Undertaken Quotes

129 Undertaken quotes by 120 unique authors

Ascension seemed at such times a natural law. If one added to it a law of completion - that everything must finally be made comprehensible… — Marilynne Robinson
It may be a procession of faithful failures that enriches the soil of godly success. Faithful actions are not religious acts. They are not even… — Desmond Tutu
I have undertaken, you see, to write not only my life, but my opinions also; hoping and expecting that your knowledge of my character, and… — Laurence Sterne
But the transformation of consciousness undertaken in Taoism and Zen is more like the correction of faulty perception or the curing of a disease. It… — Alan Watts
And so they parted, she to the east, and he to the west. The test they had agreed upon, however, was utterly unnecessary. They should… — Haruki Murakami
Life is an experimental journey undertaken involuntarily. It is a journey of the spirit through the material world and, since it is the spirit that… — Fernando Pessoa
There is a special charm to journeys undertaken before daybreak in hot lands: the air is soft and cool and the coming of dawn reveals… — Aung San Suu Kyi
People underestimate the importance of dilligence as a virtue. No doubt it has something to do with how supremely mundane it seems. It is defined… — Atul Gawande
When a man says to me, 'Let us work together in the great cause you have undertaken, and let me be your companion and aid,… — Susan B. Anthony
I begin to fully understand the lengths to which people have gone to protect me. What I mean to the rebels. My on going struggle… — Suzanne Collins
Heroism is latent in every human soul - However humble or unknown, they (the veterans) have renounced what are accounted pleasures and cheerfully undertaken all… — Joshua Chamberlain
A consistent anarchist must oppose private ownership of the means of production, and the wage-slavery which is a component of this system, as incompatible with… — Noam Chomsky
Searches of al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan, undertaken since American-backed forces took control there, are not known to have turned up a significant cache of… — Barton Gellman
With the commissioning of new schools undertaken by a local director of school standards, decisions will be fair and transparent, rooted in the needs of… — David Blunkett
The right actions undertaken for the right reasons generally lead to good outcomes over time. — John Mackey
The dream of the Convention was born from the that children and their needs were not been considered when policies were being made, laws passed… — Carol Bellamy
A journey by Sea and Land, Five Hundred Miles, is not undertaken without money. — Lewis Hallam
Useful as a war against France, undertaken by the Government against the will of the people would be for our revolutionary development, just so dangerous… — Ferdinand Lassalle
Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual,… — David Guterson
Insofar as there is an anxiety of influence for a biographer, it may be that each new book is undertaken in reaction to the previous… — Stacy Schiff
Parenting is an awesome task. It is my job as a professional to be sure that mothers, fathers and entire families see it also as… — Unknown Author
I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men… — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Once war has been undertaken, no peace is made by pretending there is no war. — Paritoshik Sharma
I defend peoples' right to do that in a lawful manner, but I have not undertaken that practice myself. — Rick Boucher
Heroism is latent in every human soul - However humble or unknown, they (the veterans) have renounced what are accounted pleasures and cheerfully undertaken all… — Unknown Author

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