Attain Quotes

688 Attain quotes by 485 unique authors

The true snob never rests; there is always a higher goal to attain, and there are, by the same token, always more and more people… — Russell Lynes
Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then… — Maimonides
I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk. — H. L. Mencken
To attain inner peace you must actually give your life, not just your possessions. When you at last give your life - bringing into alignment… — Peace Pilgrim
To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness. — Edgar Allan Poe
Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he heeds… — Marquis de Sade
Meditation is not the construction of something foreign, it is not an effort to attain and then hold on to a particular experience. We may… — Sharon Salzberg
Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not… — Albert Schweitzer
I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind. — Martin Scorsese
The engineer, and more generally the designer, is concerned with how things ought to be - how they ought to be in order to attain… — Herbert Simon
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. — Baruch Spinoza
As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and individual strength. Engaging… — Alan Thicke
The greatest height of heroism to which an individual, like a people, can attain is to know how to face ridicule. — Miguel de Unamuno
A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes,… — Henry A. Wallace
Do not sit down in Satan's easy chair of do-little, but arise and aim at the elevated standard which it is your privilege to attain. — Ellen G. White
What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism… — Elie Wiesel
Words can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds. — Elie Wiesel
Man is able, and has the duty, to reach the furthest point on the road he has chosen. Only by means of hope can we… — Nikos Kazantzakis
We should be telling girls what they already know but rarely see affirmed: that the lives they lead inside their own self-contained bodies; the skills… — Naomi Wolf
Note to self: It's hard to attain a state of no-mind when you're incredibly pumped up on tea and sugar and have to urinate every… — Jordan Sonnenblick
The necessary thing is after all but this; solitude, great inner solitude. Going into oneself for hours meeting no one - this one must be… — Rainer Maria Rilke
The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife, -- this longing to attain self-conscious manhood, to merge his double self into… — W. E. B. Du Bois
I learned from Hussain how to be wronged and be a winner, I learnt from Hussain how to attain victory while being oppressed. — Mahatma Gandhi
People often ask me why my style is so simple. It is, in fact, deceptively simple, for no two sentences are alike. It is clarity… — Ruskin Bond
Oh, it's delightful to have ambitions. I'm so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them-- that's… — Lucy Maud Montgomery

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