To carry language from two dimensions into three is the task of the poets, and the rebels in the 20th Century. — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
The task confronting contemporary man is to live with the hidden ground of his activities as familiarly as our literate predecessors lived… — Marshall McLuhan Copy Share Image
Motherhood is a Sisyphean task. You finish sewing one seam shut, and another rips open. I have come to believe that this… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
...there is no such thing as a charmed life, not for any of us, no matter where we live or how mindfully… — Katrina Kenison Copy Share Image
Every new computer program is basically doing some task that a person used to do. But the computer usually does it faster,… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
It is precisely as though I were possessed by some other spirit when I enter on a new task of acting, as… — Conrad Veidt Copy Share Image
Literature remains alive only if we set ourselves immeasurable goals, far beyond all hope of achievement. Only if poets and writers set… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of [contemporary philosophers] see their principle task as that of beating religion out of men's heads. ... We are far… — Kurt Gödel Copy Share Image
The task [in Afghanistan] is to reduce civilian casualties while still not hesitating to respond to enemies who are trying to kill… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Other people can think ahead all they want. I just focus on the task at hand and try to move on. — Jeremy Renner Copy Share Image
I could give you absolutely sterling advice on how to avoid writing, how when you run out of things to do other… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
It's 5 P.M. at the office. Working fast, you've finished your tasks for the day and want to go home. But none… — Robert Pozen Copy Share Image
The writer is one who, embarking upon a task, does not know what to do... Writing is a process of dealing with… — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
No one can mock your meagre achievements or inability to accomplish the simplest of tasks, if they remain figments of your imagination.… — Chris Murray Copy Share Image
Our main task is not to see that people of great wealth add to it, but that those without much money have… — Mitch Daniels Copy Share Image
The basic problem is not political, it is apolitical and human. One of the most important things to do is to keep… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Because your own strength is unequal to a task, do not assume it is beyond the powers of man. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
I have always worked hard, and seeing so many Icelanders make tremendous efforts to cope with difficult tasks and decisions inspires me. — Johanna Siguroardottir Copy Share Image
Silence is a very concrete, practical, and useful discipline in all our ministerial tasks. It can be seen as a portable cell… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Many people suffer all their lives from this oppressive feeling of guilt, the sense of not having lived up to their parents'… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
Dedication means spending whatever time or energy is necessary to accomplish the task at hand. — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
A true understanding of who God is, who we are, and the missionary task should drive us to our knees and keep… — Kevin Baggett Copy Share Image
Repeating easy tasks again and again gets you not very far. Attacking only steep cliffs where no progress is made isn’t particularly… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image