Reflection Quotes

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The phenomenological world is not the bringing to explicit expression of a pre-existing being, but the laying down of being. Philosophy is not the reflection… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Public libraries are the sole community centers left in America. The degree to which a branch of the local library is connected to the larger… — Russell Banks
At times many of us let that enemy of achievement--even the culprit 'self-defeat'--dwarf our aspirations, smother our dreams, cloud our vision, and impair our lives.… — Thomas S. Monson
Within a single scene, it seems to be unwise to have access to the inner reflections of more than one character. The reader generally needs… — John Ciardi
The reflection of the current social paradigm tells us we are largely determined by conditioning and conditions. — Stephen Covey
The second suggestion is to think as well as to read. I know people who read and read, and for all the good it does… — Arnold Bennett
I have found that the more I reflect philosophically on the attributes of God the more overwhelmed I become at his greatness and the more… — William Lane Craig
To whom, then, must I dedicate my wonderful, surprising and interesting adventures? to whom dare I reveal my private opinion of my nearest relations? the… — Fanny Burney
These are the living springs of great thoughts and great actions. Everything grows clear in the reflections from the Infinite. — Louis Pasteur
It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental… — Edward Sapir
Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities. — Stephen Covey
What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives — Tracy Kidder
A little quiet reflection will remind me that yes to God always leads in the end to joy. — Elisabeth Elliot
People like me prove that you can survive without romance, even though you end up a bit unbalanced and you tend to argue with your… — Steven Morrissey
When you are eighty years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story,… — Jeff Bezos
The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the expectations of your peer group. Choose your peers wisely. — Tony Robbins
Speaking about symmetry, look out our window, and you may see a cardinal attacking its reflection in the window. The cardinal is the only bird… — Martin Gardner
This pedagogy makes oppression and its causes objects of reflection by the oppressed, and from that reflection will come their necessary engagement in the struggle… — Paulo Freire
Believe in who you are, and trust in what you know is true. Your choices are reflections of the goodness within you. — Wes Fesler
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection. — Winston Churchill

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