Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1446 authors

The left-wing, which consists of armoured and motorized forces and has no enemy in front of it, will be stopped dead in its tracks upon… — Franz Halder
Everything I do is a direct creation of my hands, whether it is made in wood, Â plaster or clay. — Eva Zeisel
If a man is in need of rescue, an airplane can come in and throw flowers on him, and that's just about all. But a… — Igor Sikorsky
The arrogance of the young is a direct result of not having known enough consequences. The turkey that every day greedily approaches the farmer who… — Harry Golden
As a composer seeking to remain anonymous I am shy of confessing my musical activity. This is intelligible enough. For others it is their chief… — Alexander Borodin
There is a direct line that runs from our doctrine to our actions, from what is in our minds to what is in our words… — Tom Wells
Of all the entrepreneurial opportunities available today, one of the most important is direct selling, also called network marketing. — Paul Zane Pilzer
Direct selling provides an opportunity open to absolutely everyone, regardless of background, specialized skills or capital worth. — Paul Zane Pilzer
The best system I've ever seen for intellectual distribution is the direct selling business-also known as one-to-one marketing, network marketing, referral marketing or relationship marketing. — Paul Zane Pilzer
The 'deep' civic function of the humanities . . . is something understood very well by totalitarian societies, which tend to keep close tabs on… — Mark Slouka
Direct experience is inherently too limited to form an adequate foundation either for theory or for application. At the best it produces an atmosphere that… — B. H. Liddell Hart
In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood of… — Herman Kahn
No writer of a portion of the Bible was perfect. It was the direct and miraculous operation of the Holy Spirit that what they wrote… — Walter Lang
As the nature deficit grows, another emerging body of scientific evidence indicates that direct exposure to nature is essential for physical and emotional health. For… — Richard Louv
The applause of the audience is short-lived. When calls resound for an encore, we are called to direct our attention to our Master. — Dillon Burroughs
To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations,… — Irving Langmuir
The basic idea of Zen is to come in touch with the inner workings of our being, and to do this in the most direct… — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
No wonder psychedelics are threatening to an authoritarian religious hierarchy. You donâ€™t need faith to benefit from a psychedelic experience, let alone a priest or… — Dennis McKenna
Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing colloquium, where people… — Beth Henley
Light is undiminishable, eternal and omni-present. In every religion that existed these qualities have been recognized as divine. So that we are forced to the… — Rodney Collin

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