Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1446 authors

Fling yourself at life and let yourself feel what you do feel upon the very tick of the second; snatch the images of life that… — Mina Loy
Results rarely specify their causes unambiguously. If we have no direct evidence of fossils or human chronicles, if we are forced to infer a process… — Stephen Jay Gould
Pride works _from within_; it is the direct appreciation of oneself. Vanity is the desire to arrive at this appreciation indirectly, from without. — Arthur Schopenhauer
We will become mightier and more powerful in our own right in direct proportion to the service and contribution we make to strengthen the Church. — Henry D. Moyle
The universe is an enormous direct product of representations of symmetry groups. — Steven Weinberg
The anorexic is the fuse nakedly exposed to the direct power of modern media, a psyche whose wiring has no insulation. The anorexic is an… — Kenny Smith
I am extremely respectful of the Jewish community. You know, I am Christian. I think of Jews as my older brothers. I mean, there wouldn't… — Joe Lhota
There is no direct evidence, so how could you ask me to believe in God... — Jodie Foster
To listen to the silence, wherever you are, is an easy and direct way of becoming present. — Eckhart Tolle
Ive spent over 25 years in the television industry, the direct response industry. I met a lot of people and certainly learned the power of… — Kevin Harrington
Our conduct has a direct influence on how people think about the gospel. The world doesn't judge us by our theology; the world judges us… — Carolyn Mahaney
Bear in mind that parts of the score may be devoid of direct musical relevance. — Cornelius Cardew
Copy is a direct conversation with the consumer. — Shirley Polykoff
When people direct insults at me, I can take it. — Eli Roth
There is a devilishly direct relationship between the significance of an idea and how nervous we become at the prospect of having to think about… — Alain de Botton
I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it. — Ella Maillart
And so my militant philosophy is this: to make with a brush on canvas is a simple direct delight-to make with the movie is the… — Norman McLaren
Direct, forceful, energetic. Loves power, eats up publicity and flattery... Can turn on charm at will and knows it. — Joseph Stilwell
A profusion of fancies and quotations is out of place in a love-letter. True feeling is always direct, and never deviates into by-ways to cull… — Christian Nestell Bovee
Peace is not achievable as a direct object of purposeful behaviour. — Colin S. Gray

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