Gently Quotes

522 Gently quotes by 400 unique authors

We must expropriate gently the private property on the state assigned to us. We shall try to spirit the penniless population across the border by… — Theodor Herzl
We must learn by experience to avoid either trains of thought or social situations which for us (not necessarily for everyone) lead to temptations. Like… — C.S. Lewis
If you are able to discover your own keynote or chord and play it over gently to yourself, you will revive as if by magic.… — Vera Stanley Alder
For one day, or for one day for a week, refrain from something you habitually do to run away, to escape. Pick something concrete, such… — Pema Chodron
They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors in the clubhouse. — Bob Uecker
'These things will become clear to you,' said the old man gently, 'at least,' he added with slight doubt in his voice, 'clearer than they… — Douglas Adams
Through practice, gently and gradually we can collect ourselves and learn how to be more fully with what we do. — Jack Kornfield
Agnes Darling, if such should be we never meet again, while firing my last shot, I will gently breathe the name of my wife -… — Wild Bill Hickok
Don't you notice that there are particular moments when you are naturally inspired to introspection? Work with them gently, for these are the moments when… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Christmas was close at hand, in all his bluff and hearty honesty; it was the season of hospitality, merriment, and open-heartedness; the old year was… — Charles Dickens
I believe we all have the Voice of Reason inside us...to gently lead us out of our own self-created hells... — Bill Hicks
Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you tonight in my … chiffon evening gown, my face softly made up, my fair hair gently waved, the Iron… — Margaret Thatcher
The whole universe or the structure that perceives it is a worthy opponent, but try as I may I can not escape the sound of… — Julian Assange
Sometimes at night I think that my husband is with me again, coming gently through the mists, and we are tranquil together. Then the morning… — Kamala Markandaya
You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably… — Amy Grant
As with all my new pets, I gently bit each kitten on the face. This is how I let my animals know that I am… — Martha Stewart
We start out postulating sharp boundaries, such as between humans and apes, or between apes and monkeys, but are in fact dealing with sand castles… — Frans de Waal
Clear skies will mean you are happy. Rain will mean you're crying. Sunset means you are embarrassed. Night will mean you are gently holding me. — Unknown Author
My life as a working theorist began three months after this preliminary study and background reading, when Oscar gently nudged me toward working on a… — Rudolph A. Marcus
All words and sayings gently turn, returning to the self. — Bassui Tokusho
It is like a dream to feel the machine lift you gently up in the air, float smoothly over one spot, — Igor Sikorsky
Place a lump of fresh butter in a pan or egg dish and let it melt - that is, just enough for it to spread,… — Fernand Point
The gift moves towards the empty place. As it turns in its circle it turns towards him who has been empty-handed the longest, and if… — Lewis Hyde
A person should go out on the water on a fine day to a small distance from a beautiful coast, if he would see Nature… — Augustus William Hare
Each moment you are alive is a gem. It needs you to breathe gently for the miracles to be displayed. — Nhat Hanh

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