Towards Quotes
2918 Towards quotes by 1897 unique authors
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Trust not to your feelings for whatever they might be now, they will quickly be changed towards some other thing.
— Thomas a Kempis
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We've traveled too far, and our momentum has taken over; we move idly towards eternity, without possibility of reprieve or hope of explanation.
— Tom Stoppard
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For the purpose of knowledge we must know how to make use of the inward current which draws us towards a thing, and also of…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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The cheese and wine party has the form of friendship without the warmth and devotion. It is a device either for getting rid of social…
— Brooks Atkinson
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She plunged into a sea of platitudes, and with the powerful breast stroke of a channel swimmer, made her confident way towards the white cliffs…
— W. Somerset Maugham
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Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Thank you for your input; I can tell you are struggling towards being interesting.
— Stephen Fry
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The vital straining towards an ideal, definite but latent, when it dominates a whole life, may express that ideal more fully than could the best…
— George Santayana
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What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.
— Denis Diderot
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Men universally are ungrateful towards him who instructs them, unless, in the hours or in the intervals of instruction, he presents a sweet-cake to their…
— Walter Savage Landor
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Vice goes along way towards making life bearable. A little vice now and then is relished by the best of men.
— Finley Peter Dunne
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A certain sense of cruelty towards oneself and others is Christian; hatred of those who think differently; the will to persecute. Mortal hostility against the…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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To be born is to start the journey towards death.
— Madeleine L'Engle
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To realize our true creative potential - in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities - we need to think differently about ourselves…
— Ken Robinson
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Shall we ever see the 10 million things of the universe simultaneously in order to be the all? I am convinced that to live is…
— Ella Maillart
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Man, meeting Michael Jordan for me was like.. black Jesus walking towards me. It was overwhelming to me to finally meet the guy I've looked…
— LeBron James
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But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.
— John Abizaid
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Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, it's clear to me that the terrorists and insurgents will move…
— John Abizaid
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For anyone to open their heart, they need the right atmosphere, and something to prompt them. For my mother it was her trip abroad: she…
— Jung Chang
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They have just succeeded in raising the two thousand pounds here, by subscription, that was wanted towards an exploration fund, for fitting out an expedition,…
— William John Wills
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