Profound Quotes
1328 quotes by 1008 authors
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We all of us have a reputation, something we are known for, and sometimes it may be different from what we would like to be…
— Peter Cosgrove
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The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and so…
— Kevin Rudd
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I embrace the concept of enlightened self-interest - that in doing something for others, people also reap profound benefits for themselves. It might involve a…
— Simon McKeon
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Anthropocentrism gave rise to boredom, and when anthropomorphism was replaced by technocentrism, boredom became even more profound.
— Lars Svendsen
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One mood can be replaced by another, but it is impossible to leave attunement altogether. However, profound boredom brings us as close to a state…
— Lars Svendsen
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After the terrible events of last week, there is still the shock and disbelief; there is anger; there is fear; but there is also, throughout…
— Tony Blair
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It makes one hope and believe that a day will come when, in the eye of the law, literary property will be as sacred as…
— Mark Twain
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The profound study of nature is the most fertile source of mathematical discovery.
— Joseph Fourier
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It's the first time in the history of the world that creatives are also distributors. And that's very profound if you think that up until…
— Chase Jarvis
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An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry ... one of…
— Jose Raul Capablanca
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If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational context - a…
— Howard Gardner
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We see baptism as the starting point in our journey of discipleship. Our daily walk with Jesus Christ leads to peace and purpose in this…
— Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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The moment I realized God existed, I knew that I could not do othewise than to live for Him Alone...Faith strips the mask from the…
— Charles de Foucauld
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No generation has had the opportunity, as we now have, to build a global economy that leaves no-one behind. It is a wonderful opportunity, but…
— William J. Clinton
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Our planet is changing in ways that will have profound impacts on all of humankind.
— Barack Obama
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The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of…
— Pope John Paul II
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Currently, we allow our political and business leaders to get away with murder. Now is the time to change that. We need direct liability for…
— Kumi Naidoo
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All Profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence...Silence is the general consecration of the Universe. Silence is the invisible laying…
— Herman Melville
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The Government, being resolved to undertake the political and moral purification of our public life, are creating and securing the conditions necessary for a really…
— Adolf Hitler
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The most generous choices, especially the persevering, are the fruit of profound and prolonged union with God in prayerful silence.
— Pope John Paul II
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