It is not enough to be well-intentioned; one must strive to put those intentions into action in a capable way. One must… — Andrew Cohen Copy Share Image
Reason, in a strict sense, as meaning the judgment of truth and falsehood, can never, of itself, be any motive to the… — David Hume Copy Share Image
If you make a habit of sincere prayer, your life will be very noticeably and profoundly altered. Prayer stamps with its indelible… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share Image
How long do you remember that it is the Lord who is making you work? But then, by repeatedly analysing like that,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Reading can almost be viewed as empathy training. Movies have better action scenes, sure. But books are uniquely suited to showing you… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Religion consists much in holy affection; but those exercises of affection which are most distinguishing of true religion are these practical exercises.… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
The religious environmental movement is potentially key to dealing with the greatest problem humans have ever faced, and it has never been… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
This is the path of prayer-contemplative prayer, that is, as distinct from simple prayers of supplication and thanksgiving-which is a specific discipline… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you invade Grenada, or when you invade Panama to capture a disreputable person, or when you bomb the Bosnia area, you… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the… — Jessica Stern Copy Share Image
So she became impulsive, scared by her inaction into perpetual action. When the Eagle confronted her with the expulsion, maybe she blurted… — John Green Copy Share Image
I'll force myself to sit down and read a couple of chapters of a great book or I'll force myself to sit… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
Each situation has to be evaluated separately, for all are different. In general, I believe in non-violent direct action, which involve organizing… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The earth will continue to regenerate its life sources only as long as we and all the peoples of the world do… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
I'm a special case: I'm a former stuntwoman and former kickboxing champion, but you couldn't be more overqualified for the job. I… — Lexi Alexander Copy Share Image
The government can back up its tastes and beliefs with the police power. That is why it cannot be permitted tastes and… — Charles A. Murray Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the fans want to see the high-flying action and be entertained. I don't think there is a… — Rey Mysterio Copy Share Image
I'm very sorry to Mr. Gabas, to whom I apologised in person. Very sorry for letting my Davis Cup teammates down and… — Denis Shapovalov Copy Share Image
It is critical that the world captures every last bit of energy efficiency, if we are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough… — Christiana Figueres Copy Share Image
I believe that the topic of chemical weapons is critically important for international peace and security, and I take note of the… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
It's not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing. Being able to do action sounds like it… — Adrian Hodges Copy Share Image
In campaign reporting more than any other kind of press coverage, reporters aren't just covering a story, they're a part of it… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
We are part and parcel of a single and all-encompassing evolutionary current that is itself Spirit-in-action, the mode and manner of Spirit's… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
It is so important not to let ourselves off the hook or to become apathetic or cynical by telling ourselves that nothing… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
As your consciousness becomes more settled, all your life patterns change. What religions have called sin will disappear from your life, and… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Judgmentalism assumes that you have the right to change someone else. Well, you don't. You only have the right to choose how… — Vince Poscente Copy Share Image
How, then, find the courage for action? By slipping a little into unconsciousness, spontaneity, instinct which holds one to the earth and… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Find a partner, commit to taking action, and hold each other accountable. Helping our planet is not a one-person or one-country job;… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions or elegant enjoyments. The greater part of our time passes in compliance with… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Good and Evil are names that signify our appetites and aversions, which in different tempers, customs, and doctrines of men, are different:… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
The intellect searches out the Absolute order of things as they stand in the mind of God, and without the colors of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I see, indeed I know, that in some sense God is love, and God is wisdom, and God is creative action, yes… — Olaf Stapledon Copy Share Image
The guys on 'Game of Thrones' trust me implicitly to take care of the action stuff. I don't mess with their drama,… — Neil Marshall Copy Share Image
We know not of the future, and cannot plan for it much. But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so… — Joshua Chamberlain Copy Share Image
It is the best of all games for me. It frequently escapes from the pattern of sport and assumes the form of… — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
Most Jewish feminists and gays that I know remain angry and frustrated by Jewish progressives. Deeply committed to progressive causes, frequently in… — Irena Klepfisz Copy Share Image
A lot of people just go to movies that feed into their preexisting and not so noble needs and desires: They just… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
When you lose velocity off of your fastball, one thing that suffers is your off-speed pitches - the action on your off-speed… — Tim Hudson Copy Share Image
Without a sense of the shame or guilt of his or her action, the child will only be hardened in rebellion by… — C. Sommerville Copy Share Image
