuable.

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