Figures Quotes

2652 quotes by 1970 authors

The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become… — Agnes de Mille
Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forwards is not a disaster. It's a cha-cha. — Robert Breault
Colours change: in the morning light, red shines out bright and clear and the blues merge into their surroundings, melting into the greens; but by… — Rosemary Verey
Stellar teams are invariably made up of quirky individuals who typically rub each other raw, but they figure out - with the spiritual help of… — Tom Peters
When we bear witness, when we become the situation - homelessness, poverty, illness, violence, death - the right action arises by itself. We don't have… — Bernie Glassman
The God understood as a father figure, who guided ultimate personal decisions, answered our prayers, and promised rewards and punishment based upon our behavior was… — John Shelby Spong
I once knew an otherwise excellent teacher who compelled his students to perform all their demonstrations with incorrect figures, on the theory that it was… — Ernst Mach
There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it. — Mario Cuomo
Jesus disclosed that God is compassionate. Jesus spoke of God that way: "Be compassionate, as God is compassionate." Compassion is the primary quality of the… — Marcus Borg
During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a… — Mickey Mantle
I chose faces and figures as my subject matter simply due to the fact that the human form is already beautiful art. — Frank Bruno
I usually use quick sketches that I accumulated from the figure drawing classes I once instructed. — Frank Bruno
Be fluid. Treat each project differently. Be water, man. The best style is no style. Because styles can be figured out. And when you have… — Jay-Z
Fill in any figure you want for that boy (Mickey Mantle). Whatever the figure, it's a deal. — Branch Rickey
Since we are provided with both a body and a mind, we grasp onto the physical forms we see. Since we are provided with both… — Dogen
I grew up with the understanding that the world I lived in was one where people enjoyed a sort of freedom to communicate with each… — Edward Snowden
Amazing things happen when you pull individual pieces of information together into larger linked datasets: meaning emerges, as you produce facts from figures. — Ben Goldacre
Local government in England is simply too big. Our lowest tier serves an average population of 118,500, while in the U.S. and across continental Europe… — Geoff Mulgan
I know, in India, specially in Bollywood and the sports fraternity, there is a lot of negative media attention on prominent public figures. — Leander Paes
Traditional education is based on facts and figures and passing tests - not on a comprehension of the material and its application to your life. — Will Smith

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