Reciting Quotes
40 quotes by 37 authors
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Of course, Behaviourism 'works'. So does torture. Give me a no-nonsense, down-to-earth behaviourist, a few drugs, and simple electrical appliances, and in six months I…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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All our life is like a day of celebration for us; we are convinced, in fact, that God is always everywhere. We work while singing,…
— Clement of Alexandria
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Be mindful 24 hours a day, not just during the one hour you may allot for formal meditation or reading scripture and reciting prayers. Each…
— Nhat Hanh
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We live in a world of self-deprecation, and while it’s healthy to make fun of ourselves from time to time, it bothers me when I…
— Lea Michele
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It is somethingit can be everything-to have found a fellow bird with whom you can sit among the rafters while the drinking and boasting and…
— Wallace Stegner
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Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing.
— Shmuel Yosef Agnon
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When I awake dramatically I start off my day by reciting aloud a fan letter.
— Austin Mahone
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If the hearts are pure, they will never have enough from reciting Allah's words (the Qur'an).
— Uthman ibn Affan
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It isn't about singing a particular hymn or reciting a prayer – it's about a relationship with your Heavenly Father who loves and cares for…
— Brian Houston
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I was always the hero with no vices, reciting practically the same lines to the leading lady. The current crop of movie actors are less…
— Ramon Novarro
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I also don't believe that whatever come after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions-that sounds too much like an Erudite…
— Veronica Roth
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It's not that I literally think I'm a fearie. It's just that I feel so different from most people. And this idea of a race…
— Francesca Lia Block
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The unlettered man who prayed to his maker would be heard; the pedant reciting a faultless invocation would be ignored.
— Israel Shenker
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I love theater work because of the immediate effect your performance has on the audience. And I love the repetition; I love getting on the…
— Alfred Molina
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Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils, saying your beads while you allow your thoughts to roam.
— Johannes Tauler
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They're not your words, but you're reciting the lines.
— Matthew Sweet
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Reciting lines is hard; making stuff up is much, much easier.
— Zach Galifianakis
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When I achieved the European record for reciting pi in 2004, this captured the imagination of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen in Cambridge, and he finally diagnosed…
— Daniel Tammet
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To find Buddha, you have to see your nature. Whoever sees his nature is a Buddha. If you don't see your nature, invoking buddhas, reciting…
— Bodhidharma
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I felt like an impostor, taking all that money for reciting ten or twelve lines of nonsense a day.
— Errol Flynn
Who Wrote These Reciting Quotes
37 authors contributed a total of 40 Reciting Quotes, led by these top contributors: