Devote Quotes

332 quotes by 299 authors

Only for today, I will devote ten minutes of my time to some good reading, remembering that just as food is necessary to the life… — Pope John XXII
One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it. — Donald Johanson
Any consideration of the life and larger social existence of the modern corporate man begins and also largely ends with the effect of one all-embracing… — John Kenneth Galbraith
The time and the quality of the time that their parents devote to them indicate to children the degree to which they are valued by… — M. Scott Peck
A man with a career can have no time to waste upon his wife and friends; he has to devote it wholly to his enemies. — Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie
This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead… — George Bernard Shaw
Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business. — Mark Twain
Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to… — Alexis de Tocqueville
It is my mission to help in the breaking down of classes, and to make all men feel as if they were brethren of the… — Lydia M. Child
I shall devote all my efforts to bring light into the immense obscurity that today reigns in Analysis. It so lacks any plan or system,… — Niels Henrik Abel
I have just finished my sketch of my species theory. If as I believe that my theory is true & if it be accepted even… — Charles Darwin
We would like to carry out 100 percent, or maybe more, of our scientific program; I would like to devote some of my spare time… — John L. Phillips
I think it's harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big… — Dana Spiotta
Find a teacher and devote yourself to the study, but in a balanced way, not a fanatical way. — Frederick Lenz
If you want to act, you have to devote yourself to it. Send out letters and photos every day, work all the hours under the… — Christopher Parker
Every good citizen should be willing to devote a brief time during some one day in the year, when necessary, to the making up of… — Cordell Hull
The techniques of opening conversation are universal. I knew long ago and rediscovered that the best way to attract attention, help, and conversation is to… — John Steinbeck
What is needed in the present plight of mankind is not more science but a change of heart that shall move mankind to devote to… — Ralph Barton Perry
Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of… — Charles Edison
One does not devote one's life in art to shock an audience. — Richard Foreman

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