He was powerless because he had no precise desire, and this tortured him because he was vainly seeking something to desire. He… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
If God 'foresaw' our acts, it would be very hard to understand how we could be free not to do them. But… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have never been bored an hour in my life. I get up every morning wondering what new strange glamorous thing is… — William Allen White Copy Share Image
It is not often that nations learn from the past even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it. For the… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
But the instinct of hoarding, like all other instincts, tends to become hypertrophied and perverted; and with the institution of private property… — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
There are twenty ways of going to a point, and one is the shortest; but set out at once on one. A… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Jesus wanted to show us his heart as the heart that loved so deeply. For this reason we have this commemoration today,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The shooting of 'Nadunisai Naigal' started at 7 in the evening and ended by 4 in the morning. Physically too, it was… — Sameera Reddy Copy Share Image
Envy, jealousy, ambition, any kind of greed are passions; love is an action, the practice of human power, which can be practiced… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Thought is the creative power, or the impelling force which causes the creative power to act; thinking in a Certain Way will… — Wallace D. Wattles Copy Share Image
“Cesar is not a philosophical man. His life has been one long flight from reflection. At least he is clever enough not… — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
Compassionate action starts with seeing yourself when you start to make yourself right and when you start to make yourself wrong. At… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
What I know for sure is that your life is a multipart series of all your experiences- and each experience is created… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
This is the sixty-nine," I told him, presenting the magazine in front of him. I put my fingers -- two of them… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
The great spiritual task facing me is to so fully trust that I belong to God that I can be free in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
How often we must remember the art of the surgeon, which, in replacing the broken bone, contents itself with releasing the parts… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In the pursuit of Knowledge, every day something is added. In the practice of the Way, every day something is dropped. Less… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Another simple and powerful way to dissolve problems is not to dwell upon the outcome of your actions. Instead, learn to value… — Brenda Shoshanna Copy Share Image
Even those who identify themselves as libertarians follow an overtly anti-rationalist philosophy, as even a brief acquaintance with the work of Friedrich… — Philip E. Agre Copy Share Image
But nirvana is a radical transformation of how it feels to be alive: it feels as if everything were myself, or as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You can dramatically change your life but only if you have the desire to change, the decision to take action, the discipline… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I don't know if love is an organizing principle we choose or if it's innate. I'm not sure the distinction matters… — C.E. Morgan Copy Share Image
I often think people on opposite sides of the political spectrum may have similar values around care, around thriving or around independence,… — Mark Coleman Copy Share Image
Rather than the word career, I prefer to discuss how you make a positive I pact on the world. This could mean… — Robert S. Kaplan Copy Share Image
Nonviolent action involves opposing the opponent's power, including his police and military capacity, not with the weapons chosen by him but by… — Gene Sharp Copy Share Image
Most people who'll remember me, if at all, will remember me as an action guy, which is okay. There's nothing wrong with… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
You can fight based on a strong mind, based on developing your muscles and reflexes, training your motor functions and going back… — Bruce Frantzis Copy Share Image
If a situation requires sudden thought and action, the blood is promptly driven to the head. If a heavy meal is to… — Max Heindel Copy Share Image
In an echo of earlier times, the climate change prophets have in recent years tried to silence counter views and suppress dissent.… — Colin Robinson Copy Share Image
When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
I realized that I had died and been reborn numberless times but just didn't remember because the transitions from life to death… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
Thought is no longer theoretical. As soon as it functions it offends or reconciles, attracts or repels, breaks, dissociates, unites or reunites;… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
He should avail himself of their resources in such ways as to advance the expression of the spirit in the life of… — Olaf Stapledon Copy Share Image
No question that 'Birdman' is a breathtaking technical achievement, not a stunt. Shot in 30 days after a long rehearsal period, with… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
What action the Centre has taken against the Punjab government for the alleged embezzlement of food stocks? Under what condition the CCL… — Gurpreet Ghuggi Copy Share Image
The world is full of what seem like intractable problems. Often we let that paralyze us. Instead, let is spur you to… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Every one of our sinful actions has a suicidal power on the faculties that put that action forth. When you sin with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For my part I am very sorry for him. It is an uneasy lot at best, to be what we call highly… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
It is instructive to see how organizations pursue their goal of reducing errors and uncertainty. They impose standards, employ checklists, demand that… — Gary A. Klein Copy Share Image
Changing the world is like trying to straighten a dog's tail. However much you may try, you won't succeed. But although the… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
