Encounters Quotes

743 Encounters quotes by 571 unique authors

The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book. — Andre Maurois
There is no complete life. There are only fragments. We are born to have nothing, to have it pour through our hands. And yet, this… — James Salter
The creation of all those symbols and logotypes which are an ever more striking feature of the world in which we live calls for a… — Armin Hofmann
Real life isn't a series of interconnected events occurring one after another - like beads strung on a necklace. Life is actually a series of… — Michael Crichton
I feel that the Christian experience and the Jewish one have much to give each other. If this open society continues and there is no… — Lionel Blue
There is a spiritual capacity in carbon as there is a carbon component functioning in our highest spiritual experience. If some scientists consider that all… — Thomas Berry
Here we encounter two conflicting concepts with which we must come to grips in our time: the idea of national solidarity and the idea of… — Gustav Stresemann
The truly still mind, with which you were born, is the mind that moves freely. Without ignoring anything, it reacts wholeheartedly to everything it encounters,… — Soko Morinaga
I have yet to encounter that common myth of weak men, an insurmountable barrier. — James Lane Allen
Luck happens when opportunity encounters the prepared mind. — Denis Waitley
Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the earthly… — Pope John Paul II
Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the… — Hermann Hesse
See the genius in everyone you encounter. Just as the mountain cannot crack a nut though it can carry a forest on its back, so… — Wayne Dyer
Creativity is neither the product of neurosis nor simple talent, but an intense courageous encounter with the Gods. — Rollo May
Creation happens to us, burns into us, changes us, we tremble and swoon, we submit. Creation - we participate in it, we encounter the creator,… — Martin Buber
The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful… — George Graham Vest
Self-knowledge is not the knowledge of a dead self, self-knowledge is the knowledge of the process of the self. It is an alive phenomenon. The… — Rajneesh
If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride, and hug it in mine arms. — William Shakespeare
Be a student. Stay open and willing to learn from everyone and anyone. Being a student means you have room for new input. When you… — Wayne Dyer
Time mellows people as it mellows wine, as long as the grapes are good. You may set out to be a businesswoman or businessman but… — Barbara Johnson
The good or bad is not in the circumstance, but only in the mind...that encounters it. — William James
Suspend for a moment your disbelief and encounter once again the sense of wonder you knew when there was... magic! — Unknown Author
Everybody is an expert in giving advice on how you cannot do something. So forget about everybody. And then, when you encounter a hurdle-and I… — Unknown Author
The price that has to be paid for finding truly personal life is a very high one. It is a price in terms of the… — Paul Tournier
Now, some people might look at something and let it go by, because they don't recognize the pattern and the significance. It's the sensitivity to… — Jonas Salk

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