Direct Quotes

1825 Direct quotes by 1446 unique authors

Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. — C.S. Lewis
The curse of poverty has no justification in our age. It is socially as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism at the dawn… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
If anyone feels his sins, let him come at once, straight, direct, not merely to church, or to the sacrament, or to repentance, or to… — J C Ryle
A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts - for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly… — Andrei Tarkovsky
Prayer changes from entreaty to thanksgiving, and meditation on the divine truths of faith fills the heart with a sense of jubilation and unimpeachable hope.… — Gregory Palamas
[God] arranged that the boy Samuel should be chosen but instead of teaching him directly He had him, turn once or twice to an old… — John Cassian
When government is invested with money power it rises above the citizen and under the profession of protecting him may actually constitute the greatest threat… — E.C. Riegel
In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50 million per 100,000… — Michelle Obama
A snake knows more about what is happening around than any other creature, because it has no ears to listen to gossip - only direct… — Jaggi Vasudev
Nothing, absolutely nothing, has a more direct bearing on the moral choices made by individuals or the purposes pursued by society than belief or disbelief… — Ravi Zacharias
Dear friends, let us not forget the flesh of Christ which is in the flesh of refugees: their flesh is the flesh of Christ. It… — Pope Francis
You may give a piece of bread to a hungry person, and when the cravings of hunger return some one else must administer to his… — Daniel H. Wells
Ten million new millionaires will be created by 2016, and you can become one of them--especiall y if you are in direct selling, technology or… — Paul Zane Pilzer
I once heard a theologian remark that in the Gospels people approached Jesus with a question 183 times whereas he replied with a direct answer… — Philip Yancey
In daily terms, the work of listening is to be constantly worn free of our preconceptions and preferences so that nothing stands in the way… — Mark Nepo
Your first encounter of the day has a more direct bearing on your attitude for that day than your next five encounters. — Zig Ziglar
How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves. — Paulo Coelho
The most political decision you make is where you direct people's eyes. In other words, what you show people, day in and day out, is… — Wim Wenders
When you wake up to the Divine Consciousness within you and your divine identity, you wake up simultaneously to the Divine Consciousness appearing as all… — Andrew Harvey
The experience of happiness is a direct means of replenishing life energy and revitalizing the mind. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
I need not ask whether I may call on Him or not, for that word 'Whosoever' is a very wide and comprehensive one...My case is… — Charles Spurgeon
To listen to the silence, wherever you are, is an easy and direct way of becoming present. Even if there is noise, there is always… — Eckhart Tolle
It is a kind of law of nature. The goal one aims for can rarely be reached by a direct road. — Konosuke Matsushita
Social solidarity must rest (instead) on the sole secure basis it can have: direct responsibility of people for one another. Such responsibility can be realized… — Roberto Unger
The whole life-effort of man is to get his life into direct contact with the elemental life of the cosmos, mountain life, cloud life, thunder… — D. H. Lawrence

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