Temporary Quotes

786 quotes by 607 authors

Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving — Napoleon Hill
Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most necessary or most judicious. But… — Samuel Johnson
Each person is a temporary focus of forces, vitalities, and values that carry back to an immemorial past and that reach forward into an unthinkable… — Lewis Mumford
They have eliminated rigidity, both physical and psychological, in order to support more fluid processes whereby temporary teams are created to deal with specific and… — Margaret J. Wheatley
The presidency is temporary - but the family is permanent. — Yvonne de Gaulle
Later I would come to believe that erotic ties were all a spell, a temporary psychosis, even a kind of violence, or at least they… — Lorrie Moore
You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation. — Homer Rice
Boundaries which mark off one field of science from another are purely artificial, are set up only for temporary convenience. Let chemists and physicists dig… — George Iles
In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the… — Max De Pree
Evan Handler is not only a fine actor, heâ€™s a damn good writer. Itâ€™s Only Temporary is wise and funny and as righteously indignant as… — Meghan Daum
The notion of a neutral, mainstream national media gained dominance only in World War II and in its aftermath, when what turned out to be… — Howard Fineman
All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses. — Gautama Buddha
I temporarily lost my hope in love, and it was temporary, thank goodness. — Shania Twain
Despite the present, temporary interests that Israel has in common with France and Britain, you ought not to forget that the strength of Israel and… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark… — Barbara Jordan
We have to deal with reality. The reality is, we have a number a very high number of illegal immigrants in this country. They're meeting… — Scott McClellan
Actors who are lovers in real life are often incapable if playing the part of lovers to an audience. It is equally true that sympathy… — Ivor Novello
Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose. — Christine Comaford-Lynch
When the doctrine of allegiance to party can utterly up-end a man's moral constitution and make a temporary fool of him besides, what excuse are… — Mark Twain
The ability to see yourself as a temporary expression of intention and to see yourself in all of humanity is a characteristic of the holy… — Wayne Dyer

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