The Art of Grace Quotes

“We're distracted and we let the door slam on the person behind us, we trip over curbs as we're texting, we're...sedentary, weighed down, collapsed over the laptop. ...We've forgotten how to move through life with grace.”
― Sarah L. Kaufman, The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life

“Being gracious,' Rabbi Scott added, 'is allowing other people to be or appear graceful.'

In other words, graciousness - your willingness to be easily pleased - is a gift; you are giving others the spotlight and then applauding like mad and tossing roses. The gracious person creates ease with his approval, rather than judgment.”
― Sarah L. Kaufman, The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life

“You know how there are people who, no matter what you do, you're never going to please them? And then there is somebody who allows himself to be pleased easily. That is a gracious person.”
― Sarah L. Kaufman, The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life

“We hurry through our days, with our eyes and ears plugged into our devices, our minds far away, not noticing the physical or emotional impression we make on others.....

Popular culture stokes delight in humiliation and conflict.”
― Sarah L. Kaufman, The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life

“Grace can lie in a smooth, well-coordinated motion, or in a humble and tolerant attitude.”
― Sarah L. Kaufman, The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life