Contemplating Quotes
496 quotes by 410 authors
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Every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable .. The weapons of war must be abolished…
— John F. Kennedy
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Thus in this sad, but oh, too pleasing state! my soul can fix upon nothing but thee; thee it contemplates, admires, adores, nay depends on,…
— William Congreve
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And that which sings and contemplates in you is still dwelling within the bounds of that first moment which scattered the stars into space.
— Khalil Gibran
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He scooped up Victoria practically before she hit the ground, well within the five-second rule. If she'd been a potato chip, he could have still…
— Josh Lanyon
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We have begun to contemplate our origins: starstuff pondering the stars; organized assemblages of ten billion billion billion atoms considering the evolution of atoms; tracing…
— Carl Sagan
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He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more sublime.
— Victor Hugo
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The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates…
— Albert Einstein
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How do we regulate our emotions? The answer is surprisingly simple: by thinking about them. The prefrontal cortex allows each of us to contemplate his…
— Jonah Lehrer
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Why, sir," said he, looking about him, "what splendour I see: gold lace, breeches, cocked hats. Allow me to recommend a sandwich. And would you…
— Patrick O'Brian
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No funny stuff in here tonight, you understand?†Dash said, “I assure you I could not contemplate any of your so-called funny stuff seeing as…
— David Levithan
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In the business world, what’s the female equivalent of going golfing with a client?†Laney gave this some thought. Payton fell silent, too, contemplating. After…
— Julie James
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When I stand and contemplate my fate and see the path along which you have led me, I reach my end, for artless I surrendered…
— Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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A life contemplating the blessings of Christ becomes a life acting the love of Christ.
— Ann Voskamp
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In the city fields Contemplating cherry-trees... Strangers are like friends
— Kobayashi Issa
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When I look out on such a night as this, I feel as if there could be neither wickedness nor sorrow in the world; and…
— Jane Austen
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To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.
— Christopher Paolini
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Simon looked at Jordan who was looking at Maia again. She had her back to them and was talking to Luke and Jocelyn, laughing, flinging…
— Cassandra Clare
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He always smiles, even when contemplating nothing good.
— Henryk Sienkiewicz
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Perhaps the easiest people to fall in love with are those about whom we know nothing. Romances are never as pure as those we imagine…
— Alain de Botton
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The day is made up of 24 hours and an infinite number of moments. We need to be aware of those moments and make the…
— Paulo Coelho
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