Instead Quotes
6491 Instead quotes by 3769 unique authors
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A mountain man tries to live with the country instead of against it.
— Louis L'Amour
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Live deep instead of fast.
— Henry Seidel Canby
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A man is not wealthy simply by the contents of his pockets alone, but instead by the richness of his heart.
— Robert M. Hensel
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Remind people who they are instead of just complimenting them on what they've done.
— Thomas Leonard
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An expert knows the subject very well. A model teaches by showing instead of just telling.
— Thomas Leonard
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Try doing something different every day-like talking to the person at the next table to you in a restaurant, visiting a hospital, putting your foot…
— Paulo Coelho
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There's one thing I don't ever think about: losing ... Instead, I think about how I'm going to win, and how I can do it…
— Joe Frazier
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When you become defensive, blame others, and do not accept and surrender to the moment, your life meets resistance. Any time you encounter resistance, recognize…
— Deepak Chopra
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Obviously, family values mirror our personal priorities. Given the gravity of current conditions, would parents be willing to give up just one outside thing, giving…
— Neal A. Maxwell
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If you don't want to have to kill or capture every bad guy in the country, you have to reintegrate those who are willing to…
— David Petraeus
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.... Anon from the castle walls The crescent banner falls, And the crowd beholds instead, Like a portent in the sky, Iskander's banner fly, The…
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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There is no such thing as maturity. There is instead an ever-evolving process of maturing. Because when there is a maturity, there is a conclusion…
— Bruce Lee
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There are only 24 hours in a day. We need to quit trying to be awesome and instead be wise.
— Jen Hatmaker
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Instead of going to the gym, I dress in black - a lot more practical and much more fun.
— Monica Bellucci
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The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them - especially not from yourself. Instead of turning away in denial when you…
— Daniel Dennett
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The terror of performing never goes away. Instead, you get very, very comfortable being terrified.
— Eric Whitacre
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I was bullied in first grade, and it's definitely not fun. But always tell somebody instead of holding it in. Communicate with people and just…
— Leo Howard
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You can show more of the reality of yourself instead of hiding behind a mask for fear of revealing too much
— Betty Friedan
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The test of real and vigorous thinking, the thinking which ascertains truths instead of dreaming dreams, is successful application to practice.
— John Stuart Mill
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I'm very much inclined to be a next-chapter guy instead of a last-chapter guy.
— Roy Blunt
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I wanted to stimulate thought instead of throwing things out or try to give a perspective. I just put stuff up and it's up for…
— Krist Novoselic
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Broader and deeper we must write our annals, from an ethical reformation, from an influx of the ever new, ever sanative conscience, if we would…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I'll try to be what Father loves to call me, a 'little woman,' and not be rough and wild but do my duty here instead…
— Louisa May Alcott
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If we cry more tears we will ruin the land with salt; instead let's praise that which would distract us with despair. Make a song…
— Joy Harjo
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Well, it seems like a miracle to be able to look forward-to-to see all the minutes in front of one come hopping along with something…
— Dorothy L. Sayers
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