Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1446 authors

The heart is commonly reached, not through the reason, but through the imagination, by means of direct impressions, by the testimony of facts and events,… — John Henry Newman
The point is not to direct someone, but to direct oneself. — Robert Bresson
The amount of love, kindness, patience I have for others is is directly proportional to how much love I have for myself, because we cannot… — Anita Moorjani
Personal testimony of the gospel and the Church is the most important thing you can earn in this life. It will not only bless and… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The seventeenth century witnessed the birth of modern science as we know it today. This science was something new, based on a direct confrontation of… — I. Bernard Cohen
Some relate . . . that the eagle tries the eyes of her young by turning them to the sun; which if they cannot look… — John Owen
There exists in nature a force which is immeasurably more powerful than steam, and by means of which a single man, who knows how to… — Eliphas Levi
Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience. — Fanny Brice
Direct your mind where you want it to travel instead of always going for the ride. — Kris Carr
When...we, as individuals, obey laws that direct us to behave for the welfare of the community as a whole, we are indirectly helping to promote… — Aristotle
Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you don't eat. — Gloria Swanson
Only by restoring the broken connections can we be healed. Connection is health. And what our society does its best to disguise from us is… — Wendell Berry
If we move in mass, be it ever so circuitously, we shall attain our object; but if we break into squads, everyone pursuing the path… — Thomas Jefferson
It is important to direct our intelligence with good intentions. Without intelligence, we cannot accomplish very much. Without good intentions, the way we exercise of… — Dalai Lama
I believe in having a few pupils at one time as it requires a constant alert observation of each individual in order to establish a… — Bruce Lee
Commit whatever grieves thee into the gracious hands of Him who never leaves thee, who heav'n and earth commands. Who points the clouds their courses,… — Paul Gerhardt
As long as I breathe I hope. As long as I breathe I shall fight for the future, that radiant future, in which man, strong… — Leon Trotsky
May each of you have the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, and the hand to execute works that will leave the world a… — Ronald Reagan
What is the one bright spot on the entire horizon that would give someone an opportunity to be retrained to learn new skills? Direct selling. — Paul Zane Pilzer
While it was a very interesting period in my life, I was happy to get back to more direct contact with students in the classroom… — Jerome Isaac Friedman

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