D Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with D. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Don't shrink from natures brutal perfection. Take joy in it. Embrace it. Understand it and revel in it. Respect it's strength, it's wisdom, it's brutality and it's all-encompassing power. The highest law has always been, and shall be, nature; and the greatest wisdom forever lives in and through nature's eternal Fascism.”
“Don't shrink to meet the expectations of others, grow to become the person you want to be.”
“Don't shut down the feedback loop with judgment, rigid beliefs, and prejudices.”
Source: Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, andSpiritual Well-Being
“Don't shut down your emotions. Embrace them. Your emotions are your internal compass telling you whether or not you are on track. Use them to help cultivate your passions or motivate you to change situations and circumstances that hold you back from achieving your goals.”
“Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find time. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.”
“Don't shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world's work, for it all affects you and yours.”
Source: Louisa May Alcott Premium Edition - 16 Novels in One Volume: Little Women Trilogy & Other Novels (Illustrated): Moods, The Mysterious Key and What It Opened, An Old Fashioned Girl, Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost, A Modern Mephistopheles…
“Don't shy away from producing your own film and being in charge of its business end as well.”
“Don't sign your name between worlds, surmount the manifold of meanings, trust the tearstain, learn to live.”
Source: Glottal Stop: 101 Poems by Paul Celan
“Don't simply dismiss a coincidence and let it drift away. Life is totally interconnected. These unusual 'things' are simply connections that surprise you because you aren't used to seeing life except in fragments. Now it is beginning to piece itself together.”
“Don't simply knock and wait for the door to be opened. Go look for the keys. Some fit the lock better than others.”
“Don't sing a song you can't carry off, like some 16-year-old kid singing 'My Way'. That song's not for you. You haven't lived that.”
“Don't sing it, bring it.”
“Don't sit and wait - For the world on a plate - (It's not a stroke of luck or chance) - Just draw a bead on that sucker, and drive!”
“Don't sit and wait. Get out there, feel life. Touch the sun, and immerse in the sea.”
“Don't sit around playing Mr. Tough Guy. Don't say 'It's going to go away'... It's just important - just go get checked out. It's not like you're going to lose your manhood.”
“Don't sit around waiting for the two corrupted established parties to restore the Constitution or the Republic. The founding generation was birthed by the rabble of all walks of life that got fed up and did risky things because they were captivated by the breath of liberty. There is a looming oligarchy and it is up to the people to organize a grassroots movement and push back.”
“Don't sit as if you have nothing to say. You should be bursting with things to say. You just choose at this particular place and time, not to say them.”
“Don't sit back and be a bystander of your own life”
“Don't sit back and wait for God to do it all. Ask for His advice, but be prepared to do the hard yards yourself.”
“Don't slag off other creators or companies. We'll cheerfully mock dumb politicians on Twitter, but we try to never slam another creator's work or make fun of another company's projects or initiatives. First, because life's too short. We'd rather use that time to celebrate the fantastic work of colleagues and friends. Second, because it's a small world, and people have long memories. A few snarky words today can ruin a chance for an incredibly rewarding creative partnership tomorrow.”
“Don't slay that potato, let us be merciful please.”
“Don't sleep in the subway, darling.”
“Don't sleep through your dreams.”
“Don't slip into the traps, and don't forget about your 'hood, the kids in the 'hood. Remember, you're disposable, so take advantage while you can.”
“Don't smoke too much, drink too much, eat too much or work too much. We're all on the road to the grave - but there's no need to be in the passing lane.”
“Don't smoke. Don't kill yourselves. Don't maim yourselves. Tell your friends. Please don't smoke.”
“Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.”
“Don't soil your pretty little shoes The gutter's deep and red Climb up climb up and ride along with me the tumbrel driver said But she never said a word never turned her head Don't soil your pretty little pants I only go one way Climb up climb up and ride along with me There's no gold coach today But she never said a word never turned her head”
Source: Peter Weiss' The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat: As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade [a Play]
“Don't solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can help move your idea forward, but if you're just looking to your friend, co-worker, husband or wife for validation, be careful. It can stop a lot of multimillion-dollar ideas in their tracks in the beginning.”
“Don't solicit for your sister, it's not nice. Unless you get a good percentage of her price.”
“Don't solve problems. Pursue opportunities.”
“Don't sow your desires in someone else's garden; just cultivate your own as best you can; don't long to be other than what you are, but desire to be thoroughly what you are. Direct your thoughts to being very good at that and to bearing the crosses, little or great, that you will find there. Believe me, this is the most important and least understood point to the spiritual life. We all love according to what is our taste; few people like what is according to their duty or to God's liking. What is the use of building castles in Spain when we have to live in France?”
“Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do know ask yourself, why am I telling it?”
“Don't speak if you don't have to about trivia. The time for joking comes because of the trust, and you have to earn the trust. So, I don't alibi for anything, and I'll take the heat. That's the other thing. Don't let them take the heat. We take the heat.”
“Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes.”
Source: Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001
“Don't speak negatively and don't listen to those who do.”
“Don't speak to fools, they scorn the wisdom of your words.”
“Don't speak to me about your religion; first show it to me in how you treat other people. Don't tell me how much you love your God; show me in how much you love all God's children. Don't preach to me your passion for your faith; teach me through your compassion for your neighbors. In the end, I'm not as interested in what you have to tell or sell as I am in how you choose to live and give.”
“Don't speculate unless you can make it a full time job.”
Source: Baruch: My own story
“Don't spend a lot of time imagining the worst-case scenario. It rarely goes down as you imagine it will, and if by some fluke it does, you will have lived it twice.”
“Don't spend all of your money a quarter at a time. Save up and buy something special, something fine, something of lasting value, or something that will give you rich memories for a lifetime. Remember, all that candy money can add up to a small fortune.”
“Don't spend all of your time trying to be like someone else because you can never be them and they can never be you.”
“Don't spend all your time trying to win over your critics. Just run your own race.”
Source: Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day
“Don't spend another minute being angry about yesterday, free him, and you free yourself.”
“Don't spend money on gear. Spend it on plane tickets.”
“Don't spend money on things... spend money on experiences. You'll enjoy life a lot more!”
“Don't spend money that you don't have to impress people that you don't like”
“Don't spend most of your time on the voices that don't count, voices that are going to add too little worth to your future. Don't waste time on the shallow and the silly. Tune those voices out and tune in voices that are going to add something to your life”
“Don't spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, that you miss the right opportunity.”
“Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.”