Immediate Quotes

831 Immediate quotes by 696 unique authors

Happiness is the intoxication produced by the moment of poise between a satisfactory past and an immediate future, rich with promise. — Ella Maillart
The negro cannot win the respect of the white people of the south or the peoples of the world if he is willing to sell… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our internal life and external actions are steered by biological coctails to which we have neither immediate access nor direct acquaintance. — David Eagleman
Don't sacrifice the permanent on the altar of the immediate. — Bob Jones, Sr.
Theatre is immediate gratification — Chita Rivera
Genius is immediate, but talent takes time. — Janet Flanner
The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist. — Thomas Kinkade
The present time is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and we are forced to supply its deficiencies by recollection or… — Samuel Johnson
Literature: proclaiming in front of everyone what one is careful to conceal from one's immediate circle — Jean Rostand
Unprecedented warnings by officials most closely linked with nuclear arms negotiations and defense strategy indicate that we are running out of time. If we fail… — Alan Cranston
The fact that lately some circles, not less powerful by their small size, have been actively promoting certain theories, as dangerous as they are illusory,… — Alfonso Garcia Robles
Our immediate striving must be aimed at preventing what, in the present situation, is the greatest threat to the very survival of mankind, the nuclear… — Alva Myrdal
I am truly a "lone traveler" and have never belonged to my country, my home, my friends, or even my immediate family, with my whole… — Albert Einstein
No one who has not had the responsibility can really understand what it is like to be President, not even his closest aides or members… — Harry S. Truman
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. If someone… — Rick Warren
Hunger is the worst form of deprivation of a human being. Although inability to access food is the immediate cause of hunger, the real cause… — Muhammad Yunus
I'm convinced that welfare reforms deserve our support, both because they are better (or at least much less bad) for the animals involved (the Golden… — Bruce Friedrich
Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension; when he does not torment himself with childish guilt feelings, but avoids tragic… — Joshua L. Liebman
I always considered an idle Life, as a real evil, but, a life of such hurry, such constant hurry, leaves us scarcely a moment for… — Edward Rutledge
To abstain from the enjoyment which is in our power, or to seek distant rather than immediate results, are among the most painful exertions of… — Nassau William Senior
James Russell offers a timely and compelling blueprint for a realistic transformation of America's energy consumption by refusing to fall victim to conventional thinking. Accessible?pragmatic… — Unknown Author
Politicians are like God. No one believes in them, they haven't done anything for ages, and they give jobs to their immediate family — Andy Zaltzman
Atheists would teach men to be moral now, not because God offers as an inducement reward by and by, but because in the virtuous act… — Charles Bradlaugh
I tried to become a family man. I got married, but it didn't work out. After 22 months we got an annulment. Then I married… — Dominic Chianese
Mainiacs away from Maine are truly displaced persons, only half alive, only half aware of their immediate surroundings. Their inner attention is always preoccupied and… — Louise Dickinson Rich

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