Profound Quotes

1328 Profound quotes by 1008 unique authors

A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human… — William Greider
I have to tell you, though, the sexism in late night talk is so profound. — Kathy Griffin
There is something permanent, and something extremely profound, in owning a home. — Kenny Guinn
He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads. — Charles Caleb Colton
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. — Confucius
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars… — Confucius
Cats and their owners are on a private, exclusive loop of affection. Thus cats have become symbolic of a community eschewed and a hyper-engagement with… — Sloane Crosley
It's all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It's like you've met your reason to live. — Johnny Depp
Infidelity raises profound questions about intimacy. — Junot Diaz
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. — Charles Dickens
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason,… — Denis Diderot
The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple. — Freeman Dyson
I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for… — Steve Earle
To know that everything we say and do to this new little human being may have a profound effect on him or her is a… — Gloria Estefan
The daily act of writing remains as demanding and maddening as it was before, and the pleasure you get from writing - rare but profound… — Jeffrey Eugenides
To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
It occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race, so profound as the difference between the sick and the… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I believe that science fiction is as profound as you want it to be or it can be very simple entertainment, and I'm all for… — Joe Flanigan
It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper. — Errol Flynn
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon. — E. M. Forster
The experience of being cared for is profound, and it nourishes the soul as much as the food does the body. — Mariska Hargitay
Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps… — Vaclav Havel
When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every interview of the soul may become art. This… — Hans Hofmann
Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love. — William Ralph Inge

Who Wrote These Profound Quotes

1,008 authors contributed a total of 1,328 Profound Quotes, led by these top contributors: