Duration Quotes

179 quotes by 159 authors

The Self doesn't live forever in time, it lives in the timeless present prior to time, prior to history, change, succession. The Self is present… — Ken Wilber
Not the intensity but the duration of high feelings makes high men. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A promise is a commitment to do something later, and a vow is a binding commitment to begin doing something now and to continue to… — Myles Munroe
The appearance and disappearance of the Universe are pictured as an outbreathing and inbreathing of the" Great Breath," which is eternal, and which, being Motion,… — H. P. Blavatsky
America must raise an empire of permanent duration, supported upon the grand pillars of Truth, Freedom, and Religion, encouraged by the smiles of Justice and… — Nathanael Greene
While nothing is more uncertain than a single life, nothing is more certain than the average duration of a thousand lives. — Elizur Wright
We cannot separate our lives from time. Why is it that we are so extravagant, so thoughtless, in our waste of time, especially in youth,… — Orison Swett Marden
Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not. Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do to yourself [by… — Gautama Buddha
Panics, in some cases, have their uses; they produce as much good as hurt. Their duration is always short; the mind soon grows through them… — Thomas Paine
Other anatomical changes associated with long-duration space flight are definitely negative: the immune system weakens, the heart shrinks because it doesn't have to strain against… — Chris Hadfield
It is not the strengths, but the durations of great sentiments that make great men. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Perhaps the price of comfort is that life passes more rapidly. But for anyone who has lived in uneasiness, even for a short, memorable duration,… — Arthur Nersesian
God wants to use you to make a difference in His world. He wants to work through you. What matters is not the duration of… — Rick Warren
There are two specific objections to use of psychedelic drugs.First,use of these drugs may be dangerous.Howev er,every worth-while exploration is dangerous-climb ing mountains,testi ng aircraft,rocket… — Alan Watts
The Lord said: 'Without Me you can do nothing' (Jn. 15:5). So for the duration of our life, every day and at every moment, we… — Lorenzo Scupoli
Power is God's hand or arm, omniscience is God's eye, mercy is God's delight, eternity is God's duration, but holiness is God's beauty! — Stephen Charnock
The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are… — Myles Munroe
Well, there is no question that we have evidence and information that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical particularly . . .… — Ari Fleischer
When a physician is called to a patient, he should decide on the diagnosis, then the prognosis, and then the treatment. ... Physicians must know… — Claude Bernard
I sometimes think that the most plaintive ditty has brought a fuller joy and of longer duration to its composer that the conquest of Persia… — Walter Savage Landor

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