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148 Our Own Lives quotes by 126 unique authors

Whenever we make changes in our surroundings, we can too easily shortchange ourselves, by cutting ourselves off from some of the sights and sounds, the… — Tony Hiss
A temple is a place in which those whom He has chosen are endowed with power from on high—a power which enables us to use… — David B. Haight
We human beings are not only the beneficiaries but also the stewards of other creatures. Thanks to our bodies, God has joined us so closely… — Pope Francis
As we make and keep commitments, even small commitments, we begin to establish an inner integrity that gives us the awareness of self-control and the… — Stephen Covey
The social scientist is in a difficult, if not impossible position. On the one hand there is the temptation to see all of society as… — Richard Lewontin
In the degree that we remember and retell our stories and create new ones we become the authors, the authorities, of our own lives. — Sam Keen
God in his wisdom, to make and keep us humble and to teach us to walk by faith, has hidden from us almost everything that… — J I Packer
Conscience is the light by which we interpret the will of God in our own lives. — Thomas Merton
It is true that we are called to create a better world. But we are first of all called to a more immediate and exalted… — Thomas Merton
Each of these [bacterial] species are masterpieces of evolution. Each has persisted for thousands to millions of years. Each is exquisitely adapted to the environment… — E. O. Wilson
Not everyone can be Gandhi, but each of us has the power to make sure our own lives count - and it's those millions of… — Jeffrey Skoll
Certainly one of our God-given privileges is the right to choose what our attitude will be in any given set of circumstances. We can let… — Marvin J. Ashton
The whole process of raising a family is one of perfecting our own lives. That which we transmit consciously and unconsciously to our children in… — Henry D. Moyle
An essential aspect of maturing is developing the ability to take increasing responsibility for our own lives—to become increasingly self-directed — Malcolm Knowles
Good fiction reveals feeling, refines events, locates importance and, though its methods are as mysterious as they are varied, intensifies the experience of living our… — Vincent Canby
As disciples of Christ, we need to feel genuine charity for one another. As we do, new light will come into our own lives. This… — M. Russell Ballard
But fortunately for us and for all men, it has not been given unto us to judge, nor to execute, nor to measure out the… — Richard L. Evans
Charity is not a virtue to expect in others only. It is the all-important Christian attribute to be found in ourselves. . . . We… — Henry D. Moyle
There is a kind of dictatorship that can come about through a creeping paralysis of thought, readiness to accept paternalistic measures by government, and along… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
And so The Snow Queen also became a story about the need to seek equilibrium, in our own lives, with the natural world, even within… — Joan D. Vinge
There seems to be within all of us an innate yearning to be lifted momentarily out of our own lives into the realm of charm… — Dorothy Draper
As human beings, we are responsible for our own lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. We can subordinate feelings… — Stephen Covey
All of us, I suspect, imagine that a world exists from which we alone have been excluded; all of us have our noses pressed against… — James Atlas
The most basic principle to being a free American is the notion that we as individuals are responsible for our own lives and decisions — Ron Paul
Loving-kindness and compassion are the basis for wise, powerful, sometimes gentle, and sometimes fierce actions that can really make a difference - in our own… — Sharon Salzberg

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