Attempting Quotes

314 quotes by 293 authors

In attempting to understand the elements out of which mental phenomena are compounded, it is of the greatest importance to remember that from the protozoa… — Bertrand Russell
It troubles me that we are so easily pressured by purveyors of technology into permitting so-called "progress" to alter our lives without attempting to control… — Hyman Rickover
Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquillity, nor is it attempting to become a better person. It is… — Pema Chodron
Leftist organizations are aggressively attempting to redefine America in their own Godless image. — Jerry Falwell
When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the intellect… — Edward Abbey
This is a precious possession which we cannot afford to tarnish, but society always is attempting to make the physician into a killer to kill… — Margaret Mead
Will not perhaps the temporal power of Islam return and with it the menace of an armed Mohammedan world, which will shake off the domination… — Hilaire Belloc
Reason is not one tool of thought among many, it is the entire toolbox. To advocate that reason be discarded in some circumstances is to… — George H. Smith
The fact about himself that the liar hides is that he is attempting to lead us away from a correct apprehension of reality; we are… — Harry Frankfurt
[Young] was afterwards accustomed to say, that at no period of his life was he particularly fond of repeating experiments, or even of very frequently… — Hudson Gurney
The Community Relations Service would be another pro-civil rights Federal agency attempting to make people do what the policy of the Federal Government demanded that… — John Sparkman
As I listen to the silence, I learn that my feelings about art and my feelings about the Creator of the Universe are inseparable. To… — Madeleine L'Engle
Such is the depth of the Christian Scriptures, that even if I were attempting to study them and nothing else from early boyhood to decrepit… — Richard Baxter
I like the poem on the page and not at the podium. I like to address the poem in peace and quiet, not on the… — Ted Kooser
This treaty [Kyoto] is, in our opinion, based upon flawed ideas. Research data on climate change do not show that human use of hydrocarbons is… — Frederick Seitz
The danger to which the success of revolutions is most exposed, is that of attempting them before the principles on which they proceed, and the… — Thomas Paine
Think of a fine painter attempting to capture an inner vision, beginning with one corner of the canvas, painting what she thinks should be there,… — Anne Lamott
The U.S. Government hasn't maintained secrecy regarding UFOs. It's been leaking out all over the place. But the way it's been handled is by denial,… — Edgar Mitchell
The more relaxed the muscles are, the more energy can flow through the body. Using muscular tensions to try to 'do' the punch or attempting… — Bruce Lee
Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged. — Felicity Huffman

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