Our emotional mind will harness the rational mind to its purposes, for our feelings and reactions-- rationalizations-- justifying them in terms of… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Christ alone, of all the philosophers, magicians, etc., has affirmed eternal life as the most important certainty, the infinity of time, the… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor ones which are called Pawns; and, for… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
I discovered that some things are written for us. It's not that we can't change our ancestral bearings, or that the path… — Maya Tiwari Copy Share Image
A material resurrection seems strange and even absurd except for purposes of punishment, and all punishment which is to revenge rather than… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Maybe that's the way to tell the dangerous men from the good ones. A dreamer of the day is dangerous when he… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
I really try to divorce myself from any thought of possible use of this stuff. That's part of the discipline. My only… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
Unless they can pass the same test that immigrants must pass to become citizens, people shouldnt be allowed to vote. The idea… — Charley Reese Copy Share Image
I think that sometimes the whole larger-than-life gay thing is just another kind of closet. It's easier to be different if you're… — Lili Wilkinson Copy Share Image
“To prove to an indignant questioner on the spur of the moment that the work I do was useful seemed a thankless… — A.V. Hill Copy Share Image
Those who wish to change things may face disappointment, loss, or even ridicule. If you are ahead of your time, people laugh… — Rachel Naomi Remen Copy Share Image
The burden of the national debt consists not in its being so many millions, or so many hundred millions, but in the… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The principle of [divine] purpose... stares the biologist in the face wherever he looks... The probability for such an event as the… — Ernst Boris Chain Copy Share Image
We might sometimes reflect and recall that the purpose of all our science, technology, industry, manufacturing, commerce, and finance is celebration, planetary… — Thomas Berry Copy Share Image
I think that intelligent forecasting (company revenues, earnings, etc.) should not seek to predict what will in fact happen in the future.… — Peter Cundill Copy Share Image
We value the clock for its speed and efficiency. The clock has its place, efficiency has its place, after effectiveness. The symbol… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I was given such a great gift. It's a miracle that never stops amazing me and reminding me to give thanks, every… — Jake Owen Copy Share Image
...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made,… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
I find myself frequently placed where I dare give neither assent nor dissent to propositions that are submitted to me; for there… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Ours is a land rich in resources; stimulating in its glorious beauty; filled with millions of happy homes; blessed with comfort and… — Herbert Copy Share Image
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own --… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The idea of being the Substitute in offering an atonement to satisfy the demands of God’s law for others was something Christ… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Life is so much better when your passion and calling line up. You understand the gift of your spiritual inheritance, assume responsibility… — Gloria Burgess Copy Share Image
I've got no problem with getting history wrong for a purpose - Shakespeare often got things wrong for a reason. But it's… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
Wars are no longer waged in the name of a sovereign who must be defended; they are waged on behalf of the… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
Don't think the purpose of meditation is to go deep into consciousness, wrap a blanket around yourself, and say, 'How cozy! I'm… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
People who become great leaders are those who take time to reflect every day on the big questions: Who am I? What… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
If the purpose of literature is to illuminate human nature, the purpose of fantastic literature is to do that from a wider… — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
“Thou asks, puttar, the purpose of life. This is a very large question indeed from one so young. It is a very… — Ian B.G. Burns Copy Share Image
Femininity in general is seen as frivolous. People often say feminine people are doing “the most”, meaning that to don a dress,… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were… — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
We are all cells of a much larger body, and like the cells of our own body it is hard for us… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
I love the book. I love the feel of a book in my hands, the compactness of it, the shape, the size.… — Susan Hill Copy Share Image
Spring TO what purpose, April, do you return again? Beauty is not enough. You can no longer quiet me with the redness… — Edna St. Vincent Millay Copy Share Image
Lobbyists are in many cases expert technicians and capable of explaining complex and difficult subjects in a clear, understandable fashion. They engage… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Teenagers also sometimes think, 'What's the use? The world will soon be blown all apart and come to an end.' That feeling… — Boyd K. Packer Copy Share Image
“The purpose of life is to find your way back to a spiritual way of thinking and living—to be able to get… — Wendy Higgins Copy Share Image
States are more like people than they are like anything else: they exist by purpose, reason, suffering, and joy. And peace between… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image