Widen Quotes

64 Widen quotes by 61 unique authors

The settlement of America had its origins in the unsettlement of Europe. America came into existence when the European was already so distant from the… — Lewis Mumford
So nevertheless, what I'm saying is that what one is - one's parameters are constantly narrowed by one's success, and my desire is to widen… — Jeremy Irons
Education is the sum total of one's experience, and the purpose of higher education is to widen our experiences beyond the circumscribed existence or our… — Mortimer Adler
I would like to involve myself in some black music. I would like to do some blues and some gospel music. I want to try… — Greg Lake
General improvements in health/decline in mortality do not affect all classes equally. As mortality rates fall, social inequalities commonly widen. — Michael Marmot
A Universalist, your heart cannot but dilate, and your affections widen, until the divine expansion, like the ambient atmosphere, embraces every form, which is acted… — Judith Sargent Murray
Great talkers are trying to fill the gap between themselves and others, but only widen it. — Mason Cooley
Do the uncomfortable and it will widen your circle of comfort. — Julian Smith
All invitations must proceed from heaven perhaps; perhaps it is futile for men to initiate their own unity, they do but widen the gulfs between… — E. M. Forster
Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame… — Robert M. Hutchins
Let mental culture go on advancing, let the natural sciences progress in even greater extent and depth, and the human mind widen itself as much… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
His ignorance seemed to widen with everything he read. — V.S. Naipaul
After another ten minutes, the gates of thievery would open just a crack, and Liesel Meminger would widen them a little further and squeeze through.… — Markus Zusak
Gaps don't/just happen./There is a/generative element/inside them,/a welling motion/ as when cold/waters shoulder/up through/warmer oceans./And where gaps/choose to widen,/coordinates warp,/even in places/constant since/the oldest maps. — Kay Ryan
But-" Maia, still looking at Alec and Magnus, broke off and rasied her eyebrows. Simon turned to see what she was looking at - and… — Cassandra Clare
Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul. — Anne Lamott
People.. were poor not because they were stupid or lazy. They worked all day long, doing complex physical tasks. They were poor because the financial… — Muhammad Yunus
Beggin' your pardon, miss, but I was told you be the one to help me cross on to the next world." "Who told you this?"… — Libba Bray
Cities are never random. No matter how chaotic they might seem, everything about them grows out of a need to solve a problem. In fact,… — Neal Shusterman
You can widen the feet of a compass, but they are still attached at the top; you can spin them away from each other, but… — Jodi Picoult
And Derek was... what? A pair of dark eyes that hid more than they revealed and some broad shoulders and a mouth that could be… — Claire LaZebnik
I saw his face change. His eyes widen. He lunged at me. I wouldn't let go. We stared into eachother's eyes and clawed at eachother's… — Kami Garcia
Our task is to widen our circle of compassion to include all living beings and all of nature — Albert Einstein
You sound worked up. Really worked up. No, that's not it. You sound agitated...flustered...aroused." I could feel her eyes widen. "He kissed you, didn't he?"… — Becca Fitzpatrick
Too bad you didn't just take Max up on his offer, Four. Well, too bad for you, anyway," says Eric quietly as he clicks the… — Veronica Roth

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