Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1446 authors

The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart. — Sam Rayburn
There are some modern practitioners, who declaim against medical theory in general, not considering that to think is to theorize; and that no one can… — Erasmus Darwin
Don't sow your desires in someone else's garden; just cultivate your own as best you can; don't long to be other than what you are,… — Saint Francis de Sales
I am no more proud of my career as an athlete than I am of the fact that I am a direct descendant of that… — Jim Thorpe
I believe we would be happier to have a personal revolution in our individual lives and go back to simpler living and more direct thinking. — Laura Ingalls Wilder
Direct and easy communications â€” freedom of speech in all forms and in its broadest sense â€” has become vital to the very survival of… — Walt Disney
Enlightenment is a perfect state of mind. It is the direct seeing of reality. The world most people see, which they call life, is really… — Frederick Lenz
I think it is best to let the experience you have with a teacher direct itself, Instead of trying to make the experience into what… — Frederick Lenz
Would you not agree that relationships are built on trust? Would you not also agree that most individuals think more in terms of "me-my wants,… — Stephen Covey
In the most advanced state of love we don't love for any reason or purpose. We don't even direct our love necessarily to an object. — Frederick Lenz
In order to go beyond ideas to direct realization, it's essential to have a great deal of purity. — Frederick Lenz
There's little in taking or giving, There's little in water or wine: This living, this living, this living, Was never a project of mine. Oh,… — Dorothy Parker
In Zen we study the will. We learn how to cultivate it, to accumulate will. We use it to direct our actions, and we don't… — Frederick Lenz
There's a direct correlation between positive energy and positive results. — Joe Rogan
Change is a direct element of hip-hop. That's the whole thing with style. — El-P
There's nothing as perfect as the initial idea. And the only reason I write and direct is to protect the writing, because that's what's most… — Ricky Gervais
If you decide to direct a film, it's because you have something to say, something to show to the audience. — Gaspard Ulliel
Thank God, 50 years ago I learned that a great song, our entire business is all based on two things; a great song and a… — Quincy Jones
I think that social media is a really good way to stay in touch with the people who are following you, and I think it's… — Tove Styrke
I think there are a lot of similarities between writing and music. Music is much more direct and much more emotional and that's the level… — Karl Ove Knausgard

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