Stopping Quotes

446 Stopping quotes by 379 unique authors

Old Madame du Deffand and her friends talked for fifty years without stopping. And of it all, what remains? Perhaps three witty sayings. So that… — Virginia Woolf
When a prisoner sees the door of his dungeon open, he dashes for it without stopping to think where he shall get his dinner outside. — George Bernard Shaw
There's so much world to see, what's stopping you from flying free? — Eyedea
I love TV now, and 'Modern Family,' but what draws me back to theater is that initial instinct of wanting to be a theater actor.… — Jesse Tyler Ferguson
The unrest which keeps the never stopping clock of metaphysics going is the thought that the nonexistence of this world is just as possible as… — William James
My success is due more to my ability to work continuously on one thing without stopping than to any other single quality. — Thomas A. Edison
When you stop a dictator, there are always risks. But there are greater risks in not stopping a dictator. — Margaret Thatcher
There is no stopping place in this life--nor is there ever one for any person, no matter how far along the way one's gone. — Meister Eckhart
Chance acquaintances are sometimes the most memorable, for brief friendships have such definite starting and stopping points that they take on a quality of art,… — William Saroyan
There is no stopping the world's tendency to throw off imposed restraints, the religious authority that is based on the ignorance of the many, the… — Van Wyck Brooks
Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity as… — Michael Mandelbaum
Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all. — Blanche Lincoln
There are many ways to grow football-wise. You go slow or are pushed to go faster, otherwise you get left behind. For me, there would… — Wayne Rooney
The dream is so thick; the Maya is so thick. There's no magic as long as there's all this thought. So the first condition for… — Frederick Lenz
I still say if the ball is there to be won I will go for it, whether with my head or whatever, and if it… — John Terry
The place that you gain the most power is within your own mind. Stopping thought generates power. That is why people meditate. The longer you… — Frederick Lenz
Meditation is a practice of detaching and then stopping ourselves from thinking; our thoughts are interruptions in the flow of awareness. Consciousness, in its highest… — Frederick Lenz
Now, stopping thought is only the beginning. As Brahmananda, who was a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, once remarked: The inner life begins with samadhi. This… — Frederick Lenz
Constantly stopping to explain oneself may expand into a frustrating burden for the rare individual, so ceasing to do so is like finally dropping the… — Criss Jami
Remember the refrain: We always build on the past; the past always tries to stop us. Freedom is about stopping the past, but we have… — Lawrence Lessig
In its outward manifestation, meditation appears to involve either stopping, by parking the body in a stillness that suspends activity, or giving oneself over to… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Many Canadian nationalists harbour the bizarre fear that should we ever reject royalty, we would instantly mutate into Americans, as though the Canadian sense of… — Will Ferguson
That was never on my radar, traffic stopping. It was never important to me. — Kathy Ireland
I can't envisage stopping writing. — Antony Beevor
At a time when going to college has never been more important, it's never been more expensive, and our nation's families haven't been in this… — Arne Duncan

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