D Quotes
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“Doing justice to the work is your task, not setting a world record.”
“Doing justice, loving mercy, seeking truth...these are the issues [the Bible] is clear on.”
“Doing leads more surely to talking than talking to doing.”
“Doing less doesn't mean achieving less. But it's all about focusing on the essentials and letting go of the unnecessary stuff.”
Source: Overcoming Mediocrity: Limitless Women
“Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity.”
“Doing life consciously was a compelling notion to me.”
Source: Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life
“Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.”
“Doing little things well is a step toward doing big things better.”
“Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.”
“Doing love scenes is always awkward. I mean, it's just not a normal thing to go to work and lay in bed with your co-worker.”
“Doing Made In Heaven was like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, but I wouldn't have put my seal of approval on it if I hadn't thought it was up to standard.”
“Doing makeup was a way to create characters, only I got tired of doing it for other people.”
“Doing mathematics should always mean finding patterns and crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations.”
“Doing meditation you may need to experiment to discover what kinds of thoughts are best for your own unique interests and situation. For you it might be a repetitive "mantra," or simply an open state of watching your breath, like in the Buddhist tradition.”
“Doing mindless stuff at work or at home is not only unproductive but also a sign you don’t have enough important work.”
“Doing mistakes is as much a part of life as avoiding them. You may not get a second chance to do the same mistake, so, go on, give it a shot.”
Source: From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom
“Doing more and more with less and less is one form of being generous. In fact, the easiest way to become rich is by being generous.”
“Doing more of what doesn't work doesn't work.”
Source: The Art of Living Consciously: The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday Life
“Doing more of what doesn't work won't make it work any better.”
“Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.”
Source: First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There
“Doing more with less, is a crucial principle to learn; especially if you're going to be in business in this rapidly changing world.”
“Doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good.”
“Doing Much Ado was such a special thing because I knew everybody involved. With people you hadn't worked with before, you would watch them on shows and want to work with them.”
“Doing my art came out of something very solitary and something that I had no intention of showing anybody, and yet once people saw pieces in my house, it became really clear that there was a great demand for my art.”
“Doing my best to make the world a better place through my work and family.”
Source: Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change
“Doing my first movie, I realized I could get into real bad habits. If you're the star, all you have to do is show up, and 20 people say, 'Do you want anything? What is it? Let me get it for you.' Believe me, you get spoiled very quickly. I saw some of my contemporaries allow themselves to have that fame, thinking they could handle it. It messed them up.”
“Doing my own album provided me the opportunity to say whatever I wanted.”
“Doing new stuff live is tough just simply because I pay my money, I stand in my seats, and I see the guys I love. And if I paid that ticket, there's a good chance that I'm there to hear the stuff that made me fall in love with 'em - we call it the "old stuff." And if an artist comes in town and dumps his entire new album on me, as a listener in a concert venue, it happens to miss out on the old stuff that I came there for. That doesn't work too well for me as a listener. Most of the time for concerts, it's the old stuff.”
“Doing no harm and uplifting human freedom, values, and rights are the core aspects of ethical AI systems”
Source: Ethical AI Systems: Frameworks, Principles, and Advanced Practices
“Doing no harm, both intentional and unintentional, is the fundamental principle of ethical AI systems.”
Source: Ethical AI Systems: Frameworks, Principles, and Advanced Practices
“Doing no harm is the first principle of ethical AI system.”
Source: Ethical AI Systems: Frameworks, Principles, and Advanced Practices
“Doing nothing about climate change is still a fairly common affliction, even in this day and age. What to do with those people, who are together threatening everybody's existence on this planet? Clearly we don't really think they should be blown up, that's just a joke for the mini-movie, but maybe a little amputating would be a good place to start?”
“Doing nothing but seeking pleasure is an attitude that will bankrupt our souls long before we ever seek out the pleasures that we thought would fill them.”
“Doing nothing can sometimes be the most effective form of action,' Sophie remarked. 'If you do nothing, you'll be sending a clear message: that you're stronger than they think you are. Not to mention a lot classier. Think about it.”
Source: Crazy Rich Asians
“Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.”
“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one's self. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence. The heart that goes out of itself, gets large and full of joy. This is the great secret of the inner life. We do ourselves the most good doing something for others.”
“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.”
“Doing nothing gives me great pleasure. And believe me, I succeed wonderfully in it.”
“Doing nothing in the face of a grave threat to the world is not an option.”
“Doing nothing in the public policy world allows much more to be done in the real world.”
“Doing nothing is also an action; not making a decision is making a decision.”
Source: Modern Bushido: Living a Life of Excellence
“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”
“Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.”
“Doing nothing is hard. You never know when you’re done. —T-SHIRT”
Source: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet
“Doing nothing is making certain you lose. Which is just gutless.”
“Doing nothing is opting for the sweetness of stillness...Instead of fighting with that which you cannot control, you might as well just see it through.”
“Doing nothing is sometimes one of the highest of the duties of man.”
“Doing nothing is the hardest torture that a person can put himself through. For he is always brought face to face with his own self, which demands that he gives account for the sun which he uselessly squanders, for the springs of energy in his organism, the gold of wisdom in the mines of his brains. The masses work, slog, forget. They drink the alcohol of their sweat. Work is a flight from responsibility and God. Since the mystic beliefs have been banned from Europe, pillars of glory have been erected to rationality in order to put something in place of the cross: the French Revolution named its goddess reason, the Russians named their Moloch work. But the machine called Europe is running idle: it fills stomachs with fake bread, builds artificial houses with iron paper, the products are bad, the pay meager, and at the end of the six holy work days is the unholy Sunday which one sleeps through out of fear of the great boredom which is infecting Europe. Sunday, the day of idleness, is nowadays a punishment for Christianity, the cities collapse into soulless ruins, nature is just a backdrop for dusty sports. Doing nothing out of principle, my dear, is nowadays the most violent form of revolt.”
“Doing nothing is very hard to do... you never know when you're finished.”
“Doing nothing is very tough to do because you never know when you're finished. The upside is that from the moment you wake up in the morning, you're on the job.”