Dormant Quotes

118 quotes by 108 authors

A man who has never lost himself in a cause bigger than himself has missed one of life's mountaintop experiences. Only in losing himself does… — Richard M. Nixon
Nationalism is inspired by the highest ideals of the human race, satyam [the true], shivam [the god], sundaram [the beautiful]. Nationalism in India has ...… — Subhas Chandra Bose
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks. — Johann Gottfried Herder
True evangelical faith, cannot lie dormant, it clothes the naked, it feeds the hungry, it comforts the sorrowful, it shelters the destitute, it serves those… — Menno Simons
Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute, and he knows… — Mahatma Gandhi
This work somehow awakened my dormant powers of will and I began to practice self-control. At first my resolutions faded like snow in April, but… — Nikola Tesla
Richard Feynman was fond of giving the following advice on how to be a genius. You have to keep a dozen of your favorite problems… — Gian-Carlo Rota
I have learned that there lies dormant in the souls of all men a penchant for some particular musical instrument an an unsuspected yearning to… — Mark Twain
I'd rather die enormous than live dormant. — Jay-Z
Wildness It is perennially within us, dormant as a hard-shelled seed, awaiting the fire or flood that awakes it again. — Gary Snyder
Memory is the best of all gardens. Therein, winter and summer, the seeds of their past lie dormant, ready to spring into instant bloom at… — Hal Boyle
What was once dormant is now a Creeping Thing — Ishmael Reed
The printed page is a missionary that can go anywhere and do so at minimum cost. It enters closed lands and reaches all strata of… — Samuel Marinus Zwemer
For reasons I do not fully understand, some power is released through setting positive goals that would otherwise remain dormant. — C. Wagner
The light of unconditional love awakens the dormant seed potentials of the soul. — John Welwood
When the human body is put under exceptional strain, a range of dormant genes in the DNA are expressed and extraordinary physiological processes are activated. — K. Anders Ericsson
Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant… — Gautama Buddha
Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined leisure time in… — Stephen Covey
But the female mind has demonstrated a capacity for all the mental acquirements and achievements of men, and as generations ensue that capacity will be… — Nikola Tesla
Think of managing change as an adventure. It tests your skills and abilities. It brings forth talent that may have been dormant. Change is also… — Charles E. Rice

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