Causes Quotes · Page 347

Seeking out causes is a pastime of the mind. There is no duality of cause and effect. Everything is its own cause.

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

It is confirmation to me that beyond the material world of cause and effect, there is a dimension of spirit waiting for…

— Paula D'Arcy

It is not enough that one surrenders oneself. Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being. Do…

— Ramana Maharshi

The question's whether or not there's an American interest in the Civil War [in Syria]. The question is whether or not a…

— Rand Paul

Whether young or old, rich or poor, learned or unlearned, should presume to dispense the mysteries of Christ without the strongest of…

— James Henley Thornwell

Meat production is one of the leading causes of climate change because of the destruction of the rainforest for grazing lands, the…

— Jane Velez-Mitchell

I claim for Canada this, that in future Canada shall be at liberty to act or not act, to interfere or not…

— Wilfrid Laurier

unless the direction of science is guided by a consciously ethical motivation, especially compassion, its effects may fail to bring benefit. They…

— Anonymous

It meant a kind of real liberation of expression. It embraced amateurism in a way that I still am inspired by. It…

— Jim Jarmusch

I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.

— Charles Barkley

I've auctioned off many scripts and will continue to do so for good causes.

— Claudia Christian

Refugee problems may often seem intractable but they are not insoluble. In our experience there are two basic prerequisites for solution: the…

— Sadako Ogata

Who then understands the reciprocal flux and reflux of the infinitely great and the infinitely small, the echoing of causes in the…

— Victor Hugo

Nothing comes into being without a cause and when all the conditions are created, there is nothing that can prevent the consequence.

— Dalai Lama

On their way toward modern science human beings have discarded meaning. The concept is replaced by the formula, the cause by rules…

— Theodor Adorno

I was on the Oprah Winfrey Show once. It was a really slow news day for Oprah, and there were several of…

— Robert B. Parker

All the scenes that have to do with the fact that, at the end of the day, we're all engaged - hopefully…

— Oren Moverman

the tragedy of an attachment is that if its object is not attained it causes unhappiness. But if it is attained, it…

— Anthony de Mello

I've lost many, many friends through natural causes, through alcohol, through drugs, through AIDS. And every time I lose a friend or…

— Patti Smith

Every woman who has any margin of time or money to spare should adopt some one public interest, some philanthropic undertaking,or some…

— Frances Power Cobbe

One of the successes of the cause of the friends of peace is the ratification of the Franco-Soviet Pact of Mutual Assistance.

— Joseph Stalin

Well, you know my number one cause has always been that women's reproductive health needs to be protected.

— Ann Richards

The two elements of the suburban pattern that cause the greatest problems are the extreme separation of uses and the vast distances…

— James Howard Kunstler

We'll continue to see more and more brands integrate social causes, charitable components and environmental issues as underlying themes to their campaigns…

— Amy Jo Martin

I always hate telling my jokes in print 'cause I always feel like it reads so not funny and people read it…

— Aziz Ansari