Initial Quotes

266 quotes by 249 authors

The initial stage, the act of conceiving or inventing a theory, seems to me neither to call for logical analysis nor to be susceptible of… — Karl Popper
One does not have to appeal to God to set the initial conditions for the creation of the universe, but if one does He would… — Stephen Hawking
Our initial assessment is that they will all die. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Bad habits are easy to develop but difficult to live with. Good habits are difficult to develop, but easy to live with. If you are… — Joel Osteen
Once, at a seminar, I heard a Westernized lama say that a meditator's state of mind should be like that of a hotel doorman. A… — Marc Ian Barasch
It was as if nothing quite erased the initial shock of being kissed by someone who was not hers, a kiss that was stolen, claimed… — Suki Kim
In the most basic way, writers are defined not by the stories they tell, or their politics, or their gender, or their race, but by… — Donald E. Westlake
Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when… — Stanley Kubrick
If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational context - a… — Howard Gardner
Too large a proportion of recent "mathematical" economics are mere concoctions, as imprecise as the initial assumptions they rest on, which allow the author to… — John Maynard Keynes
Goals not only help you develop initial motivation by making your dreams obtainable, but they also help you continue to be motivated and that creates… — John C. Maxwell
To give a causal explanation of an event means to deduce a statement which describes it, using as premises of the deduction one or more… — Karl Popper
The curve of life is like the parabola of a projectile which, disturbed from its initial state of rest, rises and then returns to a… — Carl Jung
Songwriting is ... all about intuition - this thing pops into your head for a reason and it's up to you to follow it. It's… — Jim James
There are going to be moments of deep, deep doubts, and you have to have faith that your initial idea was good and just muddle… — Ann Brashares
Obviously all religions get corrupted by man. The initial ideas are interesting but once they get organized they seem to become about politics and other… — Matt Dillon
The only thing that really matters in the initial part of my career, the worst mistake I've ever made was try to do things to… — Terrence Howard
Baptism is the initial step of a faithful heart. — Max Lucado
Internet marketing entrepreneurs have truly opened my eyes to just how important a quick turnaround time can be. Often times, an interview they conduct with… — Marc Ostrofsky
J. Edgar Hoover, J. Bracken Lee, J. Parnell Thomas, J. Paul Getty -- you can always tell a shithead by that initial initial. — Edward Abbey

Who Wrote These Initial Quotes

249 authors contributed a total of 266 Initial Quotes, led by these top contributors: