Encounters Quotes

743 Encounters quotes by 571 unique authors

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
This worship, given therefore to the Trinity of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, above all accompanies and permeates the… — Pope John Paul II
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
Work hard, not in grunt work, but in chasing such opportunities and maximizing exposure to them. This makes living in big cities invaluable because you… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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
Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional - rather than as an encounter with Christ - which explains why they don't see it as a… — Pope Benedict XVI

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