Direct Quotes

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Yet some of my friends tell me they understand 50 percent of what my mother says. Some say they understand 80 to 90 percent. Some… — Amy Tan
Direct experience is the evasion, or hiding place of those devoid of imagination. — Fernando Pessoa
I am actually weary of telling people that I do not pretend to adduce [direct] evidence of one species changing into another, but I believe… — Charles Darwin
To begin with, I wanted that truth to life to possess a concrete reliability, and rejoiced most when the poem seemed most direct, an upfront… — Seamus Heaney
I faced in myself a passionate and tenacious longing--to put away thought forever, and all the trouble it brings, all but the nearest desire, direct… — John Haines
The physical domain of the country had its counterpart in me. The trails I made led outward into the hills and swamps, but they led… — John Haines
Now the most comprehensive conception of this new world is of one politically, socially and economically united To this end a small but increasing body… — H.G. Wells
The world state must begin; it can only begin, as a propaganda cult, or as a group of propagandist cults, to which men and women… — H.G. Wells
For women, the higher their cholesterol is, the longer their life; thereâ€™s a direct relationship between the two. Your cholesterol cannot be too high if… — Unknown Author
Unless Hamas recognizes Israel's right to exist and renounces terror, the Palestinian Authority should receive no direct U.S. assistance. — Lois Capps
All laws which can be violated without doing any one any injury are laughed at. Nay, so far are they from doing anything to control… — Baruch Spinoza
Well, Led Zeppelin IV! That's it really. I'll tell you why the album had no title - because we were so fed up with the… — Jimmy Page
An individual can be truly moral only when they are their own master. From the moment when they awaken to a comprehension of that which… — Unknown Author
The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of… — Fredrik Bajer
We need not worry if we canâ€™t simultaneously do all of the things that the Lord has counseled us to do. He has spoken of… — Richard G. Scott
Don't accommodate any degree of temptation. Prevent sin and avoid having to deal with its inevitable destruction. So, turn it off! Look away! Avoid it… — Dallin H. Oaks
Priesthood power blesses all of us. Priesthood keys direct women as well as men, and priesthood ordinances and priesthood authority pertain to women as well… — Dallin H. Oaks
Religious liberalism affirms the moral obligation to direct one's effort toward the establishment of a just and *loving* community. — James Luther Adams
There's so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that's the role of the satirist - you… — Carl Hiaasen
It is fascinating to watch politicians come up with 'solutions' to problems that are a direct result of their previous solutions. In many cases, the… — Thomas Sowell

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