Fleeting Quotes

347 Fleeting quotes by 294 unique authors

Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can. The revelation,… — Yousuf Karsh
When we are children, we have a tranquil acceptance of mystery which is driven out of us later on, by curiosity and education and experience.… — Susan Cooper
Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world: As star at dawn, a bubble in a stream A flash of lightning in a summer… — Gautama Buddha
Love is a fleeting emotion, to reach true nirvana one must know themselves and forsake love, for it breeds contempt — Gautama Buddha
Coffee is a fleeting moment and a fragrance. — Claudia Roden
In the midst of global crises such as pollution, wars and famine, kindness may be too easily dismissed as a 'soft' issue, or a luxury… — Bo Lozoff
Everything in the media is fleeting. Don't get the wrong idea. Fame is when you're still the hot topic next week or even the week… — Unknown Author
Faith in the gospel restructures our motivations, our self-understanding, our identity, and our view of the world. Behavioral compliance to rules without heart-change will be… — Timothy Keller
For me and my family personally, September 11 was a reminder that life is fleeting, impermanent, and uncertain. Therefore, we must make use of every… — Deepak Chopra
The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal. — Sallust
A short story is confined to one mood, to which everything in the story pertains. Characters, setting, time, events, are all subject to the mood.… — Eudora Welty
You should never be afraid to be yourself, under any circumstances. The genre of cool is fleeting. What's cool today will not be cool a… — Jaleel White
As we seek Christ, as we find Him, as we follow Him, we shall have the Christmas spirit, not for one fleeting day each year,… — Thomas S. Monson
The word is a thing of mystery, so volatile that it vanishes almost on the lip, yet so powerful that it decides fates and determines… — Romano Guardini
The flourishing life cannot be achieved until we moderate our desires and see how superficial and fleeting they are. — Epictetus
If time, so fleeting, must like humans die, let it be filled with good food and good talk, and then embalmed in the perfumes of… — M.F.K. Fisher
For every grand and finely worded statement by the CEO, the brand is also defined by derisory consumer comments overheard in a hallway, or in… — Scott Bedbury
Science is not the affirmation of a set of beliefs but a process of inquiry aimed at building a testable body of knowledge constantly open… — Michael Shermer
Conversation! Supple sentences, with first and second meanings and overtones beyond, outrageous challenges with cleverly planned slip-points, rebuttals of elegant brevity; deceptions and guiles, patient… — Jack Vance
When we fully understand the brevity of life, its fleeting joys and unavoidable pains; when we accept the facts that all men and women are… — Clarence Darrow
Whatever form it takes, camping is earthy, soul enriching and character building, and there can be few such satisfying moments as having your tent pitched… — Pippa Middleton
The recollections of an older man are different from those of a younger man. What seemed vital at forty may lose its significance at seventy.… — Siri Hustvedt
We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and… — Sarah Bernhardt
Writing comes into being to retain information across time and across space. Before writing, communication is evanescent and local; sounds carry a few yards and… — James Gleick
What brings a real and lasting joy is our relationships with God, and our love for His other children He has put in our lives.… — Lindsey Stirling

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