Enlightens Quotations

The film 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,' based the book of the same name, has a line that enlightens and comforts me. The protagonist, who has lost all ability to move except one eye, discusses his role as a father. He notes, 'Even a fraction of a father is still a father.'

Faith in God is the gift that takes us beyond our limited self, with all its incessant demands. It opens us to a life that stretches us, enlightens us, and often springs surprises upon us. Such faith, like love, sees that which is invisible and lives by it.

Only 'knowledge' can help us to know the universe, which is vast like an ocean. It enlightens everyone's minds.

My confidence has been pretty high. I can hang with any player. It definitely enlightens the future for me.

I can hang with any player, ... I shouldn't be intimidated or afraid to walk on the court with anybody. It definitely enlightens the future for me.

A teacher gives knowledge to his student and enlightens him.

Intuition enlightens and so links up with pure thought. They together become an intelligence which is not simply of the brain, which does not calculate, but feels and thinks.