Encounters Quotes

743 quotes by 571 authors

We build character in order for us to withstand the rigors of combat and resist the temptations to compromise our principles in peacetime. We must… — Glen E. Morrell
Never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he… — Winston Churchill
My ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money. — Juliette Binoche
We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter. — Luc de Clapiers
I imagine our first glimpse of Heaven will cause us to gasp in amazement and delight. That first gasp will likely be followed by many… — Randy Alcorn
How well I remember my first encounter with The Devil'ss Brew. I happened to stumble across a case of bourbon - and went right on… — W.C. Fields
Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The… — Epictetus
Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part of yours in peril. — Lucretius
The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the beginning; and it is not given to me to know how… — Og Mandino
No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger. — Heraclitus
I would say you might encounter many defeats but you must never be defeated, ever. In fact, it might even be necessary to confront defeat.… — Maya Angelou
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
Yuppies don't have loyalty. They have useful relationships and meaningful encounters. — William Kristol
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

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