Cherished Quotes
317 quotes by 268 authors
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Optimal experience is that rare occasion when we feel a sense of exhilaration, a deep sense of enjoyment that is long cherished and that becomes…
— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Times of tragedy and war naturally bring out strong emotions... Sometimes people are only too anxious to sacrifice their constitutional liberties during a crisis, hoping…
— Ron Paul
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A great man, who was convinced that the truths of political and moral science are capable of the same certainty as those that form the…
— Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
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There is no greater egoism than that of learning when it is treated simply as a mark of personal distinction to be held and cherished…
— John Dewey
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The culturally specific, in particular, the American porch play that American writers have cherished and loved for many years in terms of their new writing,…
— Stephen Daldry
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I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the South dearest rights. But I have…
— Robert E. Lee
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We too need to protect, guide, and encourage our young people, helping them to build a society worthy of their great spiritual and cultural heritage. …
— Pope Francis
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We have all experienced times when, instead of being buffeted by anonymous forces, we do feel in control of our actions, masters of our own…
— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Many will, no doubt, prefer to retain old unsystematic names as far as possible, but it is easy to see that the desire to avoid…
— Henry Edward Armstrong
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Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views, and boldest action to bring it speedy relief. Once relieved, its form of government…
— Abraham Lincoln
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The practice of Transcendental Meditation creates a natural situation in the mind so that the mind entertains right thoughts, useful thoughts, thoughts that are cherished…
— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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I find it very fascinating that one person or a group of people can get together as a choir and come up with a song…
— Damian Marley
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A person understands other's language only in tune with his attitude with most people all the time, so it's wise to act nice with individuals…
— Unknown Author
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Bacon's portraits are an interrogation on the limits of the self. Up to what degree of distortion does an individual still remain himself? To what…
— Milan Kundera
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A church is disaffected when it is persecuted, quiet when it is tolerated, and actively loyal when it is favored and cherished.
— Thomas B. Macaulay
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Laughing at someone else is an excellent way of learning how to laugh at oneself; and questioning what seem to be the absurd beliefs of…
— Gore Vidal
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Genetic theories, I gather, have been cherished academically with detachment.
— Allen Tate
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If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young.
— John Lyly
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... the greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided…
— Aldous Huxley
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My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook.
— Sandra Lee
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