A Quotes
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“An unprecedented number of uniformed males, marching, parading and engaging in mock battles in every region of Great Britain brought a pleasant frisson of excitement into many normally quiet and deeply repetitive female lives.”
“An unprecedented wave of enthusiasm for missionary work is sweeping the entire earth. It is not man-made! It comes from the Lord, who said, “I will hasten my work in its time” (D&C 88:73).”
“An unprejudiced mind is probably the rarest thing in the world; to nonprejudice I attach the greatest value.”
“An unproductive truth is none. But there are products which cannot be weighed even in patent scales, nor brought to market.”
Source: Essays and Tales: Fragments from the travels of Theodore Elbert. Thoughts. Tales and apologues
“An unpublished writer should doubt themselves. They should constantly wonder whether what they’re creating has merit. And then, having doubted, they should take up their pen and see if they can’t make it better.”
“An unquestioned assertion is as good as a truth.”
Source: Green and Pleasant Land
“An unquestioned mind is the world of suffering.”
“An unread book does nobody any good”
“An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.”
“An unread book is just a block of paper.”
“An unrealistic understanding of what living in the moment means restricts us to a cycle of monotony.”
“An unrectified case of injustice has a terrible way of lingering, restlessly, in the social atmosphere like an unfinished question.”
“An unreflective mind is a poor roof. Passion, like the rain, floods the house. But if the roof is strong, there is shelter. Whoever follows impure thoughts Suffers in this world and the next. In both worlds he suffers And how greatly.”
“An unreflective passion for social justice may be one of the biggest obstacles to creating peace and prosperity in the 21st century. While there are most certainly factory owners in China whom we would rightly regard as criminal in their treatment of their workers, it is very important not to confuse these incidents with the phenomenon of globalization. It is a good thing that Wal-Mart is encouraging more humane standards in its supplier's factories.”
“An unregulated derivatives market essentially gives Wall Street a way to place hidden taxes on everything in the world.”
“An unresolved issue will be like a cancer with the potential to spread into other areas of your relationship, eroding the joy, lightness, love and beauty.”
“An unresolved past erodes beauty in the present.”
“An unrested mind is prone to wander into unfruitful avenues; it is nothing that a good night's sleep cannot cure.”
Source: The Thirteenth Tale
“An unrestricted satisfaction of every need presents itself as the most enticing method of conducting one's life, but it means putting enjoyment before caution, and soon brings its own punishment.”
Source: The standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud
“An unrewarded value is more valuable than a reward with no value.”
Source: Serbian Satire and Aphorisms
“An unsatisfied appetite for knowledge means progress and is the state of a normal mind.”
“An unsatisfied woman requires luxury, but a woman who is in love with a man will lie on a board.”
“An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate.”
Source: How to Listen to God
“An unscrupulous contractor regards no basement as too dark, no stable loft too foul, no rear shanty too provisional, no tenement room too small for his workroom as these conditions imply
low rental.”
Source: Twenty Years at Hull-House: With Autobiographical Notes
“An unsettled person will constantly rant about inconsequential things”
“An unshared happiness is not happiness.”
Source: Roger Martin du Gard: Gabriela Mistral ; Boris Pasternak
“An unshared life is not living. He who shares does not lessen, but greatens, his life.”
“An unsinkable Titanic might sink you but a true love will never allow you to sink”
“An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.”
“An unspeakable tragedy, confirmed to us by ABC News in New York City: John Lennon, outside of his apartment building on the West Side of New York City, the most famous, perhaps, of all the Beatles, shot twice in the back, rushed to Roosevelt Hospital, dead on arrival. Hard to go back to the game after that news flash, which in duty bound, we have to take.”
“An unspoiled river is a very rare thing in this Nation today. Their flow and vitality have been harnessed by dams and too often they have been turned into open sewers by communities and by industries. It makes us all very fearful that all rivers will go this way unless somebody acts now to try to balance our river development.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968-1969
“An unspoken question arose in those green eyes. Aelin?
She ignored the silent inquiry, unable to bear opening that silent channel between them again, and surveyed the powerful lines of his body, the sheer size of him. A gentle wind kissed with ice and lightning brushed against her wall offlame, an echo of his silent inquiry.
Her magic flared in answer, a ripple of power dancing through her.
As if it had found a mirror of itself in the world, as if it had found the countermelody to its own song.
Not once in those illusions or dreams had it done that. Had her own flame leaped in joy at his nearness, his power.
He was here. It was him, and he’d come for her.”
Source: Kingdom of Ash
“An unstated but crucial premise is that the "responsible men" achieve that exalted status by their service to authentic power, a fact of life that they will discover soon enough if they try to pursue an independent path.”
“An unsuccessful person feels obliged to praise himself all the time because in order to feel happy, he must compensate for his failure in a virtual way!”
“An unsurpassed master of the art of laying bare the inmost core of spiritual truth.”
“An untamed mind is usually doing its level best to attain or to retain unhappiness.”
“An untamed mind is usually engaged in the pursuit of unhappiness (or even more unhappiness).”
“An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.”
“An untested faith is an unreliable faith.”
Source: Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn't Enough
“An untethered ambition can be toxic. Never forget this; life’s a game we don’t realize until it’s almost over. Choose and play your cards wisely, checkmate.”
“An untidy, badly run house will ruin any marriage and is a disgrace to any intelligent woman.”
“An untied shoelace can be dangerous,' he said. 'I could have tripped.' She stared at him. A moment dragged by. 'I'm joking,' he said at last. She relaxed. 'Really?' 'Absolutely. I would never have tripped. I'm far too graceful.”
Source: Playing With Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 2)
“An untold story has a weight that can submerge you, sure as a sunken ship at the bottom of the ocean.”
Source: Stay
“An untrained mind is way less inclined to count your blessings than it is inclined to count your curses.”
“An untrained mind usually focuses not on what one needs and has but on what one wants but lacks.”
“An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy.”
“An untrampled scorpion troubles no one.”
Source: Pump Six and Other Stories
“An untreatable diagnosis is a statement about the medical system, not the patient.”
Source: Light Emerging: The Journey of Personal Healing
“An unusual beginning must have an unusual end.”
“An unusual thing happened after that great first vision. The Prophet Joseph received no additional communication for three years. However, he did not wonder, he did not question, he did not doubt the Lord. The Prophet Joseph patiently waited. The Prophet Joseph taught us the principle of patience-by example.”