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29161 Right quotes by 11714 unique authors
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One or another man, liberated or cursed, suddenly sees-but even this man sees rarely-that all we are is what we aren't, that we fool ourselves…
— Fernando Pessoa
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I still believe that man, not having been given the power of creation, does not posses the right of destroying the meanest creature that lives.…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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...while there is such a thing as correctness in ethics, in interpretation, in mathematics, the way to understand that is not by trying to model…
— Hilary Putnam
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To look for a single general theory of how to decide the right thing to do is like looking for a single theory of how…
— Thomas Nagel
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I've decided to do it, for the pure and simple reason that I just think it's the right thing to do.
— Charlie Crist
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It appears evident, therefore, that those actions only can truly be called virtuous, and deserving of moral approbation, which the agent believed to be right,…
— Thomas Reid
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In every case, we ought to act that part towards another, which we would judge to be right in him to act toward us, if…
— Thomas Reid
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Man was destined for society. His morality, therefore, was to be formed to this object. He was endowed with a sense of right and wrong…
— Thomas Jefferson
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The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world.
— Sebastian Coe
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Several of my critics have said, 'Bowerman just tacks up a piece of paper in the locker room and turns his runners loose.' They're partially…
— Bill Bowerman
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Contrary to a common myth, while there are general guidelines, there is no exact 'right' way to run ... I am amazed by the many…
— Grete Waitz
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I thought about how many preconcieved prejudices would crumble when i trotted right along for 26 miles.
— Bobbi Gibb
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Every athlete has doubts. Elite runners in particular are insecure people. You need someone to affirm that what you are doing is right.
— Lynn Jennings
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Blink and you miss a sprint. The 10,000 meters is lap after lap of waiting. Theatrically, the mile is just the right length: beginning, middle,…
— Sebastian Coe
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Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a matter of course and prescriptive right
— Aldous Huxley
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I don't think about the miles that are coming down the road, I don't think about the mile I'm on right now, I don't think…
— Ryan Hall
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My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years older already.
— Milton Berle
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Outside ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field. I'll meet you there.
— Unknown Author
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One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the…
— A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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I am a lazy man. Laziness keeps me from believing that enlightenment demands effort, discipline, strict diet, non-smoking, and other evidences of virtue. There is…
— Thaddeus Golas
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You must know for which harbor you are headed, if you are to catch the right wind to take you there.
— Seneca the Younger
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Just keep in mind the feeling 'I am', merge in it, till your mind and feeling become one. By repeated attempts you will stumble on…
— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Trust does not mean that everything will be all right. Trust means everything is already all right.
— Rajneesh
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Convince a man that he is an animal, that his own dignity and selfrespect are delusions, that there is no 'beyond' to aspire to, no…
— L. Ron Hubbard
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Those who wish to change things may face disappointment, loss, or even ridicule. If you are ahead of your time, people laugh as often as…
— Rachel Naomi Remen
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