Profound Quotes

1328 Profound quotes by 1008 unique authors

A profound unmitigated loneliness is the only truth of life. — R.K. Narayan
If I indulge myself and surrender to memory, I can still feel the knot of excitement that gripped me as I turned the corner into… — Duane Michals
Nothing as drastic an innovation as abstract art could have come in to existence, save as the consequence of a most profound, relentless, unquenchable need.… — Robert Motherwell
I go out to take a walk, I see something, I take a picture. I take photographs. I have avoided profound explanations of what I do. — Saul Leiter
I must admit that I am not a member of the ugly school. I have a great regard for certain notions of beauty even though… — Saul Leiter
The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it not… — Edgar Winter
In the strange heat all litigation brings to bear on things, the very process of litigation fosters the most profound misunderstandings in the world. — Renata Adler
With tremendous clarity and wisdom, Daniel Tomasulo has crafted a memoir at once heartbreaking and uplifting. Layers of time and memory—childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle… — Dani Shapiro
The tools we use have a profound and devious influence on our thinking habits, and therefore on our thinking abilities. — Edsger Dijkstra
Every living thing is an elaboration of a single original plan. As humans we are mere increments - each of us a musty archive of… — Bill Bryson
... I could have said something profound, but you would have forgotten it in 15 minutes - which is the afterlife of a graduation speech. — Art Buchwald
I never had come up with a really profound and strong gesture - nothing like Julia Butterfly's. So I figured the best thing I could… — Daryl Hannah
When money, instead of man, is at the center of the system, when money becomes an idol, men and women are reduced to simple instruments… — Pope Francis
A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog Betwixt Damiata and Mount Casius old, Where armies whole have sunk: the parching air Burns frore, and cold… — John Milton
Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound affection… — George Eliot
Though we may be genetically wired for temporary happiness, we've also been gifted with the ability to recognize within ourselves a more profound and lasting… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
From the grasses in the field to the stars in the sky, each one is doing just that; and there is such profound peace and… — Rabindranath Tagore
I think in all of us there is a profound longing for friendship, a deep yearning for the satisfaction and security that close and lasting… — Marlin K. Jensen
Knowing is the most profound kind of love, giving someone the gift of knowledge about yourself. — Marsha Norman
Faith can have a profound impact on health. It is a very personal experience of thought and surrender, which can comfort in every situation. Faith… — Patch Adams
At George Mason University I saw Hoppe present a lecture in which he claimed that Ludwig von Mises had set the intellectual foundation for not… — Tom G. Palmer
Art is humanity's most essential, most universal language. It is not a frill, but a necessary part of communication. The quality of civilization can be… — Ernest L. Boyer
Profound responsibilities come with teaching and coaching. You can do so much good–or harm. It’s why I believe that next to parenting, teaching and coaching… — John Wooden
I have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not only that trauma… — Peter A. Levine
A most important, but also most elusive, aspect of any tool is its influence on the habits of those who train themselves in its use.… — Edsger Dijkstra

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