Encounter Quotes

716 Encounter quotes by 535 unique authors

Whenever you read a book or have a conversation, the experience causes physical changes in your brain. It's a little frightening to think that every… — George Johnson
Every epoch has its character determined by the way its population reacts to the material events which they encounter. — Alfred North Whitehead
Like the bee its sting, the promiscuous leave behind them in each encounter something of themselves by which they are made to suffer. — Cyril Connolly
What the public expects to encounter in an actress passed 70 is the sum of her experience, not her beauty. — Leslie Caron
Most people do not take heed of the things they encounter, nor do they grasp them even when they have learned about them, although they… — Heraclitus
According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications that a transformation is taking place within you toward a higher consciousness.… — Deepak Chopra
Creativity occurs as an act of encounter, and is to be understood with this encounter at the center. — Rollo May
What I know for sure is that your life is a multipart series of all your experiences- and each experience is created by your thoughts,… — Oprah Winfrey
If your everyday practice is open to all your emotions, to all the people you meet, to all the situations you encounter, without closing down,… — Pema Chodron
If we take care of the means, we are bound to reach the end sooner or later. When once we have grasped this point, final… — Mahatma Gandhi
Gradually, at various points in our childhoods, we discover different forms of conviction. There's the rock-hard certainty of personal experience ("I put my finger in… — Philip Pullman
In our daily life, we encounter people we are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying ere is so their own needs. There is so much… — Margaret J. Wheatley
Following your feelings will lead you to their source. Only through emotions can you encounter the force field of your own soul. — Gary Zukav
When you meet anyone, remember it is a holy encounter. As you see him, you will see yourself. As you treat him, you will treat… — Marianne Williamson
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability… — Maya Angelou
And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse - the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a… — Barry Goldwater
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The problem [with genetic research] is, we're just starting down this path, feeling our way in the dark. We have a small lantern in the… — Francis Collins
Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses. — Francois Mauriac
I am compassionate. I allow my heart and imagination to embrace the difficulties and concerns of others. While maintaining my own balance, I find it… — Julia Cameron
Every child you encounter is a divine appointment. — Wess Stafford
I sympathize the first, the direct and single-minded attack [Red Revolution]. I believe it to have been necessary and inevitable in Russia. It may someday… — Stuart Chase
If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought… — Eleanor Roosevelt
We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant for everyone, for… — Pope Benedict XVI
Christianity is not a new philosophy or new morality. We are Christians only if we encounter Christ... Only in this personal relationship with Christ, only… — Pope Benedict XVI

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