Contemplating Quotes

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Before the boat docked, however, he confessed because he was contemplating running for president, he couldn't separate from his wife. I believed him when he… — Donna Rice Hughes
Before this address to my countrymen is closed, I beg leave to observe, that as a new century has dawned upon us, the mind is… — Mercy Otis Warren
The primitive thinking of the supernaturally inclined amounts to what his psychiatric colleagues call a problem, or an idea, of reference. An excess of the… — Ian Mcewan
The only philosophy that can be practiced responsibly in the face of despair is the attempt to contemplate all things as they would present themselves… — Theodor Adorno
Shares are not mere pieces of paper. They represent part ownership of a business. So, when contemplating an investment, think like a prospective owner. — Warren Buffett
You will begin to realize that if you contemplate long enough on the leaf of the flower, that it involves the whole universe. — Alan Watts
With great difficulty advancing by millimeters each year, I carve a road out of the rock. For millenniums my teeth have wasted and my nails… — Octavio Paz
Once you discover that the world rewards reckless faith, no lesser world is worth contemplating. — G. Willow Wilson
But for harmony beautiful to contemplate, science would not be worth following. — Henri Poincare
This is the LM pilot. I'd like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever and wherever they may be, to pause… — Buzz Aldrin
Boredom soon overcomes me when I am contemplating nature. — Edgar Degas
The world appears very little to a soul that contemplates the greatness of God. — Brother Lawrence
Let's contemplate this, how many people would die if war breaks out. There are 2.7 billion people in the world. One-third could be lost; or,… — Mao Zedong
They drummed into you that pain was good, you were supposed to go with it, push into the pain, and only... now... did I contemplate… — Lionel
We are wide-eyed in contemplating the possibility that life may exist elsewhere in the universe, but we wear blinders when contemplating the possibilities of life… — Norman Cousins
Sure Man was born to meditate on things, And to contemplate the eternal springs Of God and Nature, glory, bliss and pleasure: That life and… — Thomas Traherne
When a garden is used as a place to pause for thought, that is when a Zen garden comes to life. When you contemplate a… — Muso Soseki
Immigration along with nonwhite birthrates will make white people a minority totally vulnerable to the political, social, and economic will of blacks, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans,… — David Duke
And if citizens of New Orleans who are really contemplating coming back heard that we're really intent upon making the place secure again - regardless… — Billy Tauzin
The rare, delicate flavor of a life after retiring in one's sixties, whatever one has "retired" from, the pleasure I experienced beyond my job at… — Carolyn Heilbrun

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