Devotes Quotes

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Anyone who works on a quilt, who devotes her time, energy, creativity, and passion to that art, learns to value the work of her hands.… — Jennifer Chiaverini
One farmer says to me, "You cannot live on vegetable food solely, for it furnishes nothing to make the bones with;" and so he religiously… — Henry David Thoreau
Facts, and facts alone, are the foundation of science... When one devotes oneself to experimental research it is in order to augment the sum of… — Francois Magendie
He will risk half his fortune in the stock market with less reflection that he devotes to the selection of a medium-priced automobile. — Jesse Lauriston Livermore
Neither democracy nor effective representation is possible until each participant in the group...devotes a measurable part of his life to furthering its existence. — Lewis Mumford
We find that the more a cultivated reason devotes itself to the aim of enjoying life and happiness, the further does man get away from… — Immanuel Kant
Unionism, seldom if ever, uses such powers as it has to ensure better work; almost always it devotes a large part of that power to… — H. L. Mencken
If a guy's talking to you at a club and you're having a long conversation, and then one of your friends comes up and he… — Brody Jenner
As the sculptor devotes himself to wood and stone, I would devote myself to my soul. — Toyohiko Kagawa
The world supports a multi-million dollar industry of intelligence and ability research, but it devotes virtually nothing to determine why this intelligence is squandered by… — Robert Sternberg
I dont see why people are so snooty about Channel Five. It has some respectable documentaries about the Second World War. It also devotes considerable… — Boris Johnson
The Church of Christ, zealous and cautious guardian of the dogmas deposited with it, never changes any phase of them. It does not diminish them… — St. Vincent
If a man devotes himself to the instructions of his own unconscious, it can bestow this gift [of renewal], so that suddenly life, which has… — Marie-Louise von Franz
Leading a human life is a full-time occupation, to which everyone devotes decades of intense concern. — Thomas Nagel
Who am I?, the artist asks. And he devotes his whole life to finding out. — Agnes de Mille
We find that at present the human race is divided politically into one wise man, nine knaves, and ninety fools out of every hundred. That… — T.H. White
The Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th edition, devotes 20,000 words to the person of Jesus Christ and never once hints that He didn't exist. — John Ankerberg
The constitution regulates our stewardship; the constitution devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defense, to welfare, and to liberty. But there is a… — William H. Seward
But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. — William H. Seward
When one devotes oneself to meditation, mental burdens, unnecessary worries, and wandering thoughts drop off one by one; life seems to run smoothly and pleasantly.… — Nyogen Senzaki

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