Cling Quotes

509 Cling quotes by 400 unique authors

Only the idea of death makes a warrior sufficiently detached so that he is capable of abandoning himself to anything. He knows his death is… — Carlos Castaneda
When you cling, life is destroyed; when you hold on to anything, you cease to live. — Anthony de Mello
Some Christians want enough of Christ to be identified with him but not enough to be seriously inconvenienced; they genuinely cling to basic Christian orthodoxy… — D. A. Carson
Life is a flux, nothing abides. Still we are such fools, we go on clinging. If change is the nature of life, then clinging is… — Rajneesh
This is the whole secret of non-attachment: live in the world, but don't be of the world. Love people, but don't create attachments. Reflect people,… — Rajneesh
When you don't cling to anything, there is nowhere to go - all boats have been abandoned, you cannot go anywhere; all paths have been… — Rajneesh
Life is both pleasure and pain, is it not? But why should we cling to pleasure and avoid pain? Why not merely live with both?… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out. — Billy Graham
In a sense Shapley's telling me that space was transparent, which I shouldn't have believed, illustrates a fundamental problem in science, believing what people tell… — Jesse L. Greenstein
You got into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for… — Barack Obama
Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do… — William Graham Sumner
We must cling only to drawing. — Unknown Author
After all, a creature without passionate conviction doesn't cling to extremes. He surveys the scenery and makes sure his outfit doesn't clash. — Frank Bruni
Joys and sorrows are time-born and cannot last. Therefore, do not be perturbed by these. The greater the difficulties and obstructions, the more intense will… — Anandamayi Ma
As long as you cling to your self, you will wander right and left, day and night, for thousands of years; and when, after all… — Sanai
If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the contempt… — Charles Alexander Eastman
I might add that in small towns, we don't quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they… — Sarah Palin
An inner life and inner enemies to conquer, battle and destroy. These enemies are the various desires that seek to distract our concentration by causing… — Johan Oscar Smith
There would be no chance at all of getting to know death if it happened only once. But fortunately, life is nothing but a continuing… — Sogyal Rinpoche
One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real world and cling to the vain hope that next time… — Galen Rowell
Even people who are aware that the traditional family farm has been taken over by big business interests, and that some questionable experiments go on… — Peter Singer
I find that because of modern technological evolution and our global economy, and as a result of the great increase in population, our world has… — Dalai Lama
We can hardly expect the nation-state to make itself superfluous, at least not overnight. Rather what we must aim for is really nothing more than… — Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
In questions of this sort there are two things to be observed. First, that the truth of the Scriptures be inviolably maintained. Secondly, since Scripture… — Thomas Aquinas
Art thou in misery, brother? Then I pray Be comforted. Thy grief shall pass away. Art thou elated? Ah, be not too gay; Temper thy… — Paul Hamilton Hayne

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