Possibility was not a bag or box that could be closed and sealed, it was a vast open chute which received everything,… — Janet Frame Copy Share Image
Only direct control of experience, the ability to derive moment-by-moment enjoyment from everything we do, can overcome the obstacles to fulfillment. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
In terms of the Japanese royal family, they were considered the direct descendants of a god. They are regarded as all-powerful and… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
Thomson's small oil sketches of the last years palpitate and throb. They are as direct in attack as a punch in the… — Harold Town Copy Share Image
A leader can't move a country that's not ready. You can't make the waves, but when you see them coming, you can… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
I would love to be able to direct episodic television, because it's a great way to make a living, and it's something… — Frank Whaley Copy Share Image
From my studies of old and recent reports, and from direct involvement with several UFO investigations, I have become convinced that there… — Bruce Maccabee Copy Share Image
How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame,… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
I got everything I wanted. When I was young in Kansas City, I knew nothing about Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald,… — Count Basie Copy Share Image
New Jersey was actually a very cold place. There was such an intense concentration of wealth, and such a low concentration of… — Ezra Miller Copy Share Image
My failure to lay aside the sin that so easily entangles is the direct result of my refusal to die to my… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
I probably complained more when I was younger. The movie industry can be frustrating but I think sometimes I could have been… — Val Kilmer Copy Share Image
The artist may rightly venture the opinion that he does not convey ideas, does not preach, nor that he intents to convert… — Antoni Tapies Copy Share Image
God's guidance will require patience on our part. His leading is not usually a direct assurance, a revelation, but His sovereign controlling… — Sinclair B. Ferguson Copy Share Image
The steep decline in America's image and standing after 9/11 is a direct reflection of global distaste for the instruments of American… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
Let's say I find a lot of current American fiction too overwritten for my tastes, too self-conscious; I like something that's simpler… — Ronald Frame Copy Share Image
Education without direction is a one-sided social value. Direct action without education is a meaningless expression of pure energy. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There's no point in making films unless you intend to show us something special, otherwise just go out and watch a play.… — Bryan Singer Copy Share Image
Religious moderation is the direct result of taking scripture less and less seriously. So why not take it less seriously still? Why… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
Perspective is an Art Mathematical which demonstrates the manner and properties of all radiations direct, broken and reflected. — John Dee Copy Share Image
Of course, the strippers also take pains not to appear too innocent, valorous, or bookishly inclined. (In direct opposition to the Swayze… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
I have no desire to direct at all. I know how much pressure it is, and, trust me, it's so much easier… — Jewel Staite Copy Share Image
Education, and I regret to say this as an educator, but there's no indication that education has a direct effect on happiness. — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
Not in the state of unconsciousness, but in full awareness when the higher Power will descend into and direct us, then only… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
O little souls! as pure as white And crystalline as rays of light Direct from heaven, their source divine; Refracted through the… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
In daily terms, the work of listening is to be constantly worn free of our preconceptions and preferences so that nothing stands… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
I'm very direct. I don't have tantrums. I don't yell or shout. I do expect an awful lot from my staff, but… — Tom Ford Copy Share Image
Many people are noting the difference between Hillary Clinton's friendly public appearances and her blunt and direct Twitter account. Yeah, she's nice… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
Later as things progressed and I saw the direct correlation between being able to keep making records and having people know about… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
What I've always liked about photography is that it's such a direct way of showing what's on my mind. I see something.… — Zoe Leonard Copy Share Image
It is the body, subject to the harmony of the steps it is executing, which speaks. And it speaks to the heart… — Natalia Makarova Copy Share Image
The growth of financial capitalism made possible a centralization of world economic control and use of this power for the direct benefit… — Carroll Quigley Copy Share Image
The good photographer will produce a competent picture every time whatever his subject. But only when his subject makes and immediate and… — Bill Brandt Copy Share Image
This year I hope to introduce legislation that would require Power Administrations to list direct and indirect costs associated with ESA compliance… — Cathy McMorris Rodgers Copy Share Image
Music video directors, who conceive, write and direct these works, enjoy no creative rights, receive no ongoing financial benefit from the sale… — Michael Apted Copy Share Image
I am very direct and I tend to treat everyone exactly the same, which sometimes gets me in trouble because some movie… — John Landis Copy Share Image
The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself...Almost inevitably, he comes… — HL Mencken America Writer Copy Share Image
Somehow, we have come to the erroneous belief that we are all but flesh, blood, and bones, and that's all. So we… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I wouldn't want to put myself up for something that I didn't think I could do a good job on. I wouldn't… — Kurt Voss Copy Share Image
At Jerusalem, I went to the mosque and sat down. A man asked me what I wanted. I told him I was… — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
