Illuminate Quotes

162 quotes by 144 authors

The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others. — James A. Baldwin
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. — Ambrose Bierce
Financial crises are like fireworks: they illuminate the sky even as they go pop. — James Buchan
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. — Thomas Aquinas
Can a physicist visualize an electron? The electron is materially inconceivable and yet, it is so perfectly known through its effects that we use it… — Wernher von Braun
When something enters your life that is so big and so non-negotiable as catastrophic illness, you either go in denial for a while or ultimately… — Michael J. Fox
Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each one of our… — Matthieu Ricard
The most effectual means of preventing the perversion of power into tyranny are to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at… — Thomas Jefferson
Angels are intelligent reflections of light, that original light which has no beginning. They can illuminate. They do not need tongues or ears, for they… — John of Damascus
Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties. — Emil Nolde
One of the most important responsibilities of leaders in any setting - including business organisations - is to tell us our own story; to explain… — Hugh Mackay
Under fun's new administration, writing fiction becomes a way to go deep inside yourself and illuminate precisely the stuff you don't want to see or… — David Foster Wallace
Your eloquence should be the servant of the ideas in your head. Your rule might be this: If a sentence, no matter how excellent, does… — Kurt Vonnegut
In a photograph, if I am able to evoke not alone a feeling of the reality of the surface physical world but also a feeling… — Wynn Bullock
The socialism of centralised state control of industry and production, is dead. It misunderstood the nature and development of a modern market economy. It failed… — Tony Blair
The public discourse on global warming has little in common with the standards of scientific discourse. Rather, it is part of political discourse where comments… — Richard Lindzen
Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not… — Albert Einstein
Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other… — Leo Tolstoy
Let us be today's Christians. Let us not take fright at the boldness of today's church. With Christ's light let us illuminate even the most… — Oscar Romero
My highest achievement: never shutting my heart down. Even in my darkest moments - through sexual abuse, a pregnancy at 14, lies and betrayals -… — Oprah Winfrey

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