Downward Quotes

146 Downward quotes by 132 unique authors

Why are we so obsessed with celebrity culture? We have front-page news about divorces instead of front-page news about global warming, about women being abused,… — Heather Mills
A woman drew her long black hair out tight, And fiddled whisper music on those strings, And bats with baby faces in the violet light… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
To 'know your place' is a good idea in politics. That is not to say 'stay in your place' or 'hang on to your place',… — William Safire
That was the real secret of the Tarahumara: they'd never forgotten what it felt like to love running. They remembered that running was mankind's first… — Christopher McDougall
... both individuals and companies are using the Netherlands as a haven for productive activity. ... This is good news for all taxpayers. The rich… — Daniel J. Mitchell
At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging. — Adam Schiff
Real spiritual growth is always growth downward, so to speak, into profounder humility, which in healthy souls will become more and more apparent as they… — J I Packer
The Christian life is very much like climbing a hill of ice. You cannot slide up. You have to cut every step with an ice… — Charles Spurgeon
It's very important for men to look downward, to the next generation — James Hillman
If only I kept my eye on the ball, Looking downward as does the pro there, I might not see where it was going, at… — Richard Armour
Year after year, we have had to explain from mid-year onwards why the global growth rate has been lower than predicted as little as two… — Unknown Author
So whether you do your first downward dog at 14 or 44, it’s not your history but your presence on your mat that counts. — K. Pattabhi Jois
When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism. — Jim Hightower
If we had a starting XI that no one could argue about it wouldn't say a lot for English football. We'd probably be on a… — Rio Ferdinand
The progress of science requires the growth of understanding in both directions, downward from the whole to the parts and upward from the parts to… — Freeman Dyson
Your mind simply cant focus forward and downward all at the same time. — Daryn Kagan
The triangle pointing downward is a female symbol corresponding to the yoni and the upward pointing triangle is the male, the lingam ... When the… — Albert Mackey
Most Americans are on a downward escalator. Median wage in the United States, adjusted for inflation, keeps on dropping. — Robert Reich
The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Every show on television has a downward trend because there are so many more things to watch. You can only deal with what is the… — Mark Burnett
We can hold back neither the coming of the flowers nor the downward rush of the stream; sooner or later, everything comes to its fruition. — Li Ching-Yuen
We must all wage an intense, lifelong battle against the constant downward pull. If we relax, the bugs and weeds of negativity will move into… — Jim Rohn
Grace is the love of God shown to the unlovely. It is God reaching downward to people who are in rebellion against him. — Jerry Bridges
As it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow. The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up.… — Laozi
The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone… — Stephen Covey

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