Engaging Quotes

299 quotes by 282 authors

Depression presents itself as a realism regarding the rottenness of the world in general and the rottenness of your life in particular. But the realism… — Jonathan Franzen
As Emmanuel, Cardinal Suhard says, "To be a witness does not consist in engaging in propaganda, nor even in stirring people up, but in being… — Madeleine L'Engle
The lights were off so that his heads could avoid looking at each other because neither of them was currently a particular engaging sight, nor… — Douglas Adams
I believe the greatest trick of the devil is not to get us into some sort of evil but rather have us wasting time. This… — Donald Miller
On Tralfamadore, says Billy Pilgrim, there isn't much interest in Jesus Christ. The Earthling figure who is most engaging to the Tralfamadorian mind, he says,… — Kurt Vonnegut
Here's the truth you have to wrestle with: the reason that art (writing, engaging, leading, all of it) is valuable is precisely why I can't… — Seth Godin
Unpredictability. Accidents. Not good when youâ€™re engaging in, say, brain surgery, but when lighting...wonderful! — Joe McNally
Beatrix puts a distance between herself and the rest of the world. Sheâ€™s very engaging, but also quite private in nature. I see the same… — Lisa Kleypas
You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats." "It is an engaging quality, Emerson." "That… — Barbara Mertz
You might tell me that you have been engaging in some deep questioning and theological rethinking.1 You can no longer live with the faith you… — Brian D. McLaren
Whenever we engage in consumption or production patterns which take more than we need, we are engaging in violence. — Vandana Shiva
Later on Lady Maccon was to describe that particular day as the worst of her life. She had neither the soul nor the romanticism to… — Gail Carriger
Action is the activity of the rational soul, which abhors irrationality and must combat it or be corrupted by it. When it sees the irrationality… — Iain Pears
After all, if you make your enemy look like a fool, you lose the justification for engaging him. — John le Carre
In his writings, Patton was shameless about his ambition to woo Lena to be his bride. He detailed the gradual progress he made, playing music… — Brandon Mull
Poets are excellent students of blizzards and salt and broken statuary, but they are always elsewhere for the test. Any intention in the writing of… — Dean Young
Instead of engaging in cutthroat competition, we should strive to create value. In economic terms, this means a transition from a consumer economy - the… — Daisaku Ikeda
Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force of… — Philip Zimbardo
. . . why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow. — Erik Larson
Beneath the gore and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some men choose to fill their brief allotment… — Erik Larson

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