Refuge Quotes

464 Refuge quotes by 355 unique authors

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old: an ornament in prosperity, a consoling refuge in adversity; they are pleasure… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge stands to not only increase the United States' oil reserves by nearly 50 percent, but it will create thousands… — Bob Ney
We should start by allowing drilling in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge. It can provide billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic feet… — Mac Thornberry
This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its about standing up for our environment, our families and our… — John F. Kerry
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety… — Henry David Thoreau
Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life. — W. Somerset Maugham
I feel that very frequently prayer is made a refuge to dodge the action of faith. — John G. Lake
Unless we are thoroughly convinced that without Christ we are under the eternal curse of God, as the worst of His enemies, we shall never… — John Owen
I think photography was inside me. Once I found it, it became stronger than me and I took refuge in it. — Raymond Depardon
Once there are good sentences on the page, I can feel a loyalty to them and start following their logic, and take refuge from myself. — Jonathan Franzen
In any moment, no matter how lost we feel, we can take refuge in presence and love. We need only pause, breathe, and open to… — Tara Brach
With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be… — Tara Brach
In order to live fully we may need to look deeply at our own suffering and at the suffering of others. In the depths of… — Rachel Naomi Remen
We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-momen t lives. We find true… — Tara Brach
Contrary to the fantasies of the fundamentalists, there was no deathbed conversion, no last minute refuge taken in a comforting vision of a heaven or… — Ann Druyan
Be ye a refuge to the fearful; bring ye rest and peace to the disturbed; make ye a provision for the destitute; be a treasury… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
The seed of a metaphysical or religious defeat is in us all. For the honest questioner, however, who doesn't seek refuge in some faith or… — Peter Wessel Zapffe
Look not for refuge to anyone beside yourself. Heed fast to the truth as a lamp. — Gautama Buddha
Faith is not a refuge from reality. It is a demand that we face reality ... The true subject matter of religion is not our… — Evelyn Underhill
Take then this Book, look into it, and show me when Jesus was not forgiving. Read this diving tragedy and tell me where He speaks… — Khalil Gibran
The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect can… — Laozi
Let all your thoughts be with the Most High, and direct your humble prayers unceasingly to Christ. If you cannot contemplate high and heavenly things,… — Thomas a Kempis
What they [Jim deMint and the oil lobby] do care about is the precedent. If they open up ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), they'll think… — Barbara Boxer
So you're quite right that when... as the Cold War grew and expanded out of Europe, we ourselves had to take refuge behind the shield… — E. Howard Hunt
An important measure of our true commitment to environmental quality is our dedication to protecting the wilderness and its inhabitants. We must recognize their ecological… — Richard M. Nixon

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