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2986 Terms quotes by 2262 unique authors

To probe for unconscious determinants of behavior and then define a man in their terms exclusively, ignoring his overt behavior altogether, is a greater distortion… — Willard Gaylin
It isn't the changes that do you in, it's the transitions. Change is not the same as transition. Change is situational: the new site, the… — William Bridges
Military intervention to maintain the global status quo will become a constant feature of international relations, whether this is justified in terms of fighting drugs,… — Walden Bello
I finally understood: In order to contribute to Africa, I would have to know myself better and be clearer about my goals. I would have… — Jacqueline Novogratz
Summers was simply a master explainer, able to deftly boil down the complexities of economic and financial, and to put them in terms the non-expert… — Ron Suskind
We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want virtue but without… — James Davison Hunter
I’m pleased to see the progress made on the Windsor Regional Hospital project. This is an important project for our community in terms of the… — Sandra Pupatello
What a tourist terms a plague of insects, the fly fisher calls a great hatch. — Patrick F. McManus
I don't want to become an ivory tower filmmaker. That sounds peculiar, but I want to be a mainstream filmmaker. I want the largest possible… — Peter Greenaway
I'm always interested in an atmosphere where dreams and reality mingle on equal terms. — Ryan McGinley
Survival is the celebration of choosing life over death. We know we're going to die. We all die. But survival is saying: perhaps not today.… — Laurence Gonzales
I thoroughly enjoyed working on Enemy of the State. Tony Scott is an important director, and has an amazing ability to express himself, and he… — Trevor Rabin
No human being is illegal. That is a contradiction in terms. Human beings can be beautiful or more beautiful, they can be fat or skinny,… — Elie Wiesel
Don't get mad at me cause I call something a 'nothing thing'. I mean it's nothing in terms of the majority of people.... I'm not… — Jacque Fresco
At Wal-Mart, if you couldn't explain an idea or a concept in simple terms on one page of paper Sam Walton considered the new idea… — Michael Bergdahl
As long as we define ourselves in terms of our pain and our problems, we will never be free from them. — Eckhart Tolle
Sometimes we spend more efforts with people that are strangers in terms of making an impression than the person that's closest to us. And you… — Michael Douglas
Remember that one who forgets the language of gratitude can never be on speaking terms with happiness. — John Robbins
Economic policies need to be analyzed in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the hopes that inspired them. — Thomas Sowell
It takes a long while for a director to cease thinking in terms of the result he desires and instead concentrate on discovering the source… — Peter Brook
The business of life is learning that you can't lay down the terms. — Julian Fellowes
No march, movement, or agenda that defines manhood in the narrowest terms and seeks to make women lesser partners in this quest for equality can… — Angela Davis
I don't think in terms of intervals; I think in terms of tonal color. I'm trying to play through as many keys as possible. — Woody Shaw
If congress refuses to obey its own rules. If congress refuses to pass a balanced budget. If congress refuses to read the Bills. Then I… — Rand Paul
It may be very well to do this and that for good fellowship; but it will never do to lose the friendship of God in… — Charles Spurgeon

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