Persisted Quotes

53 quotes by 50 authors

Something happens inside of us when we are courteous and deferential toward others. It is all part of a refining process, which if persisted in,… — Gordon B. Hinckley
There are many examples of old, incorrect theories that stubbornly persisted, sustained only by the prestige of foolish but well-connected scientists. . . . Many… — Michio Kaku
In a sense Shapley's telling me that space was transparent, which I shouldn't have believed, illustrates a fundamental problem in science, believing what people tell… — Jesse L. Greenstein
The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave… — Harrison Ford
When you consider all the writers who never even had a machine. Who would have given an eyeball for a good typewriter. Any typewriter. All… — Sam Shepard
One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then are you a… — Gautama Buddha
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
All transformation begins with an intense, burning desire to be transformed. The first step in the 'renewing of the mind' is desire. You must want… — Neville Goddard
The book known by the name of the Apocalypse, has seemed to be until now unintelligible, merely because people persisted to see in it a… — Charles-Francois Dupuis
The foundation of our belief is a basis of fact - the fact of the birth, ministry, miracles, death, resurrection by the Evangelists as having… — Simon Greenleaf
The rhythm persisted, the unfaltering common meter of blues, but the blueness itself, the sorrow, the despair, began to give way to hope. — Rudolph Fisher
I have gotten where I am today only because I have persisted against all odds for a long time. — Rory Block
If love wasn't the law of life, life would not have persisted in the midst of death. — Mahatma Gandhi
If these laws [in the Bible] belonged to any other ancient culture we would approach them very differently. We need not bother to reject the… — Marilynne Robinson
White folks have controlled New Orleans with money and guns, black folks have controlled it with magic and music, and although there has been a… — Tom Robbins
All s, like all human beings, get many things wrong. Ronald Reagan's extraordinary achievement as of the U.S. was to succeed in getting the two… — Andrew Sullivan
Can a society in which thought and technique are scientific persist for a long period, as, for example, ancient Egypt persisted, or does it necessarily… — Bertrand Russell
Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible. — Norman Angell
Jonathan Wells has done us all - the scientific community, educators, and the wider public - a great service. In Icons of Evolution he has… — Dean H. Kenyon
The cell was the first invention of the animal kingdom, and all higher animals are and must be cellular in structure. Our tissues were formed… — John M. Tyler

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