One S Quotes

384 One S quotes by 316 unique authors

All human populations are in some sense immigrants. All hostility between different cultures in one place has an aspect of the classic immigrant grudge against… — Neal Ascherson
Taste is an evolution and refinement of one’s personal likes and dislikes. This evolution takes place with a constant curiosity and interest in everything. The… — Norma Kamali
The burden of living one’s own life is experiencing sensations that no one else can share. — David Ignatow
In traditional societies, nature was seen as one’s wife, but the modern West turned it into a prostitute. — Seyyed Hossein Nasr
I can honestly say that there are many forms of atheism that I find far more admirable than many forms of Christianity or of religion… — David Bentley Hart
One’s relationship with money is lifelong, it colors one’s sense of identity, it shapes one’s attitude to other people, it connects and splits generations; money… — John Armstrong
If one fails to develop goals that give meaning to one’s existence, if one does not use the mind to it’s fullest, then good feelings… — Dan Buettner
The ability to know one’s limitations, to recognize the bounds of one’s own comprehension—this is a kind of knowing that approaches wisdom. — Leah Hager Cohen
Consider, if you will, the morning boner. What a metaphor of hope and renewal! How can anyone give way to despair when one’s groin greets… — C.D. Payne
Drop a word in the ocean of meaning and concentric ripples form. To define a single word means to try to catch those ripples. No… — Robert Bringhurst
Sincerity does not only complete the self; it is the means by which all things are completed. As the self is completed, there is human-heartedness;… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one’s body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
To desire with one’s very soul every second of every day to accomplish one’s aim. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Learn Arabic, for it strengthens the intelligence and increases one’s noble conduct (al-murû`ah). — Unknown Author
Until, modern times when it became mostly a civic task, education was considered a sacred work. It was sacred because it involved the indwelling spirit… — Michael Meade
It is an amazing thing, the difference to one’s powers of concentration a pair of comfortable shoes can make. — Laurie R. King
A little rain, a little blood. Black fingernails in August; and going berserk, going bananas. As if entrapped in a tropical heatwave, with dozens of… — Adam Zagajewski
Hair brings one’s self-image into focus; it is vanity’s proving ground. Hair is terribly personal, a tangle of mysterious prejudices — Shana Alexander
The highest manifestation of true leadership is to identify one’s replacement and to begin mentoring him or her. — Myles Munroe
Love must wait; it must break one’s bones. — James Salter
It is wrong to wear diamonds before luncheon, except on one’s marriage rings. Before, after, and during breakfast, luncheon and dinner, it is vulgar to… — Judith Martin
Music… is a memory bank for finding one’s way about the world. — Bruce Chatwin
Funding a civilization through advertising is like trying to get nutrition by connecting a tube from one’s anus to one’s mouth. — Jaron Lanier
Make notes—I’ve lost more material than I’ve ever written. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not still up there in one’s brain. It’s in outer space… — Judith Guest
Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between one’s words and one’s soul. — Richard Flanagan

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316 authors contributed a total of 384 One S Quotes, led by these top contributors: