Every man must decide whether he will walk in the creative light of altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
In these days of political, personal and economic disintegration, music is not a luxury, it's a necessity; not simply because it is… — Robert Shaw Copy Share Image
Lawyering is very individualistic. There are lawyers who are going to be that persistent birddog, they're never going to give up on… — Lynne Stewart Copy Share Image
When you actively engage in gradually refining yourself, you retreat from your lazy ways of covering yourself or making excuses. Instead of… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
It is only to the finest natures that age gives an added beauty and distinction; for the most persistent self has then… — Karl Blind Copy Share Image
The fact of the religious vision, and its history of persistent expansion, is our one ground for optimism. Apart from it, human… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
Life's most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others? Living is a form of not being sure, not… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The world is a complex, interconnected, finite, ecological - social - psychological - economic system. We treat it as if it were… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
Every wild apple shrub excites our expectation thus, somewhat as every wild child. It is, perhaps, a prince in disguise. What a… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
The purpose of affirmative action is to give our nation a way to finally address the systemic exclusion of individuals of talent… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Parents must bring light and truth into their homes by one family prayer, one scripture study session, one family home evening, one… — L. Tom Perry Copy Share Image
I often feel trapped. I often feel like I'm trying to escape some trap, be it a way of thinking, a compulsion,… — Dawn Lundy Martin Copy Share Image
“And your doubt can become a good quality if you train it. It must become knowing , it must become criticism. Ask… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
The devil is perfectly willing that the Church should multiply its organization and its deftly contrived machinery for the conquest of the… — R. A. Torrey Copy Share Image
The first step toward the management of disease was replacement of demon theories and humours theories by the germ theory. That very… — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
Needless to say, they refused to submit to the Empire, conducting such a persistent guerrilla war that the Romans gave up hope… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Passion and marriage are essentially irreconcilable. Their origins and their ends make them mutually exclusive. Their co-existence in our midst constantly raises… — Denis de Rougemont Copy Share Image
Oppression costs the oppressor too much if the oppressed stands up and protests. The protest need not be merely physical-the throwing of… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
The passion of self-aggrandizement is persistent but plastic; it will never disappear from a vigorous mind, but may become morally higher by… — Charles Horton Cooley Copy Share Image
Prose is something that is persistent in staying in one place long enough to not only zero in on the dramatic effect… — Tracy K. Smith Copy Share Image
One of the most persistent images in American urbanism is that of the proverbial city on a hill, as first envisioned on… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
I am persistent about everything I believe in. If there's a film I want to do, a record, a Broadway show -… — Jerry Weintraub Copy Share Image
Close both eyes see with the other one. Then we are no longer saddled by the burden of our persistent judgments our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Art demands persistent work, work in spite of everything, and continuous observations. By persistent, I mean not only continuous work, but also… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
This is the extraordinary thing about creativity: If just you keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I can't stand quitters. My mother is a very strong, determined woman. I was peeling onions when I was seven, but I… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
Be persistent and never give up. I had to deal with facing stereotypes and had a lot of people doubt me and… — Jess Bowen Copy Share Image
The most difficult thing about my job is that I do a lot of 19-hour days. It's really difficult to have a… — Kim Cattrall Copy Share Image
I'm very persistent; I know the Internet very well, because I grew up on the Internet. I had Internet when there was… — Felicia Day Copy Share Image
All things look good from far away and it is man's eternally persistent childlike faith in the reality of that illusion that… — Rockwell Kent Copy Share Image
I've been in the business since I was 16, so I've had a 14-year career. I've always had acting in my blood.… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
The only skills you need to be an entrepreneur are the ability to fail, to have ideas, to sell those ideas, to… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
There is one recurring, persistent, perennial, and dogging personal problem which, more than any other, steals the force and peace of people… — Ervin Seale Copy Share Image
It takes courage to get clear about what your vision of the work is and to be persistent about it and pursue… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
Christianity emerged from the religion of Israel. Or rather, it has as its background a persistent strain in that religion. To that… — Kenneth Scott Latourette Copy Share Image
There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of… — Dorothy Thompson Copy Share Image
You must be very patient, very persistent. The world isn't going to shower gold coins on you just because you have a… — Herb Kelleher Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton has had a small but persistent lead since June - anywhere from 2 to 5 points. The stock markets and… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
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