Immediate Quotes

831 Immediate quotes by 696 unique authors

It is clear that men accept an immediate pain rather than an immediate pleasure, but only because they expect a greater pleasure in the future.… — W. Somerset Maugham
Aureliano not only understood by then, he also lived his brother’s experiences as something of his own, for on one occasion when the latter was… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Henry's universe was modeled on the highball. It was a mixture in which half a pint of the fizziest philosophical and scientific ideas all but… — Aldous Huxley
God isn't the son of Memory; He's the son of Immediate Experience. You can't worship a spirit in spirit, unless you do it now. Wallowing… — Aldous Huxley
They don't have intelligence. They have what I call 'thintelligence.' They see the immediate situation. They think narrowly and they call it 'being focused.' They… — Michael Crichton
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. — Dalai Lama
True philosophy must start from the most immediate and comprehensive fact of consciousness: 'I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life… — Albert Schweitzer
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. — Rick Warren
My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human… — Albert Einstein
You say you are a nameless man. You are not to your wife and to your child. You will not long remain so to your… — Richard P. Feynman
Past and future monopolize the poet’s sensory and intellectual faculties, detached from the immediate spectacle. These two philtres become utterly clear the moment one stops… — Andre Breton
It takes so little, so infinitely little, for a person to cross the border beyond which everything loses meaning: love, convictions, faith, history. Human life… — Milan Kundera
Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified. To know love we have to invest time and commitment...'dreaming that love will… — Bell Hooks
I had to stop hoping so much that a ship would rescue me. I should not count on outside help. Survival had to start with… — Yann Martel
You're not going to die?" "Not right this minute." And of course, saying something like that usually resulted in immediate dying. I braced myself for… — Ilona Andrews
We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there's nothing… — Oswald Chambers
I thought there's something to be said for honor in this world where there doesn't seem to be any honor left. I thought that maybe… — William Styron
This is the most immediate fruit of exile, of uprooting: the prevalence of the unreal over the real. Everyone dreamed past and future dreams, of… — Primo Levi
Argumentation is a human enterprise that is embedded in a larger social and psychological context. This context includes (1) the total psyches of the two… — Peter Kreeft
It's another sin. Worse than all the other ones, which are immediate, violent and hot...It's the eighth deadly sin. The one God left out, Hope. — Jennifer Donnelly
Most people think it takes a long time to change. It doesn’t. Change is immediate! Instantaneous! It may take a long time to decide to… — Andy Andrews
How can I tell," said the man, "that the past isn't a fiction designed to account for the discrepancy between my immediate physical sensations and… — Douglas Adams
... active love is a harsh and fearful thing compared with the love in dreams. Love in dreams thirsts for immediate action, quickly performed, and… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a deceitful man will always find plenty who are ready… — Niccolo Machiavelli
He looked at my lips. I suddenly found myself wanting to lick his. 'Yes,' he replied, his eyes going molten. My breath caught in my… — Katie MacAlister

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