Universal Quotes

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It seems to me, thinking of it, that there must be some universal plan which set in motion the orbiting of the electrons about the… — Clifford D. Simak
I have tried at times to place humans in perspective against the vastness of universal time and space. I have been concerned with where we,… — Clifford D. Simak
There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of LACK OF AMBITION! — Napoleon Hill
You keep thinking that with practice you will eventually get the knack of enjoying superficial encounters, that you will stop looking for the universal solvent,… — Jay McInerney
The universal view melts things into a blur. — Emile M. Cioran
In this country there is a universal third person, the man we all want to be. Advertising has discovered this man. It uses him to… — Don DeLillo
For myself, I always write about Dublin, because if I can get to the heart of Dublin I can get to the heart of all… — James Joyce
In short, I am doing what I can, I suffer with the same universal suffering, and I try to assuage it, I possess only the… — Victor Hugo
Keep searchinâ€™ for your mystery note on the universal piano of life. — Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way.Â Universal suffrage on a common voters' roll in a… — Nelson Mandela
True peace must be anchored in justice and an unwavering commitment to universal rights for all humans, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin or… — Desmond Tutu
The universe itself is God and the universal outpouring of its soul — Chrysippus
Four innate sentiments dispose people to a universal moral sense. These are sympathy, fairness, self-control and duty. — James Q. Wilson
Charity is ... a universal remedy against discord, and an holy cement for mankind. — William Penn
A technique can only work if it is in harmony with universal principles. Such principles need to be grasped through Mind, pure consciousness. Selfish desires… — Morihei Ueshiba
The time for universal praise is sure to come some day. Let us begin to do our part now. — Hannah Whitall Smith
I believe faith is a human universal. We are endowed at birth with nascent capacities for faith. How these capacities are activated and grow depends… — James W. Fowler
He [the writer] must, teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no… — William Faulkner
As we have always seen here in the U.S. the universal truth about elections is that people vote their pocketbook. — Jennifer Dunn
I was never the sort of child who believed in "monsters under the bed" or vampires, or who needed a night-light in his bedroom; on… — David Foster Wallace

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