Setting Quotes

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A fad or heresy is the exaltation of something which even if true, is secondary or temporary in its nature against those things which are… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Well, when I am fifty-three or so I would like to write a novel as good as Persuasion but with a modern setting, of course.… — Stella Gibbons
I was told when I grew up I could be anything I wanted: a fireman, a policeman, a doctor â€“ even President, it seemed. And… — Bill Hicks
I love biomedical science, I love astronomy, and you can't really do much with those in a fantasy setting. — Elizabeth Moon
When Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner asked a roomful of Olympic hopefuls if they had a list of written goals, every one raised their… — Jack Canfield
If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then… — Jack Canfield
I'm never more courageous than when I'm embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life. — BrenÃ© Brown
Since Genesis 3 we have been addicted to setting our sights on something, someone, smaller than Jesus. — Tullian Tchividjian
The creation story unfurling within the scientific enterprise provides the fundamental context, the fundamental arena of meaning, for all the peoples of the Earth. For… — Brian Swimme
I suppose, I hoped, by setting a particularly brutal ancient rite in the present and in my own village to shock the story's readers with… — Shirley Jackson
Ninety-nine per cent of traditional English literature concerns people who never have to worry about money at all. We always seem to be watching or… — James Kelman
As I said this year, I didn't try to put any pressure on me by setting high goals or anything, I just want to make… — Daniela Hantuchova
But I marvel when I observe these men setting themselves up as instructors of youth who cannot see that they are applying the analogy of… — Isocrates
I believe you can train yourself to become a positive thinker, but you must cultivate a desire to develop the skill of setting personal worthy… — M. Russell Ballard
Pray for divine guidance in your goal setting — M. Russell Ballard
Its build quality is superb, given that I am a novice to it 6 months ago and being heavy handed it stands up very well.… — Steve Robson
Railroad carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of fifteen miles per hour by engines which, in addition to endangering life and limb of passengers,… — Martin Van Buren
Most hierarchies are nowadays so cumbered with rules and traditions, and so bound in by public laws, that even high employees do not have to… — Laurence J. Peter
Goal setting has traditionally been based on past performance. This practice has tended to perpetuate the sins of the past. — Joseph M. Juran
We live under the sun, but our destiny is beyond its rising and setting. — David Jeremiah

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