We Tend Quotes

342 We Tend quotes by 282 unique authors

We tend to think of the erotic as an easy, tantalizing sexual arousal. I speak of the erotic as the deepest life force, a force… — Audre Lorde
In face of this modern nihilism, Christians are often lacking in courage. We tend to give the impression that we will hold on to the… — Francis Schaeffer
We tend to use knowledge as therapy. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
We tend to have mixed feelings about the holy. There is a sense in which we are at the same time attracted to it and… — R C Sproul
There is certainly a universal and unconscious propensity to impose a rhythm even when one hears a series of identical sounds at constant intervals... We… — Oliver Sacks
Anything outside yourself, this you can see and apply your logic to it. But it’s a human trait that when we encounter personal problems, these… — Frank Herbert
We think that the world is limited and explained by its past. We tend to think that what happened in the past determines what is… — Alan Watts
We tend to disempower ourselves. We tend to believe that we don’t matter. And in the act of taking that idea to ourselves we give… — Terence McKenna
In fact, the males very rarely take permanent mates.' His skin was so tan. 'Why not?' 'Because we tend to kill the females.' Ah, well,… — Larissa Ione
Leisure is only possible when we are at one with ourselves. We tend to overwork as a means of self-escape, as a way of trying… — Josef Pieper
This is probably the advantage of being stupid. Stupid people just do. We tend to overthink. If we could eliminate the “over” and just think,… — Sarah Strohmeyer
We tend to become like the worst in those we oppose. — Frank Herbert
Let us not forget that the reasons for human actions are usually incalculably more complex and diverse than we tend to explain them later, and… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Persistence isn't very glamorous. If genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, then as a culture we tend to lionize the one percent.… — Susan Cain
The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which… — Alain de Botton
We tend to make up the people we fall in love with — Joyce Johnson
Most of us, I believe, admire strength. It's something we tend to respect in others, desire for ourselves, and wish for our children. Sometimes, though,… — Fred Rogers
You are aware that the sale of liquore is currently against the law." Edgar went on, "but I suppose that is why you enjoy it."… — Cassandra Clare
Whenever you appreciate a certain thing you become conscious of its real quality, and whenever you become conscious of the quality of anything, you begin… — Christian D. Larson
There is a deep sense in which we are all ghost towns. We are all haunted by the memory of those we love, those with… — Peter Rollins
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we… — Unknown Author
If we do have realistic confidence ... if we feel secure within ourselves, we tend to experience the world as open to us and to… — Nathaniel Branden
The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history… — Jon Meacham
We tend to defend vigorously things that in our deepest hearts we are not quite certain about. If we are certain of something we know,… — Madeleine L'Engle
So, the tendency of our childish nature is to take small things too seriously and get easily offended, whereas when we are confronted with situations… — Dalai Lama

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