Discovering Quotes

489 Discovering quotes by 416 unique authors

It is true that neither the ancient wisdoms nor the modern sciences are complete in themselves. They do not stand alone. They call for one… — Thomas Merton
I was discovering that the most precious gift someone can give us is time, because what gives time its value is death. — Ingrid Betancourt
The process of writing a novel is like taking a journey by boat. You have to continually set yourself on course. If you get distracted… — Walter Mosley
The only sovereign I can allow to rule me is reason. The first law of reason is this: what exists exists; what is is. From… — Terry Goodkind
Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world… — Terence McKenna
It is certain," exclaimed my uncle in a tone of triumph. "But silence, do you hear me? silence upon the whole subject; and let no… — Jules Verne
I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get published… — Anne Lamott
Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world. — Thomas Moore
For me to be a saint means to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out… — Thomas Merton
Though many non-Native Americans have learned very little about us, over time we have had to learn everything about them. We watch their films, read… — Wilma Mankiller
There is perhaps nothing worse than reaching the top of the ladder and discovering that you’re on the wrong wall. — Joseph Campbell
1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he… — Arthur C. Clarke
Maturity is simply the process of discovering that everything you believed in when you were young is false and that all the things you refused… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Raise your quality standards as high as you can live with, avoid wasting your time on routine problems, and always try to work as closely… — Edsger Dijkstra
…she was discovering once again that reading and writing were not the same — you couldn't just soak it up then squeeze it out again. — David Nicholls
Discovering, for example, that as witnesses to your life diminish, there is less corroboration, and therefore less certainty, as to what you are or have… — Julian Barnes
Elsewhere is a negative mirror. The traveler recognizes the little that is his, discovering the much he has not had and will never have. — Italo Calvino
It's like being in love, discovering your best friend. — Elizabeth Wein
We fear discovering that we are more than we think we are. More than our parents/children/teachers think we are. We fear that we actually possess… — Steven Pressfield
Now he saw that she understood entirely too well and he felt the usual masculine indignation at the duplicity of women. Added to it was… — Margaret Mitchell
one must verge on the unknown, write toward the truth hitherto unrecognizable of one’s own sincerity, including the avoidable beauty of doom, shame, and embarrassment,… — Allen Ginsberg
I am slowly, painfully discovering that my refuge is not found in my mother, my grandmother, of even the birds of Bear River. My refuge… — Terry Tempest Williams
The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge. — Daniel J. Boorstin
Bach is an astronomer, discovering the most marvellous stars. Beethoven challenges the universe. I only try to express the soul and the heart of man. — Frederic Chopin
Why didn’t you tell me there was danger? Why didn’t you warn me? Ladies know what to guard against, because they read novels that tell… — Thomas Hardy

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