We Set Quotes

142 quotes by 125 authors

We're not so free that we don't have to listen to rules, and laws, and regulations. Those are important. But the spirit, the freedom of… — Martha Stewart
Our historic imagination is at best slightly developed. We generalise and idealise the past egregiously. We set up little toys to stand as symbols for… — John Dewey
To receive more, we must give out what we receive. . . . For it is by giving that we set in operation the unfailing… — Baird T. Spalding
We all have our prayer-wheels which we set up on the steppes. The indifferent winds come and carry most of them away to gasp out… — Learned Hand
We didn't see [the NBA lockout] as a victory at all. It was far from what we set it out to accomplish in bargaining, but… — Adam Silver
Our schools offer no conception of the scientific process of discovery. They do not encourage creative thought, in fact, they stifle it through too much… — William Lipscomb
aim, n. The task we set our wishes to. — Ambrose Bierce
Demons frighten us because we set ourselves up to be frightened. We are overly attached to our reputations and possessions. When we love and desire… — Teresa Giudice
Do not despise the fish because they are absolutely unable to speak or to reason, but fear lest you may be even more unreasonable than… — Saint Basil
We set ourselves the ultimate aim of abolishing the state, i.e., all organized and systematic violence, all use of violence against people in general. — Vladimir Lenin
We set up one rule in our house, which is, 'Guests of guests cannot bring guests.' That rule was required because that happened one weekend,… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them. — Lee Haney
One of the challenges we set up for 'Puscifer' was to come up with a core identity and see how far we can push it. — Maynard James Keenan
Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun house. We watch… — Alan King
Perhaps nothing helps us make the movement from our little selves to a larger world than remembering God in gratitude. Such a perspective puts God… — Henri Nouwen
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I believe in a man and a woman being equal. I really believe that we can do anything we set our minds to. — Martha Stewart
I have a love for astronomy; Aruna, my wife, and I love travelling, so whenever we get an opportunity, we set off to explore places… — Viswanathan Anand
We set down feasts for each other and treated our love with tongues of fire. Our bodies were fields of wonder to us. — Pat Conroy
We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved - but not for me. — J.R.R. Tolkien

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