{"quotes":[{"text":"[B]riefing is not reading. In fact it is the antithesis of reading. Briefing is terse, factual and to the point. Reading is untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting. Briefing closes down a subject, reading opens it up.","author":"Alan Bennett","tags":["books","briefing","entertainment","expansion","information","inspiration","learning","reading"],"id":34216,"author_id":"Alan+Bennett"},{"text":"Observation and expansion are two elements of meditation. While a teacher may guide you to have the right posture and give instruction on following the breath, no one can teach you about the experience. It comes through practice and patience.","author":"Debra Moffitt","tags":["expansion","guru","meditation","patience","practice","spiritual-experience","spiritual-practices","teacher"],"id":42996,"author_id":"Debra+Moffitt"},{"text":"Upbeat people make us feel appreciated, important, and fantastic. These are the folks who expand and warm us with their positive energy.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["attitude","body-language","communication-skills","energy","expansion","mindset","motivational-speaker-susan-young","by-susan-c-young","relationship"],"id":51423,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"A light-hearted point to consider: Do you know the number one reason a man falls in love with a woman? Because of how she makes him feel about himself. Do you know the number one reason a man falls out of love with a woman? Because of how she makes him feel about himself! It is the same reason! When you inspire and motivate another person through your positive energy, they want you to stick around!","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["attitude","body-language","communication-skills","energy","expansion","mindset","motivational-speaker-susan-young","by-susan-c-young","relationship"],"id":60021,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Love in this life is expanded by our anticipation of the next life. Those who love under God are never satisfied with small love, or love bound by the flaws of human emotion. Those who love under God dream of another life where they can experience it and live it in God's perfect form, so they seek to build it in this life as much as possible.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["afterlife","dissatisfaction","dream","emotion","expansion","experience","flaws","god","heaven","life","love","perfect-love","satisfaction"],"id":72661,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"The Broaden-and-Build Theory in Positive Psychology suggests that positive emotions initiate upward spirals of positivity which contribute to our optimal well-being. It is no wonder positive people are more likely to make a positive impact!","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["attitude","body-language","communication-skills","energy","expansion","mindset","motivational-speaker-susan-young","by-susan-c-young","relationship"],"id":104548,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Shake off the tonnage of old genetics, nitpicking naysayers and hand-me-down Egos hoarding junk in the back of your mind.Be a Friday night liberty set loose on Monday morning.","author":"Laurie Perez","tags":["creativity","destiny","ego","expansion","fearless","genetics","limitless","purpose","rebel"],"id":109264,"author_id":"Laurie+Perez"},{"text":"Birthing is never easy or without pain, be it a universe, a child, or a fresh start in life. Contraction precedes expansion. Darkness comes before dawn. Joy follows pain. This is the way of things.","author":"John Mark Green","tags":["birthing","change","contraction","darkness","dawn","expansion","joy","life","new-start","pain","positive","about-life","rebirth","starting-over","universe"],"id":110323,"author_id":"John+Mark+Green"},{"text":"[With comedy and wanting to make people laugh,] when you're a child, all you want is ANY kind of laugh. You get them to laugh, and great! - you've succeeded. And then it's 'How FAST can I get them to laugh?' 'How LONG can I get them to laugh?', 'How HARD can I get them to laugh?'. And then it becomes: 'Can I laugh at something that makes them uncomfortable?', 'Can I get them to laugh at something that challenges their beliefs?","author":"Jason Reitman","tags":["comedy","developing","developing-self","developing-talent","development","expansion","growing","growth","growth-process"],"id":127002,"author_id":"Jason+Reitman"},{"text":"On the road to success there is absolutely no room for criticism of self or others. Insecurity and fear masquerade as jealousy and judgment. Finding faults in others wastes time as we attempt to remove the bricks from other people’s foundations – time that could be better spent building our own. And worrying about what other people think about us also wastes the time that could be better spent expanding upon what we have built.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["acceptance","acceptance-of-others","consciousness","expansion","growth","happiness","independent-thought","inner-peace","inspirational","jealousy","kindness","love","mindfulness","other-people","others","others-perspective","overcoming-fear","overcoming-obstacles","psychology","road-to-success","self-esteem","self-improvement","spiritual","success","wisdom","worrying","zen"],"id":133538,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":52,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}