Direct Quotes

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I have observed that the prosperity or misery of each people is in direct proportion to its liberties or its prejudices and, accordingly, to the… — Jose Rizal
Our faith is concentrated in the Son of God, and through him in the Father; and the Holy Ghost is their minister to bring truths… — Brigham Young
The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give. — Oprah Winfrey
We now demand glamour and fast-flowing dramatic action. A generation of Christians reared among push buttons and automatic machines is impatient of slower and less… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Those who direct the maximum force of their desires towards the center, toward the true being, toward perfection, seem quieter than the passionate souls because… — Hermann Hesse
Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between whatâ€™s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about whatâ€™s happening, stories that get in… — Sharon Salzberg
The key is to be in a state of permanent connectedness with your inner body - to feel it at all times. This will rapidly… — Eckhart Tolle
There is only one thing a writer can write about: what is in front of his senses at the moment of writing... I am a… — William S. Burroughs
There is a direct relationship between our personal experience with the Lord and how we see ourselves. The closer we grow to him, the more… — Sheri L. Dew
This is how I feel, I can't name it straight out but it seems important, do you feel it too?-- this sort of direct question… — David Foster Wallace
Tell me, is it possible to love someone who is not as smart as you are? ...But isn't it important for you to think she… — Michael Ondaatje
The writer must be able to revel and roll in the abundance of words; he must know not only the direct but also the secret… — Knut Hamsun
We drove to the airport. On the way, Clay gave him "the lecture," including all the do's and don'ts of meeting the Alpha, which was… — Kelley Armstrong
We canâ€™t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude. — Thomas S. Monson
So much in life depends on our attitude. The way we choose to see things and respond to others makes all the difference. To do… — Thomas S. Monson
Even the Quran, which Sufis respect as the direct speech of God, lacks the capacity to shed light upon Godâ€™s essence. As one Sufi master… — Reza Aslan
It has drowned the most heavenly ecstasies of religious fervour, of chivalrous enthusiasm, of Philistine sentimentalism, in the icy water of egotistical calculation. It has… — Karl Marx
God's command to have dominion over every living thing is a call to service, a test of responsibility, a rule of love, a cooperation with… — Hugh Nibley
Satan frequently steals the will of God from us due to reasoning. The Lord may direct us to do a certain thing, but if it… — Joyce Meyer
Raindrops blossom brilliantly in the rainbow, and change to flowers in the sod, but snow comes in full flower direct from the dark, frozen sky. — John Muir

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