Nature has given us this for free, it was meant to sustain us, we will not allow it to become a monopoly… — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
The soul has been given its own ears to hear things mind does not understand. — Rumi Copy Share Image
For a novelist, a given historic situation is an anthropologic laboratory in which he explores his basic question: What is human existence? — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
For this I would be damned forever. For this I would have given up everything. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
One does, after all, take on many of the givens of a society when one takes on its language. — Alma Guillermoprieto Copy Share Image
I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely approve of the greater house being chosen… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Everyone is given one gift, a reason for being, and it's our obligation to do something with it. — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The strange anthropological lesson of social media is that human beings, if given a choice, often prefer to socialise alone. — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
In Cuba, His Holiness [Pope Francis] won't find a government that protects its people and their God-given rights. Instead, he will find… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
To be true to life, a novel must have an ending that is inevitable given the specific personalities of the characters involved.… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Naturally, everyone is disheartened by sharp reprimands, and by the most amiable corrections as well, if they are frequent, immoderate, or given… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
It is a given that we will all make some mistakes in life. It is a given that you will make inappropriate… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
Belief is desecrated when given to unproved and unquestioned statements for the solace and private pleasure of the believer . . .… — William James Copy Share Image
Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, is the property of only a few:… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not.… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Given cognitive vulnerabilities, it would be convenient to have an arrangement whereby reality could tell us off; and that is precisely what… — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
I was given the name by my brother when I was about eleven or twelve years old. He was older than me,… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
300 years after the rise of Islam there were Zoroastrians in Iran. The Muslim armies never forced people to accept Islam. It… — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
I love music. I love making songs. I feel like I've been given a path where I can contribute, where I can… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
An absolute can only be given in an intuition, while all the rest has to do with analysis. We call intuition here… — Henri Bergson Copy Share Image
The smaller and younger kids are, the more patient you have to be. But if they're gifted, then it's a wonderful present… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
Currently, the United States has troops in dozens of countries and is actively fighting in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen (with the… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Like every other creature on the face of the earth, Godfrey was, by birthright, a stupendous badass, albeit in the somewhat narrow… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Gratitude brings a peace that helps us overcome the pain of adversity and failure. Gratitude on a daily basis means we express… — Robert D. Hales Copy Share Image
If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving & sharing, they would not eat without having given... — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Fear was given to man as a cautionary device to spare him pain; it is not mean to be cultivated and abused. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Faith is not imparted like secular subjects. It is given through the language of the heart. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I think my lesson is to back yourself once you've been given a job. Far too often, I've been given a job… — Jamie Dornan Copy Share Image
Great leaders don't blame the tools they are given. Great leaders work to sharpen them. — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
The gifts we are given in life require the best of us, not merely our best intentions. — Les Brown Copy Share Image
American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information. — Tim Robbins Copy Share Image
'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' has to be one of the most ridiculous hit singles that any international superstars have given the world. — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
A ballerina takes steps given to her and makes them her own. Each individual brings something different to the same role, — Maria Tallchief Copy Share Image
Ask yourself: given everything you have to do, is there a way that we can make this better? — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
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Give, and it shall be given to you. For whatever measure you deal out to others, it shall be dealt to you… — Marcia Persaud Copy Share Image
Boxing's given me the chance to travel around the world and open the door and the world is much brighter. — Vitali Klitschko Copy Share Image
I work when I feel like I can do something that pleases me, that I think I can give a little more… — Sophia Loren Copy Share Image
In order that knowledge may not run riot, the author of the Gita has insisted on devotion accompanying it and has given… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Judgement is given to men that they may use it. Because it may be used erroneously, are men to be told that… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image