"To contact the cosmic giggle, to have the flow of casuistry begin to give off synchronistic ripples, whitecaps in the billows of the coincidental ether, if you will. To achieve that, a precondition is a kind of unconsciousness, a kind of drifting, a certain taking-your-eye-off-the-ball, a certain assumptions that things are simpler than they are, almost always precedes what Mircea Eliade called ‘the rupture of plane’ that indicates that there is an archetypal world, an archetypal power behind profane appearances."
Balls quotes
Balls
995 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Topics related to Balls
Browse quotes that often appear alongside balls — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Balls quotes (page 4 of 50)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"I used to be a rabid reader, but now it's scripts or nothing - network television is quite relentless, and you can't drop the ball."
"I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out."
"A lie is like a snow-ball; the longer it is rolled, the larger it is."
"Every time I fumble or drop a ball I am embarrassed."
"The one place where I can relax is on the golf course with my teammates and buddies, assuming I'm hitting the golf ball well. If I'm not, well, that is another story."
"I've had seven balls of light come off a UFO...explain to me telepathically we are all one and there's no such thing as death."
"People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls."
"I can't smell moth balls, I find it too difficult to get their tiny legs apart"
"Remember, if you don't have a goal you're not playing football, you're just kicking a ball around the park."
"Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball"
"Bat doesn't hit ball, bat meets it."
"You may have a plan, but life throws you curve balls. Put God first; his plan is better anyway."
"Next to dressing for a rout or ball, undressing is a woe."
"A cricket ball broke my nose when I was a kid so I couldn't breath through it. Before I had it operated on I used to stand on stage with my mouth slightly open."
"The entire ball game, in terms of both the exam and life, was what you gave attention to vs. what you willed yourself to not."
"The bowler approached the wicket at a lope, a trot, and then a run. He suddenly exploded in a flurry of arms and legs, out of which flew a ball."
"...how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned?"
"What is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop?"
"My mind started wandering. I started playing carefully, instead of playing the way that had gotten me to that point. I had to force myself to keep driving the ball."