Direct Quotes

1825 Direct quotes by 1446 unique authors

At the utmost, the active-minded young man should ask of his teacher only mastery of his tools. The young man himself, the subject of education,… — Henry Adams
I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter. — Yakov Smirnoff
The seeming significance of nature's appearances, their unchanging strangeness to the senses, and the thrilling response which they awaken in the mind of man .… — Robert Louis Stevenson
A chipped pebble is almost part of the hand it never leaves. A thrown spear declares a sort of independence the moment it is released...… — Isaac Asimov
Love is the direct opposite of hate. By definition it's something you can't feel for more than a few minutes at a time, so what's… — Judith Perelman Rossner
We had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
We decided to set our direct-action program around the Easter season, realizing that, with exception of Christmas, this was the largest shopping period of the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has consistently refused to negotiate is forced… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The purpose of direct action is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
You would measure time the measureless and the immeasurable. You would adjust your conduct and even direct the course of your spirit according to hours… — Khalil Gibran
Almost anything that you pay close, direct attention to becomes interesting. — David Foster Wallace
The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders. — John C. Maxwell
If you want to become a better listener, however you need to learn to direct that energy and attention positively by concentrating on the person… — John C. Maxwell
My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly to day scenes shot in the studio,… — Satyajit Ray
Of course, the strippers also take pains not to appear too innocent, valorous, or bookishly inclined. (In direct opposition to the Swayze Mandate of 1987,… — Diablo Cody
Why can't you harness Might so that it works for Right? I know it sounds nonsense, but, I mean, you can't just say there is… — T.H. White
Our internal life and external actions are steered by biological coctails to which we have neither immediate access nor direct acquaintance. — David Eagleman
There's no point in making films unless you intend to show us something special, otherwise just go out and watch a play. Kubrick showed us… — Bryan Singer
I became a real Shell Motor Oil expert, and I did this 25-minute film. It turned out really well and, as a result, they offered… — Renny Harlin
At the piano, I'm able to communicate in a way that is very intimate and direct. My approach at music is a bit like talking… — David Lanz
I am neither a free-trade man, willing to collect all the money we have to raise by direct tax upon the people, nor am I… — Unknown Author
Golf is a terrible, hopeless addiction, it seems: it makes its devotees willing to trudge miles in any manner of weather, lugging a huge, incommodious… — Mike Seabrook
Every new year is the direct descendant, isn't it, of a long line of proven criminals? — Ogden Nash
The fun you get from golf is in direct ratio to the effort you don't put into it. — Bob Allen
When we were in the seminary we got a stipend direct from the government and for that stipend we had an obligation to stick to… — Josef Albers

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