Refined Quotes

210 quotes by 186 authors

A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of the purposes of… — Warren G. Bennis
Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped… — John C. Maxwell
You see, I was born in the slums, that was before the ghetto. The ghetto was kind of refined; the slums was right there on… — Della Reese
The refined simplicity should develop out of the complex. It would have been more logical if silent pictures had grown out of the talkie instead… — Mary Pickford
Donâ€™t look at other people and compare yourself. Just do the work. Because when the opportunity is there, you have to be ready. Make sure… — Tika Sumpter
Like the intense fire that transforms iron into steel, as we remain faithful during the fiery trial of our faith, we are spiritually refined and… — Neil L. Andersen
Flair is a primitive kind of style. It is innate and cannot be taught. It can be polished and refined. When a person has flair,… — Albert Hadley
How did Don Jackson influence the field of family therapy? How did Watts influence the steam engine? He made it. Others have refined the steam… — Unknown Author
I think the 50mm lens is an extremely good discipline lens; it requires you to see in a more refined way, not just tighter. — William Albert Allard
Nearly all of Latin America, from Chile to Mexico, is one long rack of torture. Financed, equipped, and refined by the U.S. government. — Edward Abbey
To wait so long/And want a man refined and strong/Is not at all uncommon. And yet to wait one hundred years/Without a tear, without a… — Charles Perrault
Perestroika is nothing more than refined Stalinism. — Dan Quayle
It is not indeed certain, that the most refined caution will find a proper time for bringing a man to the knowledge of his own… — Samuel Johnson
It seems to me that my mother was the most splendid woman I ever knew... I have met a lot of people knocking around the… — Charlie Chaplin
A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged. — Nelson Mandela
Recall the old story of the rather refined young man who preferred sex dreams to visiting brothels because he met a much nicer type of… — Vivian Mercier
If you want to change from sex towards love, try to understand your sexuality. Watch it, watch the mechanicalness of it. See the futility, see… — Rajneesh
The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place… — Lytton Strachey
A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath… — James F. Cooper
I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are… — Fanny Burney

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