Direct Quotes

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During my first press conference as president, in answer to a direct question, I pointed out that, as good Marxist-Leninists, the Soviet leaders have openly… — Ronald Reagan
The usual marriage in traditional cultures was arranged for by the families. It wasn't a person-to-person decision at all. . . . In the Middle… — Joseph Campbell
What's getting all the attention is we have South Dakota putting out this direct frontal attack. I'm actually just as concerned about what they're doing… — Unknown Author
Don't let the mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future. — Zig Ziglar
Often what may appear as a detour in life is actually the most direct and empowering path to your destination. — James Arthur Ray
[We need] someone bold, to put himself at the head of the disaffected and rally them against the oppressor. Some great character who could captivate… — Jean-Paul Marat
The theory that everyone acts from self-interest, direct or indirect, is psychologically unsound. . . . Throughout history . . . there have been millions… — Corliss Lamont
Design is the fundamental creative activity with which we direct our lives, and collectively, the earth's transformation from its original, natural state into our human-made… — Michael Shannon
The good designer aims at a perfect fusion of the various considerations which enter into his design. He aims at an untortured unity-a direct whole.… — Leo Lionni
The greater informational levels of the voters, their decreasing inhibitions in expressing disagreement, and their greater preference for Jeffersonian direct involvement, all make the need… — Dick Morris
The instructor can scarcely give sensibility where it is essentially wanting, nor talent to the unpercipient block. But he can cultivate and direct the affections… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
To utilize social media tools effectively and properly, you must absolutely generate spontaneous communications in direct response to what others are saying or to what… — Aliza Sherman
New media is ... an amazing form of direct marketing in that you really get a sense of who your customer is, and you also… — Ivanka Trump
Our success is a direct result of knowing how to market a brand and having the right people representing the brand. — Greg Norman
The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the 'disenchantment of the world.' Precisely the ultimate and most… — Max Weber
Sense-perceptions can only be indirect knowledge, and not direct knowledge. Only one's own awareness is direct knowledge. — Ramana Maharshi
In the 10 or so years since e-sourcing technology first made its way into grocers' procurement departments, the results secured have been remarkable: frequent double-digit… — Unknown Author
Perhaps the greatest discovery of my life, without question the greatest commitment, came when finally I had the confidence in God that I would loan… — Boyd K. Packer
It is often by a trivial, even an anecdotal decision, that we direct our activities into a certain channel, and thus determine which of the… — Rene Dubos
The tango is a direct expression of something that poets have often tried to state in words: the belief that a fight may be a… — Jorge Luis Borges

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