Direct Quotes
1825 Direct quotes by 1446 unique authors
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If we continue to tell ourselves the popular myths about racial progress or, worse yet, if we say to ourselves that the problem of mass…
— Michelle Alexander
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Very rarely are we directing or cutting someone elses boards. We concept, direct, shoot, animate and edit almost everything that comes through here.
— Ben Nicholson
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Dance is the fastest, most direct route to the truth,
— Gabrielle
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There is a certain phase in the life of the aged when the warmth of the heart seems to increase in direct proportion with the…
— John Phillips
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Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the…
— Orson Pratt
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If Congress sees fit to impose a capitation, or other direct tax, it must be laid in proportion to the census; if Congress determines to…
— Salmon P. Chase
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God, I want to give You every minute of this year. I shall try to keep You in mind every moment of my waking hours....I…
— Frank Laubach
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Whatever you accomplish in a lifetime will be in direct proportion to the intensity and persistence of your faith
— Bob Proctor
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So often we experience things in life, and yet never see the connections between them. When we are given hardship, or feel pain, we often…
— Yasmin Mogahed
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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
— Yasmin Mogahed
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From the almost total absence of fossil evidence relative to the origin of the phyla, it follows that any explanation of the mechanism in the…
— Pierre-Paul Grasse
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On the left hand path we take the direct route, which is much more strenuous, much more dangerous, and much more likely to cause you…
— Zeena Schreck
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As a former NFL athlete, my quality of play on the field was in direct correlation to how I took care of my body. Bulletproof…
— Devon McDonald
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Manage your mind. When we direct our thoughts and words toward the outcome we most desire, we ignite grace.
— Cheryl Richardson
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Alright, the secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it.
— Robin Sharma
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Be alert as you watch a dog at play or at rest. Let the animal teach you to feel at home in the now, to…
— Eckhart Tolle
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It is important always to remember that virtual contact cannot and must not take the place of direct human contact with people at every level…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love. And think not you can direct the course of love, if…
— Khalil
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My life is the direct product, if you will, of the legacy of the blood, sweat and tears of the NAACP and so today I'm…
— Unknown Author
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There is a power under your control that is greater than poverty, greater than the lack of education, greater than all your fears and superstitions…
— Andrew Carnegie
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All those years I fell for the great palace lie that grief should be gotten over as quickly as possible and as privately. But, what…
— Anne Lamott
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Have you considered that the Bible, like all religious doctrine, may be allegorical and symbolic, to direct us toward one holy entity of love, as…
— Russell Brand
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Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.
— Dale Carnegie
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Art becomes a spiritual process depending upon the degree of commitment that you bring to it. Every experience becomes direct food for your art. Then…
— Nick Bantock
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An enormous amount of direct advertising from pharmaceutical companies are offering a kind of instantaneous solution to problems.
— Leon Kass
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