Aloof Quotes

74 Aloof quotes by 67 unique authors

He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private… — Theodor Adorno
There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from… — Walter Savage Landor
Meditation is not contemplation because it is not thinking at all - consistent, inconsistent, crazy, sane. It is not thinking at all; it is witnessing.… — Rajneesh
Everything is deception: seeking the minimum of illusion, keeping within the ordinary limitations, seeking the maximum. In the first case one cheats the Good, by… — Franz Kafka
There is only one law of Nature-the second law of thermodynamics-which recognises a distinction between past and future more profound than the difference of plus… — Arthur Eddington
Meditation simply means a discipline that makes you capable of being aloof and detached from your mind. So even if the mind is sick, your… — Rajneesh
Don't choose. If you choose, you will be in the quagmire. Don't choose! A choiceless awareness is the goal. Just remain aloof; don't choose. The… — Rajneesh
In these divine pleasures permitted to me of walks in the June night under moon and stars, I can put my life as a fact… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To know that you are neither the body nor mind, watch yourself steadily and live unaffected by your body and mind, completely aloof, as if… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
I've been accused of being aloof. I'm not. I'm just wary. — Paul Newman
But, you may ask, if the two departments [i.e., federal and state] should claim each the same subject of power, where is the common umpire… — Thomas Jefferson
There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. ... It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy. I like to write. I… — J D Salinger
Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes consumed by distasteful sexual fantasies which involve doing uncomfortable… — Cynthia Heimel
In like manner, everyone who has received from God the power of distinguishing and yet follows an unskillful pastor and receives a false opinion for… — Ignatius of Antioch
When I was working on Eye of the Beholder, I played a character who is so aloof that my whole lifestyle became very aloof. If… — Ashley Judd
Against the suffering which may come upon one from human relationships the readiest safeguard is voluntary isolation, keeping oneself aloof from other people. The happiness… — Sigmund Freud
I become irritated when I am being written off as aloof or stand-offish when I'm shy and don't know what to say. — Trent Reznor
It was impossible to imagine the aloof, dignified, powerful High Lord living as, of all things, a slave. — Trudi Canavan
If, in the present chaotic and shameful struggle for existence, when organized society offers a premium on greed, cruelty, and deceit, men can be found… — Lucy Parsons
There is no real independent self, aloof from other human beings, inspecting the world, inspecting other people. You are, in fact, connected not just via… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
To get to New Orleans you don't pass through anywhere else. That geographical location, being aloof, lets it hold onto the ritual of its own… — Allen Toussaint
But one thing you have to understand clearly is that it is the man who longs for domination, and it is the woman who dominates.… — Rajneesh
John asked me to dance and I nearly died. Bingo! I then amazed myself by being very cool, calm and collected outwardly-inside I was out… — Cynthia Lennon
Staying aloof is not a solution, it is a cowardly evasion. — Eleanor Roosevelt
By a conscious effort of the mind we can stand aloof from actions and their consequences; and all things, good and bad, go by us… — Henry David Thoreau

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