Solely Quotes

505 Solely quotes by 418 unique authors

To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me. — Andrew Wyeth
Democracy isn't solely about polite conversations in parliaments. It needs to be continually refreshed with raw passions, anger and ideals. — Geoff Mulgan
History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to… — Carter G. Woodson
The power of the dead is that we think they see us all the time. The dead have a presence. Is there a level of… — Don DeLillo
There's never been a true war that wasn't fought between two sets of people who were certain they were in the right. The really dangerous… — Neil Gaiman
Thus Gotama [Buddha] walked toward the town to gather alms, and the two samanas recognized him solely by the perfection of his repose, by the… — Hermann Hesse
We cannot love something solely because it has been ignored. It must also be worthy of our attention. — Zadie Smith
Most people don't realize how important librarians are. I ran across a book recently which suggested that the peace and prosperity of a culture was… — Neil Gaiman
to have solely one thought, but it to be capable to destroy the universe. — Mircea Eliade
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled. — Barack Obama
How happy is the lot of the mathematician! He is judged solely by his peers, and the standard is so high that no colleague or… — Wystan Hugh Auden
It is solely by risking life that freedom is obtained; . . . the individual who has not staked his or her life may, no… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
The divine is God's concern; the human, man's. My concern is neither the divine nor the human, not the true, good, just, free, etc., but… — Max Stirner
Sooner or later all mankind will realize that the greatest cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrow and crimes of humanity… — Og Mandino
Flailing and thrashing, Buttercup wept and tossed and paced and wept some more, and there have been three great cases of jealousy since David of… — William Goldman
We're not alone--at least, we're alone only if we choose to be alone. We're alone only if we choose to go through life relying solely… — Sheri L. Dew
The places we have known do not belong solely to the world of space in which we situate them for our greater convenience. They were… — Marcel Proust
All that Ruby said was so horribly true, she was leaving everything she cared for. She had laid up her treasures on earth only. She… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Morality in sexual relations, when it is free from superstition, consists essentially in respect for the other person, and unwillingness to use that person solely… — Bertrand Russell
If in my life I fail completely to heed others, solely out of a desire to be 'devout' and to perform my 'religious duties', then… — Pope Benedict XVI
Great! I've written something stupid, but I haven't signed a contract with anyone to produce solely wise and perfect works. I gave vent to my… — Witold Gombrowicz
You, oh mature ones, keep company solely with other mature ones, and your maturity is so mature that it can only chum up with maturity! — Witold Gombrowicz
I am the most unhappy soul alive." "I'd heard it said that fairies have no souls." "Then do I ache, and bleed, and smart, elsewhere;… — Neil Gaiman
Further conceive, I beg, that a stone, while continuing in motion, should be capable of thinking and knowing, that it is endeavoring, as far as… — Baruch Spinoza
The TV scientist who mutters sadly, "The experiment is a failure; we have failed to achieve what we had hoped for," is suffering mainly from… — Robert M. Pirsig

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