Direct Quotes

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In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying to be European, it is direct and sincere. — William Dean Howells
It must be noted that it is often the colleague or direct disciple of a new thinker who gets stuck in literal interpretations of the… — Uta Hagen
Besides the danger of a direct mixture of religion and civil government, there is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the indefinite… — James Madison
It is not certain that with this aid alone [possession of arms], they would not be able to shake off their yokes. But were the… — James Madison
Speaking in tongues is as normal to me as 'Pass the salt' It's a secret, direct prayer language to God. — Katy Perry
The continuing, direct operation of the Holy Ghost on those who are called to be God's children implies, in fact, a broadening process of incarnation.… — Carl Jung
As for slavery, there is no need for me to speak of its bad aspects. The only thing requiring explanation is the good side of… — Karl Marx
So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by… — John F. Kennedy
The audience will teach you how to act and the audience will teach you how to write and to direct. The classroom will teach you… — David Mamet
Moreover, as America becomes an increasingly multi-cultural society, it may find it more difficult to fashion a consensus on foreign policy issues, except in the… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
Democracy is direct self-government over all the people, for all the people, by all the people. — Theodore Parker
Forty years after a battle it is easy for a non-combatant to reason about how it ought to have been fought. It is another thing… — Herman Melville
For 12 long years I lived within the narrow-minded confines of the 'straightjacket world' created by my strong belief that Elijah Muhammad was a messenger… — Malcolm X
If there is an â€˜overabundance' of an idea in the absence of direct governmental action -- which there well might be when compared with some… — Elena Kagan
FAITH is the element, the â€œchemicalâ€ which, when mixed with prayer, gives one direct communication with Infinite Intelligence. — Napoleon Hill
O Divine Providence, I ask not for more riches but more wisdom with which to make wiser use of the riches you gave me at… — Napoleon Hill
In 1984, I turned to theater in the hopes of finding a more direct form of communication between me and my people. — Cherrie Moraga
Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is:… — John Ford
I don't find any direct statements in life. My poetry imitates or reproduces the way knowledge or awareness come to me, which is by fits… — John Ashbery
Th direct elimination of elimination of poverty should be the objective of all development aid. Development should be viewed as a human rights issue, not… — Muhammad Yunus

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