Recognizing Quotes

332 quotes by 308 authors

When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our… — Desmond Tutu
Maturity, as I conceived it, was recognizing what was bad or peculiar in life, admitting it has to stay that way, and going ahead with… — Richard Ford
wisdom ain't seeing what's in your face, but recognizing what's about to come! — Eric Jerome Dickey
He looked at her as a man looks at a faded flower he has gathered , with difficulty recognizing the beauty for which he picked… — Leo Tolstoy
What are you afraid of? I'm afraid of not recognizing Paradise. — Louise Penny
Hold still," my father would say, while I held the ship in the bottle and he burned away the strings he'd raised the mast with… — Alice Sebold
Did you feel guilty cursing God--you, of all people?' No,' he said. 'Because even in doing so, I was recognizing there was a greater power… — Mitch Albom
We shared the smile of recognizing ourselves in each other, how many imposters do I have? Do we all make the same mistakes, or has… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Half a dozen brats turned with expressions of derision, and Lyra threw her cigarette down, recognizing the cue for a fight. Everyone's daemon instantly became… — Philip Pullman
When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognizing the problem and finding the… — Muhammad Yunus
I believe in recognizing every human being as a human being--neither white, black, brown, or red; and when you are dealing with humanity as a… — Malcolm X
Often we pass beside happiness without seeing it, without looking at it, or even if we have seen and looked at it, without recognizing it. — Alexandre Dumas
He looked at her as a man looks at a faded flower he has gathered, with difficulty recognizing in it the beauty for which he… — Leo Tolstoy
To offer our hearts in faith means recognizing that our hearts are worth something, that we ourselves, in our deepest and truest nature, are of… — Sharon Salzberg
Anyone who does not see the vanity of the world is very vain himself. So who does not see it, apart from young people whose… — Blaise Pascal
How does Parkerâ€™s body compare with yours â€ Great. A pop quiz I thought recognizing his transition into lecture mode. â€œHow does Parkerâ€™s body compare… — Rachel Vincent
Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our… — BrenÃ© Brown
Recognizing how totally ignorant you are is the only honest way to deal with people who've been through something traumatic. — Banana Yoshimoto
As his hands moved to his trousers, he saw that she was pulling the bedsheets over her. "Don't," he said, barely recognizing his own voice.… — Julia Quinn
She was getting used to his rhythms and his moods, recognizing the quiet signals that telegraphed who he was. Good and bad, strengths and faults,… — Nicholas Sparks

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