When Confronted Quotes

51 quotes by 48 authors

When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape. — Andy Andrews
A just cause should need no interpretation yet flounders when confronted by self- interest and corruption. — Peter Dunne
A mind is accustomed to mathematical deduction, when confronted with the faulty foundations of astrology, resists a long, long time, like an obstinate mule, until… — Johannes Kepler
One would always want to think of oneself as being on the side of love, ready to recognize it and wish it well -but, when… — Shirley Hazzard
It seems to me that when confronted with the marvels of life and the universe, one must ask why and not just how. The only… — Arthur Leonard Schawlow
To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who… — Robert C. Murphy
All ethical people strive to choose "right" over "easy" when confronted by situations that force them to choose one or the other. — Derrick Bell
We find ourselves ethically destitute just when, for the first time, we are faced with ultimacy, the irreversible closing down of the earth's functioning in… — Thomas Berry
As a human being, one has been endowed with just enough intelligence to be able to see clearly how utterly inadequate that intelligence is when… — Albert Einstein
It's a shame that we humans are never able to pull in the same direction . . . [n]ot even when confronted by infinity. — Gentry Lee
The greatest and most important problems of life are all in a certain sense insoluble. They can never be solved, but only outgrown. This 'outgrowing',… — Carl Jung
We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot… — Viktor E. Frankl
The fact that people break down and cry when confronted with my pictures shows that I can communicate those basic human emotions.. the people who… — Mark Rothko
When confronted with the order and beauty of the universe and the strange coincidences of nature, it's very tempting to take the leap of faith… — Tony Rothman
Traditionally, Medicare's assurance has been that for the elderly and persons with disabilities that they will not be alone when confronted with the full burden… — Mike Fitzpatrick
What should we think of someone who never admits error, never entertains doubt but adheres unflinchingly to the same ideas all his life, regardless of… — Diane Ravitch
No doubt there are some who, when confronted with a line of mathematical symbols, however simply presented, can only see the face of a stern… — Roger Penrose
When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one, then on… — Benjamin Franklin
Anyone who would attempt the task of felling a virgin forest with a penknife would probably feel the same paralysis of despair that the reformer… — Ellen Key
Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity. — Margaret Halsey

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