Mode Quotes
472 quotes by 383 authors
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A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Its beauty comes from the fact that the author is what he is.…
— Oscar Wilde
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other...consequently the information…
— Edward S. Curtis
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I'm suspicious of any mode of transportation that requires a running start.
— Unknown Author
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If Congress sees fit to impose a capitation, or other direct tax, it must be laid in proportion to the census; if Congress determines to…
— Salmon P. Chase
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This is the only time in history when I get to fight for God. This is the only part of my eternal story when I…
— Joni Eareckson Tada
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While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their individual character as gentlemen, there…
— George Combe
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As soon as we surrender the principle that the state should not interfere in any questions touching on the individuals mode of life, we end…
— Ludwig von Mises
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In the century now dawning, spirituality, visionary consciousness, and the ability to build and mend human relationships will be more important for the fate and…
— Marianne Williamson
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The main evolutionary significance of humor is that it gets us from the closed mode to the open mode quicker than anything else.
— John Cleese
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The power of theocrasy or exercise of government rule over the masses by a hierarchy of priests or adepts rested on its dual system of…
— Edith Starr Miller
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Mindfulness is an ancient meditation mode in which we let go of our fears, our attachments to control and being right, our expectations and entitlements,…
— David Richo
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It is not sufficient merely to be a great master in painting and very wise, but I think that it is necessary for the painter…
— Michelangelo
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When you spend your life in a creative mode all the time mindless leaf blowing can be a welcome break.
— Art Wolfe
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In order to change our mode of action, we must change the image of ourselves that we carry within us.
— Moshe Feldenkrais
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The theory of medicine, therefore, presents what is useful in thought, but does not indicate how it is to be applied in practice-the mode of…
— Avicenna
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Coach's Rule: never admit a lack of experience or knowledge. Carry on at all times as though you've guided a hundred champion crews. Honesty is…
— Brad Alan Lewis
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The mere mechanical technique of acting can be taught, but the spirit that is to give life to lifeless forms must be born in a…
— Oscar Wilde
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Creativity can replace conformity as the primary mode of social being. . . . We can cling to that which is passing, or has already…
— Stephen Nachmanovitch
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Derangement is the only possible explanation for owning a cat, an animal whose preferred mode of communication is to sink its claws three-quarters of an…
— Dave Barry
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No wonder, Sir, that he is vain; a man who is perpetually flattered in every mode that can be conceived. So many bellows have blown…
— Samuel Johnson
Who Wrote These Mode Quotes
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