Mateo Ricci Quotes

Ricci created memory palaces in his mind. Each item in the palace represented a series of concepts. The rooms and locations within the palace served as directories and files, similar to computer data storage. Ricci instantaneously learned, retained and retrieved hundreds of new Chinese kanji, to the astonished delight of Chinese nobles. ~ Janet M. Tavakoli

Real tears are not those that fall from the eyes and cover the face, but those that fall from the heart and cover the soul. ~ Christina Ricci

The moment I start losing friends is the moment I start living the positive way and leave the negativity behind. ~ Christina Ricci

As empaths, one of the quickest ways to completely losing our grounding in reality is by deferring our needs and wants in relationships. ~ Mateo Sol

I'm merely trying to be something akin to a nice, kind, good actress. ~ Christina Ricci

According to studies, empathic children are more susceptible to developing problems such as anxiety and depression in later life, especially if they experience emotionally turbulent upbringings. ~ Mateo Sol

When circumstances demand that we do something that is not natural to our temperament or talents, we must sometimes intentionally choose by discipline what we inherently lack by nature. ~ Jamie Arpin-Ricci

I've been talking to people, and I've gone to hospitals, talked to survivors, to doctors, to caregivers. I just learned that there's really no one way for somebody to experience dealing with cancer. ~ Italia Ricci

I want a Mini-Cooper because it's fuel efficient, emissions efficient and all that stuff. It's small and better for the environment. I think that will be my next car. ~ Christina Ricci

When you're accustomed to being considered 'normal', difference feels like a perversion. ~ Jamie Arpin-Ricci

If our social justice is guided by retribution, we will simply perpetuate the use and abuse of power to inflict violence. ~ Jamie Arpin-Ricci

I've always done guest-starring stuff. ~ Christina Ricci

I grew up doing theater when I was very young - always enjoyed it. ~ Italia Ricci

When it comes to relationships, empaths truly shine. This is because it is not the face, body or personality of a person that empaths fall in love with, it is their Soul. ~ Mateo Sol

Your Soul is the place within you that is timeless, ageless, and eternal: it is the ultimate core and essence of who you truly are. ~ Mateo Sol

I think the thing that I always try to do - because it piques my interest - is to play really different parts all the time. ~ Christina Ricci

The elevator doors had barely shut before Olivia's fingers were at the buckle of the belt cinching the waist of her trench dress. Drunk on his nearness, she ignored the security camera in the ceiling. It didn't mean a damn thing. Hell, who was she kidding? She was the wild Sweet triplet, the one voted most likely to do anything, and all she wanted to do right now was Mateo. ~ Avery Flynn

I loved the idea of doing something that has this misconception about what stewardesses were. And, I also love the idea that these girls were navigating a blatantly misogynistic society, with the girdle checks and make-up checks. ~ Christina Ricci

You won't see me in a better mood than 4:00 in the morning on my way to work. ~ Christina Ricci

It would be easier to say, what was the difference in style from many years ago. Many years ago, the old violinists, they also had a good technique, they were not tonally as good. ~ Ruggiero Ricci

I would love to fly privately, but unfortunately, I don't. I don't summer anywhere either. ~ Christina Ricci

My sister and I shared a bedroom our entire lives and I believe she discovered the Beatles when she was about 11 and I'm four years younger. So from the age of 7 until 17 we had nothing but Beatles paraphernalia in our room, even those little stuffed Beatles that went on stands that are dressed as the Sgt. Pepper band. ~ Christina Ricci

What if I start training my consciousness to know that it is a time and space traveller of unlimited proportions? ~ Ricci-Jane Adams

Above all is the centrality of love at the heart of vulnerable faith. Vulnerability will thrive only where love abounds - a love that is generous, gracious, patient, compassionate, humble, curious, joyful, and full of hope. In the absence of fear and the bondage it inflicts on us, love will put down roots, grow, and extend its reach far beyond our expectations or natural capacity. Love we once reserved only for those closest to us can be offered even to those who would persecute us. Enemies are transformed into sisters and brothers and friends. ~ Jamie Arpin-Ricci

There is more hope in honest brokenness than in the pretense of false wholeness. ~ Jamie Arpin-Ricci

There are a lot of theories about Shakespeare. ~ Christina Ricci

When you can hear a violinist, that is better than you, then you learn from him, because if you play with somebody who is worse than you, then you go down. ~ Ruggiero Ricci

I think people who suffer from depression, unless it's post-traumatic, are probably going to struggle with it for their whole life. ~ Christina Ricci

This emphasis is directed primarily at the here and now, as Christ-embodying communities of active love in the midst of the world. All of creation is caught up in the restorative work. The mission of God's people is not simply directed at saving people's souls from a bad life-after-death into a good life-after-death, but it addresses and hopefully touches the injustice and violence around us - poverty, racism, sexism, economic exploitation, war, environmental destruction - where salvation, justice, and peace can merge. ~ Jamie Arpin-Ricci

All too often, when faced with the sadness and suffering of others, we rush to offer comfort in order to ease our own discomfort. While we are no doubt motivated by good intentions, too often we hope to relieve the awkwardness and rawness of the other's suffering. We want to give advice, to solve the problem, to fix what is broken as much to relieve our own discomfort as to genuinely help the other's hurt. Instead, Jesus invites us to come alongside, identify with those suffering and join them in their mourning. ~ Jamie Arpin-Ricci

Dear empath:

You are a being of immense depth, wisdom, and compassion. You are a pioneer and trailblazer of humanity, a model for others on how to be sensitive and powerful. All the strength and love you need is already within you, waiting to be discovered. ~ Mateo Sol

And hit to you too," Matt says, taking me out of my hypnotic stare-down of his brother but surprising me with a kiss on my cheek. It's so sudden, I don't really have a chance to freak out.
"Mateo!" Nico scolds his brother, and pulls him away from me.
"Oh, shit. Sorry. No touching. I forgot," Matt says, holding his hands out. "I don't have germs. I promise. What do you need? Antibacterial cream? Rubbing alcohol? Shit. I'm so sorry," he says in a rush, seemingly worried I might bolt right out of my own home..
"Great job at not making this weird, man," Nico says. ~ Sidney Halston

I kissed his scruffy check, my heart pounding like mad. "I love you. So much. I love you."

His mouth tipped up on one side. "I know."

"Oh, my God, Mateo. Did you just quote Star Wars to me?"

He grinned. "I sure did. ~ Juliette Cross

You see, my son," continues Kolbe softly, "the saints are not so different than you or me. Their stories reveal them to be very much human. However, this frailty does not weaken their witness or holiness, but rather extends to us the invitation to the same life amid our own frailty. ~ Jamie Arpin-Ricci

I think I've had a fairly meandering career. Because I did start so young, I think that I've always chosen my parts based on what's interesting to me and what I think would be challenging or fun, or someone I've always wanted to work with or a place I've always wanted to work in or a topic. ~ Christina Ricci

Genuine self-love is the most profound experience in the universe. However, it usually takes time, sincere dedication, and discipline to develop. We are surrounded by so many images, beliefs, and behaviors that reinforce the idea of self-hatred every day that it can be extremely difficult for us to connect to the love inside of us. ~ Mateo Sol

All the roles are for boys. The girls' roles are either small or all the same. There's just nothing interesting. ~ Christina Ricci