Engaging Quotes

299 quotes by 282 authors

People have libraries at home, they have bookshelves, they have CDs. And they sort of try, people try to bring great artists into their lives,… — Joyce Carol Oates
Gossip is certainly one of the things that language is useful for, because it's always handy to know who needs a favor, who can offer… — Steven Pinker
Engaging Iran won't guarantee improved U.S.-Iranian relations or a more stable Gulf region. But not engaging means more of the same. — Samantha Power
The truth is that filmmaking is not really an actor's medium; it's really a director's medium, so all I can really control is the character… — John C. Reilly
All my books are accidental books - they come from reacting to things and thinking about things and engaging in a real way. They are… — Arundhati Roy
It's interesting to feel the pressure of having to be outgoing, because I think in general, as a human being, I'm pessimistic and introverted. But,… — Nate Ruess
I hate it when people use sex as a weapon against the people who are engaging in it. It's so hypocritical. — Mira Sorvino
Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper… — Thomas Szasz
The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new. — William Makepeace Thackeray
As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and individual strength. Engaging… — Alan Thicke
My visual landscape as a child was the inside of a lot of these old churches. And the Baroque drama of the things was what… — Florence Welch
Engaging in social business is beneficial to a company because it leverages on business competencies to address social issues, involves one-time investment with sustainable results,… — Muhammad Yunus
I actually do think you're seeing this trend towards organizations just caring more about their brand and engaging. And so I think Home Depot will… — Mark Zuckerberg
The really interesting moment will be when you have a critical mass of people engaging through the networks, more than through the press and TV.… — Geoff Mulgan
When it comes to engaging and influencing culture, too many Christians think too highly of political activism. — Tullian Tchividjian
Criticism - however valid or intellectually engaging - tends to get in the way of a writer who has anything personal to say. A tightrope… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Her Majesty's government is engaging not merely in Orwellian Newspeak but in self-defeating Orwellian Newspeak. The broader message it sends is that ours is a… — Mark Steyn
Any situation in which some men prevent others from engaging in the process of inquiry is one of violence;â€¦ to alienate humans from their own… — Paulo Freire
By engaging in a delusive quest for happiness, we bring only suffering upon ourselves. In our frantic search for something to quench our thirst, we… — Sharon Salzberg
One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever,… — Dalai Lama

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