Towards Quotes
2918 Towards quotes by 1897 unique authors
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Fundamentally transforming the foundations of the economy is the biggest contribution we can make towards building a sustainable future. The current economic crisis may be…
— Jonathon Porritt
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We should be working towards a carbon-neutral Britain by 2050. We should be working towards the elimination of petrol-driven motor cars, we should be really…
— Menzies Campbell
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Conduct yourself towards your parents as you would have your children conduct themselves towards you.
— Isocrates
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Religion, as distinguished from modern paganism, implies a life in conformity with nature. It may be observed that the natural life and the supernatural life…
— Thomas Stearns Eliot
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The prevailing attitude towards nature is that form of heresy which denies substance and, in doing so, denies the rightfulness of creation. We have said…
— Richard M. Weaver
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If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend towards…
— Rod Dreher
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To image the being of God towards the world, to be the priest of creation, is to behave towards the world in all its aspects,…
— Colin Gunton
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I've had more people in my life take their lives than... I think it's out of proportion with most people. I think a lot of…
— Paul Westerberg
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A little group of thatched cottages in the middle of the village had an orchard attached; and I remember well the peculiar purity of the…
— Alfred Leslie Rowse
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Anytime that knowledge and a version of the truth are considered to be absolute, fundamentalism is the result, whether the arena is Christianity, Islam, Judaism,…
— Carlton Pearson
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Philosophy arises from an unusually obstinate attempt to arrive at real knowledge. What passes for knowledge in ordinary life suffers from three defects: it is…
— Bertrand Russell
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In daily practice, reflect on the benefits of love, compassion and kindness, then reflect on the disadvantages of anger. Such continuous contemplation, the growing appreciation…
— Dalai Lama
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No matter what someone else has done, it still matters how we treat people. It matters to our humanity that we treat offenders according to…
— Judith Butler
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I would like to ask you a question: how many of you pray to the Holy Spirit every day? Probably few, but we must satisfy…
— Pope Francis
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Let us open the doors to the Spirit, let ourselves be guided by him, and allow God's constant help to make us new men and…
— Pope Francis
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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction. So long as the heart…
— Ramakrishna
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Move on up towards your destination
— Curtis Mayfield
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The environment is God's gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations, and towards…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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The evidence is sufficient that we should move towards the most effective possible steps to reduce carbon loading of the atmosphere.
— Newt Gingrich
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He sometimes felt that life was something that had already risen, and all of this, the Jackson Pollack of spring, summer, and fall, the vague…
— Tao Lin
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I have always felt sympathy towards the biologists who accept to debate creationists. Now I also understand them better; one can fight opinions, not articles…
— Bertrand Meyer
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It is just that he should act with reserve towards those who act with reserve towards him. On the contrary, he gives himself entirely to…
— Alphonsus Liguori
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Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing…
— Ben Nicholson
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Things are working out... towards their dazzling conclusions.
— Ama Ata Aidoo
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When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.
— C.S. Lewis
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