Bystanders Quotes

59 quotes by 51 authors

The future is in our hands. We are not hapless bystanders. We can influence whether we have a planet of peace, social justice, equity, and… — James Wolfensohn
. . . [we] read in the bystander's eyes the success or failure of our own conduct. — William James
In reviewing the history of the English Government, its wars and its taxes, a bystander, not blinded by prejudice nor warped by interest, would declare… — Thomas Paine
The proponents of UFOs offer up impressive quantities of principally eyewitness data, which although largely subjective and circumstantial in nature, is nevertheless quite intriguing.... Many… — Peter Davenport
Bring the viewer to your side, include him in your thought. He is not a bystander. You have the power to increase his perceptions and… — Dorothea Lange
Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic act is also decent, and causes the place and the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is very tempting to take the side of the perpetrator. All the perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing. He appeals to the… — Judith Lewis Herman
Never open your story with a character thinking, I advise my students. As a further precaution, donâ€™t put a character in a room alone â€“… — Les Standiford
Are gun rights advocates arguing that roving gangs...shooting innocent bystanders constitutes a 'well-regulated militia'? — Bill Hicks
There are no bystanders in a dharmayudh - it is a holy war. — Amish Tripathi
Art changes posture and posture changes innocent bystanders. — Seth Godin
All male animals, including men, when they are in love, are apt to behave in ways that seem ludicrous to bystanders. — Francis Galton
There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel… — Howard Schultz
I used to wonder why God used a prop like the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil to inflict guilt on Adam&Eve, until I… — Jon Rappoport
How then shall mathematical concepts be judged? They shall not be judged. Mathematics is the supreme arbiter. From its decisions there is no appeal. We… — David van Dantzig
Speech, tennis, music, skiing, manners, love- you try them waking and perhaps balk at the jump, and then you're over. You've caught the rhythm of… — Renata Adler
Why not allow patrons to comment on directors' decisions, vote on costume design, listen to dancers' conversations, volunteer to help out in ways beyond just… — Chris Elam
There are no innocent civilians, so it doesn't bother me so much to be killing innocent bystanders. — Curtis LeMay
Bystanders wandered in and out of the merchant's stall, passing the time, talking of dreams they might purchase. Workers and slaves stooped from labor asked… — David Berlinski
It is not open to the cool bystander . . . to set himself up as an impartial judge of events which would never have… — Winston Churchill

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