Formation Quotes

218 quotes by 185 authors

The present tax codes inhibit the mobility and formation of capital, add complexities and inequities which undermine the morale of the taxpayer, and make tax… — John F. Kennedy
Since the election, since the formation of a government, the death in Iraq has increased. The United States stands by, helpless to do anything about… — Mark Shields
The selection process has been powerful enough to produce one indisputable outcome: the family is a universal human institution. . . . In virtually every… — James Q. Wilson
In later life, as in earlier, only a few persons influence the formation of our character; the multitude pass us by like a distant army.… — Jean Paul
Earth as we know it came into being through its four great components: land, water, air, and life, all interacting in the light and energy… — Thomas Berry
When will the arbitrary be granted the place it deserves in the formation of works and ideas? — Andre Breton
If the seminary is too large, it ought to be divided into smaller communities with formators who are equipped really to accompany those in their… — Pope Francis
The most urgent task is that of the biblical and liturgical formation of the people of God... — Pope John Paul II
It is more necessary than ever to intensify liturgical life ... by means of an appropriate formation ... of all the faithful... — Pope John Paul II
Every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later, on the individual level; first, between people (interpsychological) and… — Lev S. Vygotsky
Before the development of tourism, travel was conceived to be like study, and it's fruits were considered to be the adornment of the mind and… — Paul Fussell
By phonemic trans-formation into visual terms, the alphabet became a universal, abstract, static container of meaningless sounds — Marshall McLuhan
Capital formation is shifting from the entrepreneur who invests in the future to the pension trustee who invests in the past. — Peter Drucker
Where did I learn to understand sculpture? In the woods by looking at the trees, along roads by observing the formation of clouds, in the… — Auguste Rodin
If I were, to pick out the most valuable personal traits of a fighter pilot, aggressiveness would rate high on the list. Time and again,… — Charles H. MacDonald
The best speakers know enough to be scaredâ€¦the only difference between the pros and the novices is that the pros have trained the butterflies to… — Edward R. Murrow
Education has for its object the formation of character. To curb restive propensities, to awaken dormant sentiments, to strengthen the perceptions, and cultivate the tastes,… — Herbert Spencer
Succinct, thorough, and masterfully researched-Thomas Medvetz has written a subtle and timely history of these fixtures of public debate in the United States. In the… — Charles Lemert
Itâ€™s OK to get butterfly in your stomach; the key is to learn how to make them fly in formation. — Georges St-Pierre
Character formation cannot be taught. It comes from experience and not from explanation. — Maria Montessori

Who Wrote These Formation Quotes

185 authors contributed a total of 218 Formation Quotes, led by these top contributors: