Writings Quotes

188 quotes by 169 authors

It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances. — Timothy Keller
Shakespeare, who is probably the greatest writer and poet of the English language, lived in a time that was politically very conservative and it's reflected… — Alex Cox
When Maurice touched a keyboard, it was like something from a movie, magical. He would always give you something from a movie, and you'd go,… — Robin Gibb
Some judge of authors' names, not works, and then Nor praise nor blame the writings, but the men. — Alexander Pope
Women, I believe, search for fellow beings who have faced similar struggles, conveyed them in ways a reader can transform into her own life, confirmed… — Carolyn Heilbrun
The evidence for our New Testament writings is ever so much greater than the evidence for many writings of classical authors, the authenticity of which… — F. F. Bruce
I remember once giving my dad some drawings and writings and said, 'If you could just give these to the publisher, that would be great.'… — Sally Hawkins
Every religion ... has rituals, practices, holy writings or traditions, etc. Nothing like that has ever developed from Atheism. There are no holy men, holidays… — Darrel Ray
Read the sacred writings of all the peoples on Earth. Through all of them runs, like a red thread, the hidden Science of attaining and… — Gustav Meyrink
And if something should be found, particularly in the first part of the dissertation, that one is generally not accustomed to come across in scholarly… — Soren Kierkegaard
My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The assertion of failure coming from such persons does not mean that Mr. Mill failed to promote the practical success of those objects the advocacy… — Millicent Fawcett
Why cast yourself over a cliff, deciding in your writings about things of which you are ignorant? Why do you not keep to what you… — Eusebius
The rainbow is such a remarkable phenomenon of nature, and its cause has been so meticulously sought after by inquiring minds throughout the ages, that… — Rene Descartes
Any serious man or woman in search of spiritual ideas will find a surprising challenge and an authentic source of inspiration and intellectual nourishment in… — Jacob Needleman
I owe what is best in my own development to the impression made by Kant's works, the sacred writings of the Hindus, and Plato. — Arthur Schopenhauer
If there is a single theme that dominates all my writings, all my obsessions, it is that of memory-because I fear forgetfulness as much as… — Elie Wiesel
If you once understand an author's character, the comprehension of his writings becomes easy. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The little honesty that exists among authors is discernible in the unconscionable way they misquote from the writings of others. — Arthur Schopenhauer
If certain Critics were as clearsighted as they are malignant, how great would be the benefit to be derived from their writings! — Percy Bysshe Shelley

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