Direct Quotes

1825 Direct quotes by 1446 unique authors

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’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 can’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 God’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
Raphael lifted a finger, tracing it over her cheekbone. She flinched. Not because he was hurting her. The opposite. The places he touched ... it… — Nalini Singh
There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared. It is itself the great venture and can never… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
It was something every child knew how to do, maintain a direct and full connection with the world. Somehow you forgot about it as you… — Jeffrey Eugenides
When I read a novel that I really like, I feel as if I am in direct, personal communication with the author. I feel as… — Neal Stephenson
There are always choices in life. People are going to pull you in all directions. Where you end up is a direct result of how… — Colleen Coble
In my opinion, if 100% of the people were farming it would be ideal. If each person were given one quarter-acre, that is 1 1/4… — Masanobu Fukuoka
But on top of all that, the feelings about Princess, I'd also gone through an entire year of celibacy based on my feeling that lust… — Jack Kerouac
Nature is the direct expression of the divine imagination. — John O'Donohue
Those fine eyes of hers had a disconcertingly direct gaze, and very often twinkled in a manner disturbing to male egotism. She had common-sense too,… — Georgette Heyer
When our beliefs are based on our own direct experience of reality and not on notions offered by others, no one can remove these beliefs… — Nhat Hanh

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