Whims Quotes

65 Whims quotes by 60 unique authors

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him… — Nadia Boulanger
There is nothing sacred about convention; there is nothing sacred about primitive passions or whims; but the fact that a convention exists indicates that a… — George Santayana
We must have a real living determination to reach holiness. ''I will be a saint'' means I will despoil myself of all that is not… — Mother Teresa
The more power a government has the more it can act arbitrarily according to the whims and desires of the elite, and the more it… — Rudolph Rummel
Happiness is not to be achieved at the command of emotional whims. — Ayn Rand
Gratitude is not a spiritual or moral dessert which we may take or push away according to the whims of the moment, and in either… — Unknown Author
But neither life nor happiness can be achieved by the pursuit of irrational whims. Just as man is free to attempt to survive in any… — Ayn Rand
The living language is like a cowpath: it is the creation of the cows themselves, who, having created it, follow it or depart from it… — Elwyn Brooks White
How many of us would be able to overcome our desires and resist the temptation of sin? How many of us even lower our gaze… — Ibn Taymiyyah
Conservatives in general, and even so called Tea Party conservatives, are not against transportation spending. Indeed, interstate commerce is one purpose of interstate highways and… — Unknown Author
As Americans, we want peace - we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the will… — George W. Bush
But I can tell you what I believe: When tens of thousands of innocent souls have perished in Darfur-when 11 million children are without health… — John F. Kerry
Let no-one define how you see yourself...save God alone. See yourself through His eyes and His strength, and you'll see who you can be despite… — Tamera Alexander
The photographer's intentions do not determine the meaning of a photograph, which will have its own career, blown by the whims and loyalties of the… — Susan Sontag
Painting, it is true, was undergoing a series of -isms reminiscent of the whims of a pregnant woman. — M.F.K. Fisher
I was conscious all the time that I was following mad whims without being able to do anything about it … . Despite my alienation… — Knut Hamsun
Negatives are the notebooks, the jottings, the false starts, the whims, the poor drafts, and the good draft but never the completed version of the… — W. Eugene Smith
Do not base your life on the likings and dislikings or whims of others. What you are in life - whether you enjoy or suffer… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
War is such a peculiar thing - inaugurated by the whims of few, affecting the fate of many. It is difficult, if not impossible, thing… — Errol Morris
Government will no longer be run on the whims of individuals. — Mwai Kibaki
War is about remaking the world to suit the whims of some powerful group over the whims of some other powerful group. The dead are… — David Wong
Insofar as one can talk of a Vionnet school, it comes mostly from my having been an enemy of fashion. There is something superficial and… — Madeleine Vionnet
I can't afford to step away from acting, but the one thing I've learnt after all these years is that I don't fit in. It's… — Paddy Considine
New York is a glamorous city, constituted mostly of nobodies. They crave the lights, and if they tell you differently, they're lying. Only dreamers come… — Charlie LeDuff
If a man's patience is stronger than his whims and desires, then he is like an angel, but if his whims and desires are stronger… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

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