Central Quotes

1135 Central quotes by 894 unique authors

We need a moral philosophy which can speak significantly of Freud and Marx and out of which aesthetic and political views can be generated. We… — Iris Murdoch
Remember, we Christians think man lives for ever. Therefore, what really matters is those little marks or twists on the central, inside part of the… — C.S. Lewis
Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship. — Sarah Vowell
Public opinion, in its raw state, gushes out in the immemorial form of the mob's fear. It is piped into central factories, and there it… — H. L. Mencken
Greed and selfishness do seem to be central motivators of mankind. — Raymond Khoury
This is why for thousands of years Christians have found the cross to be so central to life. It speaks to us of God's suffering,… — Rob Bell
This is systems security for the Central Intelligence Agency. We would like to know why you are attempting to hack one of our classified databases. — Dan Brown
Think of the sound you make when you let go after holding your breath for a very, very long time. Think of the gladdest sound… — Gary D. Schmidt
Let's get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story… — Stephen King
Other people, so I have read, treasure memorable moments in their lives: the time one climbed the Parthenon at sunrise, the summer night one met… — Walker Percy
But when the self speaks to the self, who is speaking? The entombed soul, the spirit driven in, in, in to the central catacomb; the… — Virginia Woolf
Of all the questions which can come before this nation, short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war, there is none… — Theodore Roosevelt
...So in his own way Guy Clinch confronted the central question of his time, a question you saw being asked and answered everywhere you looked,… — Martin Amis
Because there is something in the touch of flesh with flesh which abrogates, cuts sharp and straight across the devious intricate channels of decorous ordering,… — William Faulkner
And while we're on the subject of ducks, which we plainly are, the story, 'The Ugly Duckling' ought be banned as the central character wasn't… — Russell Brand
My faith in Christ is central to my life. My conversion from a pessimistic atheist lost in a world I didn't understand, to an optimistic… — Anne Rice
So those who wished for some central cosmic purpose for us, or at least our world, or at least our solar system, or at least… — Carl Sagan
When you are able to shift your inner awareness to how you can serve others, and when you make this the central focus of your… — Wayne Dyer
It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking. — Ron Paul
[Biblical counseling] Must insist that the image of God is central to developing a solid view of personality; that our sinfulness, not how we've been… — Dan B. Allender
Out of this same light, out of the central mind, We make a dwelling in the evening air, In which being there together is enough. — Wallace Stevens
The religious geniuses of all ages have been distinguished by this kind of religious feeling, which knows no dogma and no God conceived in man's… — Albert Einstein
There rolls the deep where grew the tree. O earth, what changes hast thou seen! There where the long street roars, hath been The stillness… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living a life that is good is… — David Rakoff
Oh, a lion hunter in the jungle dark, And a sleeping drunkard up in central park, and a Chinese dentist and a British queen All… — Kurt Vonnegut

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