Tasks Quotes
1915 quotes by 1287 authors
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For you deal here above all with human life, and human life is sacred; no one may dare make an attempt upon it. Respect for…
— Pope Paul VI
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Think not of the amount to be accomplished, the difficulties to be overcome, or the end to be attained, but set earnestly at the little…
— William Osler
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Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself.
— Erich Fromm
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To be conscious of Being, you need to reclaim consciousness from the mind. This is one of the most essential tasks on your spiritual journey.
— Eckhart Tolle
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Your first task is to see the sorrow in you and around you; your next, to long intensely for liberation. The very intensity of longing…
— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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The Earth Charter is important as an expression of the commitment of people throughout the Earth to evoke their own deepest moral, spiritual and ethical…
— Maurice Strong
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Our most difficult task as a friend is to offer understanding when we don't understand.
— Robert Breault
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The chief task was to stop the arms race before it brought utter disaster. However, after the collapse of communism and the disintegration of the…
— Joseph Rotblat
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Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and…
— Aristotle
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Life may not always be a bed of roses. All of us are aware of this fact. There are numerous times in life when we…
— Abraham Lincoln
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Tell the truth. Do your best no matter how trivial the task. Choose the difficult right over the easy wrong. Look out for the group…
— James F. Amos
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The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from, and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult, ethical…
— William Bennett
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Socialism is young and has made errors. Many times revolutionaries lack the knowledge and intellectual courage needed to meet the task of developing the new…
— Che Guevara
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Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired. Evolution has produced chemical compounds exquisitely organized to…
— Donald Cram
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"Don't you want to abolish state power?" Yes, we do, but not right now. We cannot do it yet. Why? Because imperialism still exists, because…
— Mao Zedong
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The main characteristic of collectivism is that it does not take notice of the individual's will and moral self-determination. In the light of its philosophy…
— Ludwig von Mises
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The artist has a special task and duty... reminding people of their humanity and the promise of their creativity.
— Lewis Mumford
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To write that essential book, a great writer does not need to invent it but merely to translate it, since it already exists in each…
— Marcel Proust
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Know when to email vs. when to meet. Logistics are best handled over a non-immediate communication channel like email or Asana tasks. Detailed status meetings…
— Justin Rosenstein
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There are lots of examples of routine, middle-skilled jobs that involve relatively structured tasks, and those are the jobs that are being eliminated the fastest.…
— Erik Brynjolfsson
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