D Quotes
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“Doing without will wear on you until temptation is stronger than character, sometimes.”
Source: A Punctual Paymaster
“Doing work points the way to new and better work to be done.”
Source: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
“Doing work which has to be done over and over again helps us recognize the natural cycles of growth and decay, of birth and death, and thus become aware of the dynamic order of the universe. "Ordinary" work, as the root meaning of the term indicates, is work that is in harmony with the order we perceive in the natural environment.”
“Doing work you love is the dizzying path of saying yes to yourself and yes to a brilliant, hidden self you do not yet know.”
Source: This Time I Dance!: Trusting the Journey of Creating the Work You Love
“Doing yoga on the road was really a life-saver, and a life-changer….It kept me focused and gave me more control over the way I divided my energy. I realize that if [a place of goodness] is the basis for all decision-making, then the road is clear.”
“Doing your best is more important than being the best.”
“Doing your best is taking the action because you love it, not because you're expecting a reward”
“Doing your best is taking the action because you love it, not because you're expecting a reward. Most people do the exact opposite: They only take action when they expect a reward, and they don't enjoy the action. And that's the reason why they don't do their best.”
“Doing your best isn’t an activity; it’s a mindset.”
Source: The Path to a Meaningful Life
“Doing your best means never stop trying.”
“Doing your best, you are going to live your life intensely. You are going to be productive, you are going to be good to yourself, because you will be giving yourself to your family, to your community, to everything. But it is the action that is going to make you feel intensely happy. When you always do your best, you take action.”
“Doing your first film, it's very important that it's a commercial success, because that gives you a couple times to experiment until you have to hit the jackpot again.”
“Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.”
Source: I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It
“Doing your taxes with a brain injury is like having a tooth extracted without anesthetic.”
“Doing, a filthy pleasure is, and short; And done, we straight repent us of the sport: Let us not rush blindly on unto it, Like lustful beasts, that only know to do it: For lust will languish, and that heat decay, But thus, thus, keeping endless Holy-.”
Source: The Works of Ben Jonson
“Doing, not learning to do, is the essence of entrepreneurship.”
“Dois anos antes de sair de casa, meu pai disse à minha mãe que eu era muito feia. A frase foi pronunciada à meia-voz, no apartamento que meus pais, recém-casados, compraram no Rione Alto, no topo da Via San Giacomo dei Capri. Tudo - os espaços de Nápoles, a luz azul de um fevereiro gélido - ficou parado. Eu, por outro lado, escapei para longe e continuo a escapar também agora, dentro destas linhas que querem me dar uma história, enquanto, na verdade, não sou nada, nada de meu, nada que tenha de fato começado ou se concretizado: só um emaranhado que ninguém, nem mesmo quem neste momento escreve, sabe se contém o fio certo de uma história ou se é apenas uma dor embaralhada, sem redenção.”
Source: The Lying Life of Adults
“Dois dedos de prosa
Um acidente
Palavras censuradas no tempo.”
“Doista, neka samo procuri prva rakija, netko će se već, obično kod neke ruševine obrasle kupinom, na pustom križanju, u ponoć, pod hladnom srebrenom svjetlosti mjeseca susresti s nekom bijelom sablasti.
„Kad u neka doba“, reče očevidac strašnim glasom, „vukodlak!“
„Ivanka, vodi dicu leć!“
„Nemoj, ćaća, pusti da i ja čujen!“
U studenim jesenskim noćima vukodlaci zavijaju na seoskim krovovima, vampiri bešumno lete po golim stablima, vještice pretvaraju mlijeko u krv, a samoubojice iz bunara cvile da im platiš zadušnicu. Čudovišta izranjaju iz sjenovitih uglova i kruže pustim sokacima, nekome obijesno kucnu na zamagljen kuhinjski prozor, a drugome ukradu pršut ili kakav komad alata iz garaže…
Moj brat i ja ove subote pečemo rakiju. Kuhamo ocijeđeni mošt, dok kiša sitno kucka po limenoj strehi. Stisnuli smo se oko kotla, vrućina nam na licima, a studen po leđima, pa pripovijedamo o političkim prilikama u zemlji i šire.
Nevolja je velika. Europska će nam zajednica, vrag je odnio, zabraniti ovo veselje. Pod plavom zastavom sa žutim zvijezdama nema, kažu, domaće rakije, nego nesretni narod loče samo industrijske otrove. Tako vam je to. Kad god mali čovjek ima neku sitnu radost, vlast mu je, bez nekakva jasna razloga, tek tako, sadistički, ukine. A što njima u Bruxellesu smeta naša lozovača od četrdeset pet gradi? Mi je napravimo, mi popijemo i za tri dana više ni ne pamtimo da smo je imali. Ne pamtimo kad popijemo, za pravo reći, štošta toga, ali dobro, nije u tome stvar, nego, recite po duši, sedamdeset litara, kao da je to neka količina. Pa ja bih još u osnovnoj školi, u trećem razredu, na velikom odmoru, za marendu, maznuo po pola litre.
„Tomiću, opet si pio“, kaže učiteljica prijekorno.
„Ti, kurvo, šuti“, odgovorim joj ja pospano dižući glavu s klupe.”
“Doit chascuns panser et antandre
A bien dire et a bien aprandre ;
Qu'il est louable de s'appliquer
à bien dire et à bien enseigner.”
Source: Erec and Enide
“Dok ima mraka, biće i svanuća.”
Source: Prokleta avlija
“Dokar macam ini juga yang menyeret aku dari orangtuaku dan kampungku. Dan dokar macam ini pula yang menyeret aku dari perkawinanku dan anakku.”
Source: Gadis Pantai
“Dokker træng en hest," sa de.
"Ja vil dokker bryte dokker så grynsmå," sa han, "så har æ no mærra her. Ka dokker betale? Vil dokker op og slå dokker tell individ, så skal æ kjøre dokker både op og ner. Hos mæg skal dokker ikje omkomme, dokker skal ikje førlise et hår. Ka dokker betale? Her e ingen så lægg to pinna i kors førr dokker, neida, bare hjølpsomme folk overalt.”
Source: Barske glæder og andre temaer fra et liv under åpen himmel
“Dokter itu terang jabatan yang amat baik, tidak semua orang dapat menjadi dokter.”
Source: Surat-Surat Kartini: Renungan Tentang dan Untuk Bangsanya
“Dokter mungkin dapat melakukan operasi hati dan menyelematkan hidup seorang anak, tapi guru hebatlah yang dapat menyentuh hati anak untuk terus berjuang. Upaya yang berhasil menjadikan pecundang matematika sepertiku menjadi juara kompetisi menyanyi tingkat regional.”
Source: Menjemput Akhir
“Doktor Nevres'in sözleri çınlandı kulaklarımda. Unutmak belki iyileştirir ama aynı zamanda aptallaştırır diye geçirdim içimden gülümseyerek...”
Source: Yırtıcı Kuşlar Zamanı
“Dokunulmaz şeylere dokunma arzumuz, afacanlığımızın iyi bir kanıtıdır! Evet, insanoğlu afacan bir yaratıktır!”
“Dokunuşuyla ve sıcağıyla, insanı kavrayışıyla… Bıçak sırtı bir erkekti karşımdaki. İnsanı baştan çıkaran, tınısı kulakları çınlatan sesiyle, bu günahın iğvasına hiç düşünmeden atlayabileceğim kadar tehlikeli bir güzellik…”
Source: Oda
“Dolayısıyla, realiteler birbirine eklenerek genişledikçe eski realitelere takılıp kalmamak gerekir. Bunu yapmadıkça, eteklerden görünen birkaç yüz metrekarelik manzaranın ayrıntılarından ayrılmak istenmedikçe, yukarılara çıkmak ve manzarayı genişletmek mümkün olmaz. Ve tepelerden gözlemlenen kilometrelerce geniş sahanın zenginliklerinden, haşmetli manzaralarından yararlanılamaz.
Esasen o iki karışlık yere bağlı kaldıkça, bu manzaraları, bu güzellikleri aramak ihtiyacı da belirmez. Şu halde, yükselmek için, hedefe yaklaşmak için, özetle, vazife planına lüzumlu olan liyakatleri, idrakleri kazanmanın yolunu tutmak için, alt kademelerin nefsaniyetleri içinde gömülüp kalmamak onların ağırlıklarından silkinip kurtulmak gerekir.”
Source: İlahi Nizam ve Kainat
“Dolby stereo increases the possibility of emptiness in film sound at the same time that it enlarges the space that can be filled. It's this capacity for emptiness and not just fullness that offers possibilities yet to be explored. Kurosawa has magnificently exploited this dimension in Dreams: sometimes the sonic universe is reduced to a single point-the sound of the rain, an echo that disappears, a simple voice.”
“Dolby was in the driver's seat. "Surround Sound" was added. Now we had three speakers behind the screen, two more on the left side of the theater, and two on the right. A closely guarded secret about all this is that you hear the correct balance only if you're sitting in the center of the theater. On the left or right side, those speakers tend to dominate.”
“DOLCE & Gabbana is like my and Domenico Dolce's child. The editing of a collection before a show is a tough call, as we would like to show everything!”
“Dolce color d’oriental zaffiro,
che s’accoglieva nel sereno aspetto
del mezzo, puro infino al primo giro,
a li occhi miei ricominciò diletto,
tosto ch’io usci’ fuor de l’aura morta
che m’avea contristati li occhi e ‘l petto.”
Source: The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio
“Dolce is Italian for sweet, and it applies not just to music and food, but also to life itself. Just as every meal should end with something sweet, so should every life be filled with il dolce.”
Source: Summer by the Sea
“Dolce Martina
Sono passati due mesi da quel giorno, due mesi dal giorno in cui sei scomparsa, dal giorno in cui quel maledetto incidente ti ha portata via.
Mi manchi tantissimo, ti penso ogni sera e ogni mattina, vorrei tanto averti ancora accanto, potermi confidare con te come facevo un tempo quando ci sedevamo davanti al camino, in inverno, per raccontarci i nostri piccoli segreti. Non riesco a non scoppiare in lacrime immaginando la mia prossima estate senza i nostri tuffi in piscina e il nostro bisbigliare sdraiate sui materassini...
Niente di tutto ciò è però possibile. Ti hanno trascinata via da me, la vita ti ha abbandonata, e qualcosa ha abbandonato anche me. Tu eri mia cugina, ma eri anche il mio riferimento in questo mondo che sta cambiando e diventa sempre più incomprensibile. Tu eri la mia guida; senza di te mi sento persa.”
Source: Vuoi conoscere un casino?
“Dolerá. El dolor te hace fuerte.”
Source: The Wicked King
“Dolgan: ’Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when ‘tis achieved. Rhuagh: True. And still wiser to know when it is unachievable, for then striving is folly.”
Source: Magician, apprentice
“DOLINSKY’S IMPERATIVE: “Individuals must take it upon themselves to form and grow bubbles of civility within and external to their organizations. Doing so creates new and deeper relationships across stakeholders. It prevents bureaucratic claptrap and friction from descending like a toxic cloud of dissatisfaction. Friction is reduced, and the spread of the workplace zombie virus is slowed.”
Source: The Workplace Zombie: One Bureaucrat’s Path to Better Understanding the Virus and Its Vectors
“Doll bends over, checking a barrel; she got hips on her under that skirt, sturdy, bovine, though she’d kill him if he said as much. His cheek yearns for her lap, for her stroking hands, for her fantastically common reek of beer and ham and Parma Violets.”
Source: Blasted Things
“Dollar bars are formed by sampling an observation every time a pre-defined market value is exchanged. Of course, the reference to dollars is meant to apply to the currency in which the security is denominated, but nobody refers to euro bars, pound bars, or yen bars (although gold bars would make for a fun pun).”
Source: Advances in Financial Machine Learning
“Dollar bill: people spend their whole life seeking to earn it, but won't spend 10 minutes seeking to learn it.”
“Dollar depreciation leads to higher inflation and ultimately forces foreign creditors to question their rationale and indeed their sanity for continuing purchases of U.S. Treasuries.”
“Dollar for dollar, no other society approaches the United States in terms of the number of square feet per person, the number of baths per bedroom, the number of appliances in the kitchen, the quality of the climate control, and the convenience of the garage. The American private realm is simply a superior product. The problem is that most suburban residents, the minute the leave this refuge, are confronted by a tawdry and stressful environment. They enter their cars and embark on a journey of banality and hostility that lasts until they arrive that interior of their next destination. Americans may have the finest private realm in the developed world, but our public realm is brutal.”
Source: Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
“Dollar for dollar there is no better investment in the world than a book”
“Dollar of Disparity (The Sonnet)
Millions of people go without food,
For some privileged nimrods to afford their luxuries.
Millions of people have no access to essentials,
So that celebrities can buy their lamborghinis.
The difference between phony activists and a reformer,
Is not in what they say but in their lifestyle and action.
In a world that still suffers from the lack of essentials,
Indulgence in luxury is human rights violation.
What people do with their money is not a private affair,
Each penny above necessity belongs to social welfare.
One who talks of equality while riding in a Rolls Royce,
Is the last person to be concerned of people's despair.
None has a right to luxury till all can access necessities.
Every dollar spent on luxury is a dollar of disparity.”
Source: Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth
“Dollars and guns are no substitutes for brains and will power.”
“Dollars damn me; and the malicious Devil is forever grinning in upon me, holding the door ajar. ... What I feel most moved to write, that is banned - it will not pay. Yet, altogether, write the other way I cannot. So the product is a final hash, and all my books are botches.”
Source: Moby Dick, Or The Whale: Volume 6, Scholarly Edition
“Dollars have never been known to produced character, and character will never be produced by money.”
“Dollop of dick curds.”
Source: Dollface
“Dolls are like small dead people.”