Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1446 authors

Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a direct… — Zhuangzi
With empathy we don't direct, we follow. Don't just do something, be there. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
The Chinese philosopher Chuang-Tzu stated that true empathy requires listening with the whole being: The hearing that is only in the ears is one thing.… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
It's no use telling us that something was 'mysterious' or 'loathsome' or 'awe-inspiring' or 'voluptuous.' By direct description, by metaphor and simile, by secretly evoking… — C.S. Lewis
My knowledge of myself is direct, synthetic, from within outwards; my knowledge of other persons is indirect, analytical, from outside inwards. My knowledge of myself… — Salvador de Madariaga
If global warming is not contained, the West will face a choice of a refugee crisis of unimaginable proportions, or direct complicity in crimes against… — George Monbiot
The most important thing for me is the direct observation of nature in its light-filled existence. — August Macke
However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the performance of her natural duty, there yet remains no sufficient… — Pope Pius XI
What could ever be a sufficient reason for excusing in any way the direct murder of the innocent? This is precisely what we are dealing… — Pope Pius XI
To the shepherds alone was given all power to teach, to judge, to direct; on the faithful was imposed the duty of following their teaching,… — Pope Leo XIII
A second type of direct evidence is formed by statements, whether as formal legends or personal information, regarding the age or relative sequence of events… — Edward Sapir
A hint - don't paint too much direct from nature. Art is an abstraction! study nature then brood on it and treasure the creation which… — Paul Gauguin
I have prayed for new men, fiery, reckless men, possessed of uncontrollably youthful passion-these lit by the Spirit of God. I have prayed for new… — Jim Elliot
Prose is not to be read aloud but to oneself alone at night, and it is not quick as poetry but rather a gathering web… — Henry Green
To be free, to come to terms with our lives, we have to have a direct experience of ourselves as we really are, warts and… — Mark Epstein
The practice of celibacy alone was opening me up to a deeper sense of the way the mind-body connection works. I saw over and over… — Noah Levine
The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the expectations of your peer group. Choose your peers wisely. — Tony Robbins
Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable — Robert Delaunay
Significant progress in the solutions of technical problems is frequently made not by a direct approach, but by first setting a goal of high challenge… — Ernst Stuhlinger
What I try to do is factor in how people use computers, what people's problems are, and how these technologies can get applied to those… — John Warnock

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