Means Taking Quotes
36 quotes by 33 authors
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who…
— Teresa of Avila
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To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.
— Jacob Bronowski
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Letting go means we stop trying to force outcomes and make people behave. It means we give up resistance to the way things are, for…
— Melody Beattie
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In forgiving, people are not being asked to forget. On the contrary, it is important to remember, so that we should not let such atrocities…
— Mark Twain
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People say I don't have great tools. They say that I can't throw like Ellis Valentine or run like Tim Raines or hit with power…
— Pete Rose
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Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each…
— Viktor E. Frankl
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The problem with making an extrinsic reward the only destination that matters is that some people will choose the quickest route there, even if it…
— Daniel H. Pink
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Accepting trial and error means accepting error. It means taking problems in our stride when a decision doesn't work out, whether through luck or misjudgment.…
— Tim Harford
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Contemplative prayer [oración mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with…
— Teresa of Avila
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Quitting, for me, means not giving up, but moving on; changing direction not because something doesn’t agree with you, but because you don’t agree with…
— Pico Iyer
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People are always going to find fault with anything you do, any process that you're a part of. The creative process means taking risks, I've…
— Zach Braff
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Listening is not merely not talking...it means taking a vigorous human interest in what is being told to us.
— Andrew Miller
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Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and honest in relationships…
— Duane Elgin
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People love to talk but hate to listen. Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means…
— Alice Duer Miller
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To make something really great and different and interesting means taking risks and following these ideas in your head.
— Brad Bird
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By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community. That means that classroom lessons should be complemented…
— John Glenn
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Being a writer means taking the leap from listening to saying 'Listen to me'.
— Jhumpa Lahiri
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It is important that when pursing our own self-interest we should be 'wise selfish' and not 'foolish selfish'. Being foolish selfish means pursuing our own…
— Dalai Lama
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I know that being seen as a role model means taking responsibility for all my actions. I am human, and of course, sometimes I make…
— Jennifer Lopez
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Social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. This means taking the long view and avoiding short-term benchmarks to gauge progress.…
— Gary Vaynerchuk
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