Pure Quotes
2770 Pure quotes by 1744 unique authors
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We may remark in passing that to be blind and beloved may, in this world where nothing is perfect, be among the most strangely exquisite…
— Victor Hugo
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Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.
— Simone Weil
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We placed the wreaths upon the splendid granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe we loved so much was…
— Queen Victoria
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The Family is the Country of the heart. There is an angel in the Family who, by the mysterious influence of grace, of sweetness, and…
— Giuseppe Mazzini
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Pure Spirit, one hundred degrees proof - that's a drink that only the most hardened contemplation-guzzlers indulge in. Bodhisattvas dilute their Nirvana with equal parts…
— Aldous Huxley
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It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy…
— Martin Luther
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
— Adolf Galland
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A sky as pure as water bathed the stars and brought them out.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Whatever may be the judgement pronounced on the competency of the architects of the Constitution, or whatever may be the destiny of the edifice prepared…
— James Madison
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It may be concluded that a pure democracy . . . can admit no cure for the mischiefs of faction.
— James Madison
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To conceive the good, in fact, is not sufficient; it must be made to succeed among men. To accomplish this less pure paths must be…
— Ernest Renan
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The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, as though plaiting thick tresses…
— Louis Aragon
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It is that deep spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect. It is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form…
— Oscar Wilde
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In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of…
— Nelson Mandela
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Out of moderation a pure happiness springs.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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As a songwriter, I try not to be sloppy; same with the music. You can be very lean, very efficient, so you're not wasting a…
— John Fogerty
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There's enough songs for people to listen to, if they want to listen to songs. For every man, woman and child on earth, they could…
— Bob Dylan
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The last song was so deep and raw and pure that I could not escape. It was as if the people were singing in between…
— Anne Lamott
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Anyone involved with songwriting will testify to the fact that each song, no matter how pure or from the heart, has its own story, its…
— Unknown Author
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But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And…
— Andy Hertzfeld
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I would sooner be robbed by a fan than a company. The fan may be broke and have but one choice. There is no excuse…
— Unknown Author
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Deep, solemn optimism, it seems to me, should spring from this firm belief in the presence of God in the individual; not a remote, unapproachable…
— Helen Keller
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Self-Realisation. Soul recognition. The entering of Soul into the Soul Plane and there beholding Itself as pure Spirit. A state of seeing, knowing, and being.
— Harold Klemp
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See that each hour's feelings, and thoughts and actions are pure and true; then your life will be also.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Anxiety and anticipation, I was to learn, are the essential ingredients in suffering from pain, as opposed to feeling pain pure and simple.
— Lucy Grealy
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