Centred Quotes
53 quotes by 47 authors
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A sentimentalist is one who delights to have high and devout emotions stirred whilst reading in an arm-chair, or in a prayer meeting, but he…
— Oswald Chambers
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It is the responsibility of every Christ-centred follower to carve out a satisfying life under the loving rule of God or else sin will start…
— Dallas Willard
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The more you think about your own self, the more self-centred you are, the more trouble even small problems can create in your mind. The…
— Dalai Lama
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As we mourn President Mandela’s passing we must ask ourselves the fundamental question - what shall we do to respond to the tasks of building…
— Thabo Mbeki
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The Pope appeals for disinterested solidarity and for a return to person-centred ethics in the world of finance and economics.
— Pope Francis
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In art, interest must be centred on the principal theme.
— Swami Vivekananda
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I act freely when I am tuned in, centred and loving, but if possible, I avoid acting when I am emotionally upset and depriving myself…
— Ken Keyes Jr.
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The early Christians' opponents all accepted that Jesus existed, taught, had disciples, worked miracles, and was put to death on a Roman cross. As in…
— Graham Stanton
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I still miss the days when a haircut was just a haircut. It was only your mates you had to face. Now there's a whole…
— Alex Turner
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A few days ago Tan Casipo said to me, 'Some people come here with so much dust in their eyes it's unbearable to talk to…
— Tim Ward
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The country will also need 'new forms of social welfare' instead of its current system which is excessively centred on pensions.
— Giorgio Napolitano
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If anyone feels offended by my words, I would respond that I speak them with affection and with the best of intentions, quite apart from…
— Pope Francis
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It’s time for a streaming service that is centred around and driven by the artist community directly. Artists are prolific beyond a new recording every…
— Daniel Lanois
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To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run.
— Dalai Lama
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Am I caught in a self-centred, narrow little cell which refuses to look beyond? Do I see it when you come along and tell me…
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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I say, 'Use it or lose it.' I have my own fitness regime, which is centred around stretching, free-weights and fast walking. I also have…
— Joan Collins
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Cancer victimhood contains a permanent temptation to be self-centred and even solipsistic.
— Christopher Hitchens
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Racing is a very selfish, self-centred, self-glorifying thing. My wife's life for 14 years was centered around me. It was all about me. It was…
— Greg LeMond
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I hurt myself deeply, though at the time I had no idea how deeply. I should have learned many things from that experience, but when…
— Haruki Murakami
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At the evident risk of seeming ridiculous, I want to begin by saying that I have tried for much of my life to write as…
— Christopher Hitchens
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