Encounters Quotes

743 Encounters quotes by 571 unique authors

people who believe in miracles do not make much fuss when they actually encounter one — Alice Munro
These handwritten words in the pages of my journal confirm that from an early age I have experienced each encounter in my life twice: once… — Terry Tempest Williams
I'm not encouraged by the silence. I can think of no benign reason for it. I'm afraid we may expect something closer to Christopher Columbus's… — Rick Yancey
It's not often real that you encounter the real person behind a good-natured mask, the darkest part of someone. It's not comfortable what you do. — Veronica Roth
There is a deep sense in which we are all ghost towns. We are all haunted by the memory of those we love, those with… — Peter Rollins
And whenever you encounter a problem, no matter how insurmountable it might seem, there is one simple response that should be ingrained in your behavior:… — Stedman Graham
If you are hurt, whether in mind or body, don't nurse your bruises. Get up and light-heartedly, courageously, good temperedly get ready for the next… — Emily Post
The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be. — Horace Bushnell
It makes me happy to encounter goodness, love of work, humane intelligence, and people no matter at what kind of job, be it ever so… — Bernard Berenson
History is the record of encounters between character and circumstance. — Donald Creighton
Sadly, children's passion for thinking often ends when they encounter a world that seeks to educate them for conformity and obedience only. — Bell Hooks
We must worship in truth. Worship is not just an emotional exercise but a response of the heart built on truth about God. "The Lord… — Erwin W. Lutzer
Worship is about encounter-coming into God's presence — Jack W. Hayford
Every praying person, every person who has an encounter with God, must have a passionate concern for his or her brother and sister, his or… — Desmond Tutu
The River adapts itself to whatever route prove possible, but the river never forgets its one objective: the sea. So fragile at its source, it… — Paulo Coelho
A building does not have to be an important work of architecture to become a first-rate landmark. Landmarks are not created by architects. They are… — Herbert Muschamp
Adventure is a path. Real adventure - self-determined, self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way… — Mark Jenkins
Give love and unconditional acceptance to those you encounter, and notice what happens. — Wayne Dyer
In the context of interfaith encounter, we need to bring to the surface how our actual beliefs shape what we do - not simply to… — Rowan Williams
Self Realization is the first encounter with reality. — Nirmala Srivastava
Some people think they are in community, but they are only in proximity. True community requires commitment and openness. It is a willingness to extend… — David Spangler
Delicious is a just and firm encounter of two in a thought, in a feeling. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our energy is in proportion to the resistance it meets. We attempt nothing great but from a sense of the difficulties we have to encounter,… — William Hazlitt
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. — John Milton
The gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world, and strengthens us thereby to do what's good. — Albert Schweitzer

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