Now that Mandela has been released from prison we can all admit what has been apparent, that he is not a Tembu… — Auberon Waugh Copy Share Image
I have a dream," he said slowly. "I persist in dreaming it, although it has often seemed to me that it could… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Human progress depends on unreasonable people. Reasonable people accept the world as they meet it; unreasonable people persist in trying to change… — Bob Geldof Copy Share Image
[Do not] overburden yourself with rules of devotion, but persist in doing well those you have, your daily actions, your work; in… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
As winter weather settles in around the country, millions of American families are facing skyrocketing home heating prices with even greater impact… — Russ Carnahan Copy Share Image
The paradox in China is that while some things change very rapidly, others don't. The appearance of its cities may be entirely… — Sze Tsung Leong Copy Share Image
The urgency to mate persists in all people as in all other mammals because of the evolutionary drive to continue the species,… — Lynn Margulis Copy Share Image
The Christian is not free to do what the Bible forbids. Christian freedom does not entail the right to fornicate or to… — Sam Storms Copy Share Image
The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so, generation after generation, through all changes of… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
It is not enough to be well-intentioned; one must strive to put those intentions into action in a capable way. One must… — Andrew Cohen Copy Share Image
Reincarnation ... makes life what it is intended to be -- a glorious adventure in which victory is absolutely sure to be… — Shaw Desmond Copy Share Image
Deluded liberal that I am, I persist in thinking that those with a streak of sexual unorthodoxy ought to be more tolerant… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
Great strategy, not executed, can't possibly have any effect on performance because it doesn't actually affect anything. It's like planning for a… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Can a society in which thought and technique are scientific persist for a long period, as, for example, ancient Egypt persisted, or… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Superior leaders are willing to admit a mistake and cut their losses. Be willing to admit that you've changed your mind. Don't… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
We invest in undervalued companies that exhibit strong fundamentals, above-market dividend yields and historic earnings growth, which our analysis indicates will persist.… — David Dreman Copy Share Image
Persistence is probably the single most common quality of high achievers. They simply refuse to give up. They longer you hang in… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
Poverty arises and persists where corruption is endemic and enterprise is stifled, where basic fairness provided by the rule of law is… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Resilience is the maintenance of high levels of positive affect and well-being in the face of adversity. It is not that resilient… — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
The richness of America is that we are diverse. We're not Sweden. We're not Norway. We are a great American experiment. And… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
What is defeat in life? It is not merely making a mistake; defeat means giving up on yourself in the midst of… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
If the practice persists of covering government deficits with the issue of notes, then the day will come without fail, sooner or… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“Love, endure, persist... Everything will return to you, innocent fool!” — Raheel Farooq Copy Share Image
All great power has to do to destroy itself is persist in trying to do the impossible. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
Since nothing else that I see merely through the senses can or will persist, He alone is. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
In spite of all their kind some elements of worth With difficulty persist here and there on earth. — Hugh MacDiarmid Copy Share Image
Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, persists after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared. — Mortimer Adler Copy Share Image
What does it mean to be Catholic and not a Catholic? I feel adrift, homeless. My Catholic imagination allows me to see… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“Discover a purpose that gives you passion. Develop a plan that makes you persistent. Design a preparation and motivates you to optimize… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Success comes to those who are willing to launch toward their goals with no guarantees of success - and persist when there… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
Making art, I try to just gently persist, instead of having freak-outs where I'm like, Oh, my god, I'll never draw again.… — Gary Panter Copy Share Image
India is immortal if she persists in her search for God. But if she goes in for politics and social conflict, she… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
One of the things that made me persist in the Antarctic in the face of sickening discouragements was my determination to name… — Lincoln Ellsworth Copy Share Image
What you resist persists. And only what you look at, and own, can disappear. You make it disappear by simply changing your… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best,… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
If current tendencies persist, the outcome will be disastrous before too long. Large parts of the world will become barely habitable affecting… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image