So, the tendency of our childish nature is to take small things too seriously and get easily offended, whereas when we are… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Many people fear nothing more terribly than to take a position which stands out sharply and clearly from the prevailing opinion. The… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Government, in its very essence, is opposed to all increase in knowledge. Its tendency is always towards permanence and against change...[T]he progress… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion… — Christopher Dawson Copy Share Image
That which intoxicates, the sensually ecstatic, the sudden surprise, the urge to be profoundly stirred at any price -- dreadful tendencies! — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this, while their innate tendency to appeal… — Alice Duer Miller Copy Share Image
Suicide thwarts the plan of the entity which sends out the personality. Fortunately, the entity is far beyond the reach of man's… — Manly Hall Copy Share Image
The most dangerous tendency of the modern world is the way in which bogus theories are given the force of dogma. — Jean Danielou Copy Share Image
I have an immature, Homer Simpson-like tendency to giggle when I say the words 'seminal fluids' in public. — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God.… — David Platt Copy Share Image
We are constantly straining to devise new methods, new plans, new organizations to advance the Church and secure enlargement and efficiency for… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
Our normal tendency is to feel dissatisfied and to criticize our body, speech, and mind - My body is out of shape;… — Thubten Yeshe Copy Share Image
The whole intelectual culture has a filtering system, starts as a child in school. You're expected to accept certain beliefs, styles, behavioral… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
At its best, the US Open demands straight drives, crisp iron shots, brilliant chipping and putting, and strategic position play. Plus the… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
On the stage . . . masks are assumed with some regard to procedure; in everyday life, the participants act their parts… — Anthony Powell Copy Share Image
Man, in spite of his tendency towards mendacity, has a great respect for what he calls the truth. Truth is his staff… — Remy de Gourmont Copy Share Image
For some reason, my temper was hardwired to my tear ducts. I usually cried when I was angry, a humiliating tendency. — Stephenie Meyer 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
Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of government, and at the same time do for it too little. We… — Warren G. Harding Copy Share Image
The general tendency towards an eight-hour working day has undoubtedly been healthful, and it is wise for the State to set a… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I feel the most vulnerable when I'm in love. When my heart is open, and when life is making me feel like… — Naturi Naughton Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, all gatherings convened for the betterment of the human lot show a tendency to gas themselves, and not with laughing-gas either. — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
I have a tendency to talk extremely fast. ... I think the fastness comes from the fact that I get very excited… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
I have a tendency to sabotage relationships; I have a tendency to sabotage everything. Fear of success, fear of failure, fear of… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
