Task Quotes

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If by 'intellectual' you mean people who are a special class who are in the business of imposing thoughts and forming ideas for people in… — Noam Chomsky
The stars had only one task: they taught me how to read. They taught me I had a language in heaven and another language on… — Mahmoud Darwish
The artistâ€™s task is to save the soul of mankind; and anything less is a dithering while Rome burns. Because of the artists, who are… — Terence McKenna
To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age — Isaac Newton
So what should we say when children complete a taskâ€”say, math problemsâ€”quickly and perfectly? Should we deny them the praise they have earned? Yes. When… — Carol S. Dweck
One thing I knew about the novelistâ€™s task: when in doubt, write; when empty, write; when afraid, write. Nothing is more impenetrable than the blank… — Philip Sington
Every generation must recognize and embrace the task it is peculiarly designed by history and by providence to perform. — Chinua Achebe
Sing to me," she said. "That would be valiant, to raise your voice in this dark, lonely place, and it will be useful as well.… — Peter S. Beagle
For those who stubbornly seek freedom, there can be no more urgent task than to come to understand the mechanisms and practices of indoctrination. These… — Noam Chomsky
Politics is so difficult, it's generally only people who aren't quite up to the task who feel convinced they are. — Alain de Botton
There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lendâ€” An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes,… — Jean de La Fontaine
The best thing about endings is knowing that just ahead is the daunting task to start over. — Jodi Picoult
As long as he was breathing, God's greatest task for him was not yet finished. His highest purpose in life was still unfulfilled. ... God… — Karen Kingsbury
Many people suffer all their lives from this oppressive feeling of guilt, the sense of not having lived up to their parents' expectations. This feeling… — Alice Miller
Our task is not to leave a record of what happened on this date for those who will inherit the Earth; history will take care… — Paulo Coelho
Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and theyâ€™ll find within themselves… — Andrei Tarkovsky
All great artists know that part of their task is to light up the distance between two human beings. — Nadeem Aslam
Hours slide by like minutes. The accumulated clutter of day-to-day existence â€” the lapses of conscience, the unpaid bills, the bungled opportunities, the dust under… — Jon Krakauer
Karl Marx said, â€œThe task is not just to understand the world but to change it.â€ A variant to keep in mind is that if… — Noam Chomsky
That life - whatever else it is - is short. That fate is cruel but maybe not random. That Nature (meaning Death) always wins but… — Donna Tartt

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