Instead Quotes
6491 Instead quotes by 3769 unique authors
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Spending our tax dollars on actually preventing crimes, instead of pursuing death sentences after they've already been committed, will assure us we will have fewer…
— Gil Garcetti
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If you ask people to do things and they usually don't get around to them, stop asking yourself, "What's the matter with people these days?"…
— Ed Bliss
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So many people are expecting a miracle instead of BEING a miracle.
— Wayne Dyer
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You may blame yourself for not being strong enough to appreciate some unhappy people in spite of their negative emotional offerings toward you. Well, we…
— Esther Hicks
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What if, instead of a parallel universe, there's a perpendicular universe? Discuss.
— Robert Breault
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I did though at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the Presidency. Instead, he talked…
— Monica Lewinsky
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Maybe the reason it's easier to shrug away one who has made us their secret love is simply because we know our own flaws; we…
— Stefanie Schneider
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Britain has squandered its windfall of natural resources from North Sea oil and gas. Instead of prudently investing the 'unearned income' from nature, to build…
— Andrew Simms
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'Sex and The City' was made to correct the myth that if you were single at a certain age, you were a leper. Its four…
— Michael Patrick King
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Our current criminal justice system has no provision for restorative justice, in which an offender confronts the damage they have done and tries to make…
— Piper Kerman
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We can act instead of being acted upon.
— Stephen Covey
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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
— John Calvin
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We can no longer afford to consider air and water common property, free to be abused by anyone without regard to the consequences. Instead, we…
— Richard M. Nixon
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What Jesus taught was a radical message of welcome and inclusion and love. I feel certain God loves me just the way I am, and…
— Vicky Beeching
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I think backwards. "This was beautiful." Instead of forward.
— Alice Herz-Sommer
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A real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.
— David Cottrell
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Instead of imposing your will on every situation...focus on including everyone else, and just that little adjustment of attitude gives you the space to understand…
— Wynton Marsalis
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Try claiming God's blessings instead of merely longing for them.
— Henry Jacobsen
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You know, I'm not a huge fan of the concept of 'passion' when it comes to careers. Instead of trying to answer the daunting question…
— Daniel H. Pink
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We are here to feel, wonder and gaze in awe at the world. Instead of just teaching our children how to use things and do…
— Bernie Siegel
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Instead of setting goals, seek defining moments. Those are the real tests, because you have to be willing to fail in a pressure situation in…
— Hugh Jackman
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Instead of believing the world is plotting to do you harm, choose to believe the world is plotting to do you good. Instead of seeing…
— W. Clement Stone
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I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand, but instead was given a bullet.
— Common
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Art is never decoration, embellishment; instead, it is work of enlightenment. Art, in other words, is a technique for acquiring liberty.
— Bruce Lee
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Our religion doesn't demand perfection but instead a manageable strive to better ourselves.
— Nouman Ali Khan
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