Immediate Quotes

831 Immediate quotes by 696 unique authors

Books appear to be the most immediate instruments of speculative delight. — Richard de Bury
On a personal level, Freaking Out is a process whereby an individual casts off outmoded and restricting standards of thinking, dress, and social etiquette in… — Frank Zappa
Infants and young children are not just sitting twiddling their thumbs, waiting for their parents to teach them to read and do math. They are… — David Elkind
I believe the time has come to acknowledge that the practice of routine circumcision rests on the absurd premise that the only mammal in creation… — Thomas Szasz
Among pacifists it was above all the English who always insisted on the importance of disarmament. They said that the man in the street would… — Ludwig Quidde
The byline is a replacement for many other things, not the least of them money. If someone ever does a great psychological profile of journalism… — David Halberstam
I have been using the word 'other' as though it were self-explanatory, yet who the 'other' is must always be something of a mystery. It… — Stephanie Dowrick
To call oneself a libertarian marxist today is not to look backwards but to be committed to the future. The libertarian marxist is not an… — Daniel Guerin
Excitement must lead to immediate action or you will lose the power of momentum. More dreams die because we fail to seize the moment. Do… — Tony Robbins
Patience expands your options. If you insist on immediate gratification, your choices are severely limited. — Ralph Marston
Beauty is transcendent. It is our most immediate experience of the eternal. Think of what it's like to behold a gorgeous sunset or the ocean… — Stasi Eldredge
Your ultimate goal in life is to become your best self. Your immediate goal is to get on the path that will lead you there. — David Viscott
The benefits to the mother of immediate breastfeeding are innumerable, not the least of which after the weariness of labor and birth is the emotional… — Ashley Montagu
Language, as well as the faculty of speech, was the immediate gift of God. — Noah Webster
When we can see an immediate payoff, we are more likely to change our behavior in the moment. This aligns our daily actions with our… — Tom Rath
The immediate facts are what we must relate to. Darkness and light, beginning and end. — Peter Wessel Zapffe
Some couples--most couples--waited years and years before they developed the ability to read or to feel each other so well. Then there were those very… — Lora Leigh
The Curse of poverty has no justification in our age...The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may… — Marianne Williamson
Our thesis is that symbols and myths are an expression of man's unique self-consciousness, his capacity to transcend the immediate concrete situation and see his… — Rollo May
Buddha's doctrine: Man suffers because of his craving to possess and keep forever things which are essentially impermanent...this frustration of the desire to possess is… — Alan Watts
Now, apparently strengthened as by a new spirit, with "might in the inner man," he labored with renewed energy and zeal; and new and singular… — Unknown Author
Great sculptors and artists spend countless hours perfecting their talents. They don't pick up a chisel or a brush and palette, expecting immediate perfection. They… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Spirituality brings a class of men who lay exclusive claim to the special powers of the world. The immediate effect of this is a reaction… — Swami Vivekananda
Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I've stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though.… — Russell Crowe

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