Direct Quotes

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Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is needed. Being still, looking, and listening activates the non-conceptual… — Eckhart Tolle
I belong to those theoreticians who know by direct observation what it means to make a measurement. Methinks it were better if there were more… — Erwin Schrodinger
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the… — Louis Pasteur
Growth and mastery come only to those who vigorously self-direct. Initiating, creating, doing, reflecting, freely associating, enjoying privacy-these are precisely what the structures of schooling… — John Taylor Gatto
The ability to be cool, confident, and decisive in crisis is not an inherited characteristic but is the direct result of how well the individual… — Richard M. Nixon
To be direct and honest is not safe. — William Shakespeare
Color is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul. — Wassily Kandinsky
Whether the psychological effect of color is direct...or whether it is the outcome of association, is open to question. The soul being one with the… — Wassily Kandinsky
The more abstract is form, the more clear and direct its appeal. — Wassily Kandinsky
As our heart summons our strength, our wisdom must direct it. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
There's a direct link between percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives. — Jeb Bush
The link between ideas and action is rarely direct. There is almost always an intermediate step in which the idea is overcome. — Eric Hoffer
The ugliness of bigotry stands in direct contradiction to the very meaning of America. — Hubert H. Humphrey
There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of… — Thomas B. Macaulay
The American heritage was one of individual liberty, personal responsibility and freedom from government ... Unfortunately ... that heritage has been lost. Americans no longer… — Harry Browne
Terrorism is a direct response to the crimes our government has committed against foreigners (besides which, the actual terrorists are within our own government) — Gore Vidal
Going to war accelerated the move from indirect to direct rule. Almost any state that makes war finds that it cannot pay for the effort… — Charles Tilly
Your success in your career will be in direct proportion to what you do after you've done what you are expected to do. — Brian Tracy
You will be paid in direct proportion to the value you create in the marketplace. — T. Harv Eker
Simplicity has power. Founding our life on constructive, positive behavior is the simplest, most direct, and powerful approach I've ever found-simple, but not easy. — Dan Millman

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