Futile Quotes

257 Futile quotes by 213 unique authors

Whereas a novice makes moves until he gets checkmated (proof), a Grand Master realizes 20 moves in advance that it’s futile to continue playing (conceptualizing). — Bill Gaede
A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small,… — Aung San Suu Kyi
What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to something that already is? — Eckhart Tolle
There is, I think, nothing in the world more futile than the attempt to find out how a task should be done when one has… — Alexander Meiklejohn
What elevates the human soul and empowers it to live in the fullness of its created purpose is not religious intimidation or new rules or… — Sam Storms
Insurrection is the last remedy, especially when the people have acquired the belief that peaceful means to secure the remedies for evils prove futile. — Unknown Author
Obviously, I believe that to pursue the American Dream is not only futile but self-destructive because ultimately it destroys everything and everyone involved with it.… — Hubert Selby, Jr.
Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds… — Dale Carnegie
It is futile to wish for a long life, and then to give so little care to living well. — Thomas a Kempis
God made you and me, in certain respects, quite unequal, and it would be futile to try any interference with His arrangements. — Rex Stout
Whenever you are able, have a "look" inside yourself to see whether you are unconsciously creating conflict between the inner and the outer, between your… — Eckhart Tolle
A source of permanent, accessible pleasure, our genitals exist. The god who created our misfortune, who made us short-lived, vain and cruel, has also provided… — Michel Houellebecq
When you recognize this, you also realize that you are now free to give up this futile conflict, this inner state of war. — Eckhart Tolle
When we look within ourselves with psilocybin, we discover that we do not have to look outward toward the futile promise of life that circles… — Terence McKenna
To some extent, I have only lived to have something to outlive. By confiding these futile remembrances to paper, I am conscious of accomplishing the… — Oscar Milosz
Whether we consider the individual, family, local, national or international level, peace must arise from inner peace. For example, making prayers for peace while continuing… — Dalai Lama
Happiness, I do not know where to turn to discover you on earth, in the air or the sky; yet I know you exist and… — Rosalia de Castro
So when people ask me if I believe God created the universe, I tell them that the question itself makes no sense. Time didn't exist… — Stephen Hawking
We are speeding up our lives and working harder in a futile attempt to buy the time to slow down and enjoy it. — Paul Hawken
I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves. It is futile… — Bruce Lee
I release all feelings of worry and guilt. Throughout life, the two most futile emotions are guilt for what has been done and worry about… — Wayne Dyer
Every attempt to solve the laws of causation, time, and space would be futile, because the very attempt would have to be made by taking… — Swami Vivekananda
There's always someone to tell you you have to. Wrong. Don't. Rather, spend time finding out who you really are. Work on being more of… — Shirley Jones
In our discussions here at the forum there was no trace of the futile debate about what is better, capitalism or socialism...We should seek a… — Mikhail Gorbachev
In societies like the American and West European where the dynamics of energy come from freedom and where the climate and the whole ethos are… — Max Lerner

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