The external is in no way the essence of religion, but the…

Every man lives in two realms: the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals,…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

What makes a story a story is that something changes. Internal, external, small or large, trivial or of earth-shattering importance. Doesn't matter.

— Sarah Monette

External pressure seems to produce internal unity.

— Kenneth Waltz

If you look at great human civilizations, from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, you will see that most do not fail simply…

— Cory Booker

The external freedom won't be given to us but in the exact measure as we've known at a given moment, to developing our internal…

— Mahatma Gandhi

“The reason people fear to confide in anyone is that even an internal friend can make personal details external, and it will remain eternal.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

But the Committee for Industrial Organizations is here. It is now henceforth a definite instrumentality, destined greatly to influence the lives of our people…

— John L. Lewis

People who suffer from anxiety are very good at hiding it. That can often be a contributor to the anxiety because the gap between…

— Scott Stossel

“The warmth of summer, the richness of expansion that creates the perfect environment for a body that wants to feel at least the illusion…

— Virgil Kalyana Mittata Iordache

Feeling successful is internal, not external.

— Tamara Taylor

If we pursue this matter further, we shall be told that the stable object is unchanging under the impact or stress of some particular…

— Gregory Bateson

When you struggle with weight, it's not an internal struggle... it's literally an external struggle, and everyone sees it.

— Ross Mathews

“Happiness is an undercurrent of sensitivity and leads a surreptitious life: it is an internal eventuality. We can feel it in stillness and it…

— Erik Pevernagie

“God helps them that help themselves.” When you begin to help yourself, which means to make the best of what is in yourself, you…

— Christian D. Larson

I've always relied a lot on landscape in my books, the atmosphere of a particular place, as well as a fair amount of external…

— Kem Nunn