Prevailing Quotes

154 quotes by 141 authors

Today, even amongst Christians, there can be found much of that spirit that wants to give as little as possible to the Lord, and yet… — Watchman Nee
The purpose of revival is to fire the church with divine energy for her divine assignment. Revival will tear us away from our temporal pursuits… — David Shibley
The strategist's method is very simply to challenge the prevailing assumptions with a single question: Why? — Kenichi Ohmae
Meditation on any theme, if positive and honest, inevitably separates him who does the meditating from the opinion prevailing around him, from that which ...… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
In the early days of my carer as an actor, I shared what was then the prevailing attitude of Negro performers :;that the content and… — Paul Robeson
The proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives. Today sometimes it seems that the opposite order is prevailing. — Pope Francis
By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination. — Christopher Columbus
It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure… — Barry Commoner
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos.… — H. L. Mencken
Right from the outset, the prevailing mindset in British comics fandom was a radical and progressive one. We were all proto-hippies, and we all thought… — Alan Moore
My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it… — Donny Osmond
Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. — Plutarch
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a… — Colin Powell
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity. — Bill Vaughan
We are here among you as seekers of refuge from our present-your future-a time of worldwide famine, exhausted fuel supplies, terminal poverty-the end of the… — Thomas Pynchon
Even the humblest Party member is expected to be competent, industrious, and even intelligent within narrow limits, but it is also necessary that he should… — George Orwell
Relationships are treated like Dixie cups. They are the same. They are disposable. If it does not work, drop it, throw it away, get another.… — Bell Hooks
Many people fear nothing more terribly than to take a position which stands out sharply and clearly from the prevailing opinion. The tendency of most… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I donâ€™t know, I donâ€™t feel right unless Iâ€™ve got the sea and mountains nearby. People are mostly a product of where they were born… — Haruki Murakami
I'm afraid that in the United States of America today the prevailing doctrine of justification is not justification by faith alone. It is not even… — R C Sproul

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