Absorbed Quotes

374 quotes by 325 authors

It is impossible, or not easy, to alter by argument what has long been absorbed by habit — Aristotle
Oh. I just assumed... That because I am so absorbed by him everyone must be too. — Veronica Roth
I am too busy with my cause to hate too absorbed in something bigger than myself. I have no time to quarrel, no time for… — Lawrence James
I would like to tell all dancers to forget themselves and the desire for self display. They must become completely absorbed in the dance. Even… — Antony Tudor
When I dance I am really meditating rather then performing for an audience. I am completely absorbed by the music and the steps I choose… — Agnes de Mille
How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill! It is only the thought of the future that makes them great. — Jean Paul
Many Christians still at bottom look upon God as one of the most selfish, self-absorbed Beings in the universe, far more selfish than they could… — Hannah Whitall Smith
Knowledge passes from dance teacher into the student through the process of mane, which is often translated as imitation, but learning to dance is more… — Mineko Iwasaki
I am struck by the simplicity of light in the atmosphere in the autumn, as if the earth absorbed none, and out of this profusion… — Henry David Thoreau
The disciples were absorbed in a discussion of Lao-Tzu's dictum: "Those who know, do not say; Those who say, do not know." When the master… — Anthony de Mello
For me, graffiti and the complexities with which it is either absorbed or expelled from what is going on, is a really good comparison to… — Richard Phillips
My whole life was absorbed with my art. I was known by my schoolmates as the kid who could draw. — Thomas Kinkade
I would spend hours absorbing every intonation, every inflection - how the singer would convey a sentiment and how it would sound coming out of… — Kat Edmonson
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain, one bestows on it the name of… — Emile Durkheim
Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do. — P.J. O'Rourke
I had a confused early hippie phase, which was like a cafeteria tray of sloppy, semi-Marxist thoughts, absorbed second-hand. — P.J. O'Rourke
Unfortunately, historians have become so absorbed in detailed research that they have tended to neglect the job of building larger-scale maps of the past. — David Christian
There are a host of ethnic minorities in China, but they often have a weak sense of identity and are relatively small in total number.… — Martin Jacques
Our collective memories are welcoming places, and one image, that of Jesus, has absorbed and appropriated elements of other traditions and aspirations in order to… — Neil MacGregor
When you have children, you realize how easy it is to not see them fully, and perhaps miss all those early years. If you are… — Jon Kabat-Zinn

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