Profoundly Quotes
435 Profoundly quotes by 373 unique authors
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Every work of art reaches man in his inner powers. It reaches him more profoundly and insidiously than any rational proposition, either cogent demonstration or…
— Jacques Maritain
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...Pathological states are the consequence of several determinate factors acting simultaneously...The manifestations of any given agent differ profoundly from one person to another. ...Each noxious…
— Rene Dubos
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All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly.
— Alexander H. Stephens
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We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the…
— Lionel Trilling
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I will say that since our capture we have met with uniform kindness, and while in the penitentiary our relations with the officers have been…
— Cole Younger
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It is necessary to master Marxist theory and apply it, master it for the sole purpose of applying it. If you can apply the Marxist-Leninist…
— Mao Zedong
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Although profoundly "inconsequential," the Zen experience has consequences in the sense that it may be applied in any direction, to any conceivable human activity, and…
— Alan Watts
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So the best marriages and the deepest relationships with God grow out of the startling discovery that there is nothing one can do to earn…
— Mike Mason
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What a splendid perspective contact with a profoundly different civilization might provide! In a cosmic setting vast and old beyond ordinary human understanding we are…
— Carl Sagan
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It is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware of what we are, and therefore…
— J. W. N. Sullivan
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The way you give love is the most profoundly human part of you. When people say it's ugly or a perversion or an abomination, they're…
— Tony Kushner
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The truth is, bad things don't affect us as profoundly as we expect them to. That's true of good things, too. We adapt very quickly…
— Daniel Gilbert
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Bourgeois society, rife with an atomism or monadism of secluded egos, is profoundly uncomfortable with topics of domination just because of the rift between how…
— Kenny Smith
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The making of art is a profoundly social activity, even if it’s one-on-one with some sort of ideal reader who doesn’t exist.
— August Kleinzahler
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Emmet Fox was one of the world's greatest metaphysical teachers. His works have contributed profoundly to the spiritual understanding of millions of people, including myself.
— Marianne Williamson
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I have found in black metal the lyrics are profoundly beautiful... a pathos and mythos at the same time.
— Ryan Adams
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Synchronicity is an inexplicable and profoundly meaningful coincidence that stirs the soul and offers a glimpse of one's destiny.
— Phil Cousineau
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I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law,…
— Bianca Jagger
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The second part of the New Right's policy package has been the belief that free-market solutions are always best. It is this latter view which…
— Paul Ormerod
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Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes…
— William J. Clinton
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