Our Tendency Quotes

19 quotes by 19 authors

• Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions. — Warren G. Bennis
• How then can we deal with our tendency toward worldliness? It is not by determining that we will not be worldly, but by committing ourselves… — Jerry Bridges
• We are born into a realm of constant change. Everything is decaying. We are continually losing all that we come in contact with. Our tendency… — Noah Levine
• Our tendency is to be interested in something that is growing in the garden, not in the bare soil itself. But if you want to… — Shunryu Suzuki
• Our tendency is to be strong, self-sufficient, and dependent on our own willpower, but rather than try harder, we should reach out to the God… — John Townsend
• In this country protection has always, to some extent, existed; but at some times it has been efficient, and at others not; and our tendency… — Henry Charles Carey
• So much of America's tragic and costly failure to care for all its children stems from our tendency to distinguish between our own children and… — Marian Wright Edelman
• Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort,… — Dalai Lama
• The strength that comes from human collaboration is the central truth behind civilisation's success and the primary reason why cities existwe must free ourselves from… — Edward Glaeser
• Our tendency is to run from the painful realities or try to change them as soon as possible. But cure without care makes us into… — Henri Nouwen
• I'm born and raised in the Northeast. My parents are Irish immigrants. So our tendency is to shy away from the big yellow ball that… — Denis Leary
• Human decision-making is complex. On our own, our tendency to yield to short-term temptations, and even to addictions, may be too strong for our rational,… — Peter Singer
• I am worried about our tendency to over invest in things and under invest in people. — John Kenneth Galbraith
• Our tendency in the midst of suffering is to turn on God. To get angry and bitter and shake our fist at the sky and… — Rob Bell
• One of the less attractive aspects of human nature is our tendency to hate the people we haven't treated very well; it's much easier than… — David Eddings
• If the financial system has a defect, it is that it reflects and magnifies what we human beings are like. Money amplifies our tendency to… — Niall Ferguson
• I believe that dialogue is the key to breaking through our tendency to separate and isolate. Dialogue changes isolation and loneliness into connection and interdependence.… — Vinessa Shaw
• Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as we become more numerous. Our toughness is a… — Lynn Margulis
• Often our excuse for not acting is either that the best time has passed or is still to come. And our quest for the 'right… — Prakah Iyer

Who Wrote These Our Tendency Quotes

19 authors contributed a total of 19 Our Tendency Quotes as follows:

• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Henri Nouwen
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Denis Leary
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Peter Singer
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Rob Bell
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by David Eddings
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Niall Ferguson
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Vinessa Shaw
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Lynn Margulis
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Prakah Iyer
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Warren G. Bennis
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Jerry Bridges
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Noah Levine
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Shunryu Suzuki
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by John Townsend
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Henry Charles Carey
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Marian Wright Edelman
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Dalai Lama
• 1 Our Tendency Quote by Edward Glaeser