M Quotes
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“Most of our platitudes notwithstanding, self-deception remains the most difficult deception. The tricks that work on others count for nothing in that very well-lit back alley where one keeps assignation with oneself: no winning smiles will do here, no prettily drawn lists of good intentions. One shuffles flashily but in vain through one's marked cards- the kindness done for the wrong reason, the apparent triumph which involved no real effort, the seemingly heroic act into which one had been shamed.”
Source: Slouching towards Bethlehem
“Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.”
“Most of our problems are related to the mind, so we have to work to reduce our destructive emotions.”
“Most of our problems exist in our mind & not in actuality. Care to share with someone you love, and you will find a real solution right there.”
“Most of our problems in the United States can be traced to a blatant disregard for private property.”
“Most of our problems would be gone if we stopped saying three, little words. What about me?”
Source: Pittown
“Most of our so-called thinking processes are devoted to finding excuses for going on believing as we already do.”
“Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.”
Source: The Mind in the Making
“Most of our social nature is like that of other primates - we're mostly out for ourselves.”
“Most of our songs were written on acoustic guitar before they made it to the practice stage.”
“Most of our stress and suffering come not from events, but from our thoughts. Reframe from negative thoughts, and stress subsides.”
“Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it.”
“Most of our suffering comes from resisting what is already here, particularly our feelings. All any feeling wants is to be welcomed, touched, allowed. It wants attention. It wants kindness. If you treated your feelings with as much love as you treated your dog or your cat or your child, you'd feel as if you were living in heaven every day of your sweet life.”
“Most of our suffering comes from sin and stupidity; it is, nevertheless, very real, and growth can occur with real repentance. But the highest source of suffering appears to be reserved for the innocent who undergo divine tutorial training.”
“Most of our time is spent waiting. A Ranger's best asset is patience.”
Source: The Red Fox Clan
“Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.”
Source: My Tibet
“Most of our troubles are due to poor implementation….wrong priorities and unattainable targets”
“Most of our waking life is make believe. If there was a way to record every dream that crosses our minds, the true nature of humans would be laid bare”
Source: Pearls Of Eternity
“Most of people do not value the blessing of freedom until they lose it.”
“Most of People Don't Know Perspective of Darkness until they Love Evil One.”
“Most of promoting seems unnatural to me, and I wish I didn't have to do it. I'm not especially good at tooting my own horn. However, I do love to connect with readers. That's why I try to keep up with my social media even when I don't have a new book coming out.”
“Most of Roosevelt's innovations have been the law of the land for 70 years now, and yet we are still a free society free enough, that is, to allow tens of thousands of protesters to gather on the National Mall and to broadcast their slogans and speeches to the world via C-SPAN.”
“Most of screenplay writing is deciding which voices you want to listen to and take on board.”
“Most of self claimed activists . Are preaching sexism not equality. They want other people to be oppressed, not liberation of those whom they represent.”
“Most of Senators loves their job, with all the perks and influence it carried, but doesn’t hesitate about complaining how dreadful living in Washington is. Awful town, keeping them away from their wonderful states, even though many couldn’t be seen in their home states except for campaigning periods.”
Source: A perfect Patricide: Part 1
“Most of Set’s forces were running towards our boat, screaming and throwing rocks (which tended to fall down and hit them, but no one says demons are bright).”
Source: The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid
“Most of sex is psychological - most of it is between our ears and not between our legs.”
“Most of society is moving toward individualization—in medicine, fashion, entertainment, and many other areas where products and services are tailored and curated for each individual... It makes no sense that education is going in the opposite direction.”
Source: Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
“Most of society thinks that biography is destiny, that the past equals the future, and of course it does if you live there...but what we really have to remind ourselves is that decision is the ultimate power.”
“Most of society's decision making for young people happens without young people, and that could not happen without adultcentrism.”
“Most of suburbia will end up in three ways: ruins, slums, salvage yards for materials.”
“Most of teachers have but one object, viz. to draw their salary. I do not think that a teacher should have no salary. But I think they should earn it first and then think of it.”
Source: The Newspaper Warrior: Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins's Campaign for American Indian Rights, 1864-1891
“Most of the 16-year-olds I know are snotty brats that I wish I didn't know.”
“Most of the 50 or so invitations you receive each week come from people inviting the President's Chief of Staff, not you. If you doubt that, ask your predecessor how many he received last week.”
“Most of the abuse on social media is generated by narcissists.”
“Most of the actions you're taking in life are not based on reality, but rather your view of reality.”
Source: Hunting Discomfort: How to Get Breakthrough Results in Life and Business No Matter What
“Most of the activists and survivors I know... knew the loudest, most hyperbolic garbage will rise to the top if left unchecked. We knew enough people in charge either don't understand, don't care, or are part of the problem.”
Source: Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate
“Most of the actors that I've had the pleasure to work with are very easy to get along with. And whether they're getting paid or not getting paid doesn't necessarily make a difference. Most people are easy to work with and easy to get along with, but we mostly hear about the assholes who are really a pain in the ass, and we've all had our share of working with them.”
“Most of the AI goes into figuring which are the important pages you want. And to some extent what your query means, and what you're likely to be after based on your previous behavior and other information it collects about you.”
“Most of the albums that have taken long have been related to illness and fatigue or producer problems.”
“Most of [the alchemists] were poor; many all but unknown in their own time, many died and saw no fruit of their labours… Of some the very names are forgotten. But though their names be dead, their works live, and grow and spread over ever fresh generations of youth, showing them fresh steps towards that temple of wisdom which is the knowledge of things as they are.”
“Most of the ancestors that I can trace were born here in the United States of America. And then it goes back to slavery. And I'm sure my ancestors go all the way back to Africa, but I feel more of an affinity for America than I do for Africa. I'm a black man in America.”
“Most of the anecdotes reported about him by Diogenes Laertius appear to belong to this stage, no less than many of the statements attributed to him in other sources. He is caustic in his remarks and brutal in his comments about people, not hesitant to display an abysmal contempt for society at large and for the countless people who crossed his path. He shows no respect for the laws and argues that the wise man should not guide himself by them, but only by his own rational principles (D. L. VI, 11 ). Neither is there in him any respect for the things that most people value, such as reputation, wealth, social position, luxury, an easy life, physical beauty, and other similar things. He pierces mercilessly through the mantle of social illusions that, like enticing and elusive ghosts, make people move aimlessly in all directions. He seeks to purge language, his own and that of others, of euphemisms that cover up the truth. His freedom of speech knows no bounds -he speaks the truth as he sees it, regardless of the consequences of his words. His behavior is reserved and, at times, even bellicose, and the roughness with which he deals with those who approach him for instruction does not create around him a welcoming aura. Repeatedly, echoing a statement made by Socrates in Plato 's Apology, he insists that h e i s not like the rest and says that the main advantage he has derived from philosophy is his ability to be in touch with himself (D.L. VI, 6).”
Source: Antisthenes of Athens: Setting the World Aright
“Most of the animated films I watched, the emotions are all prepackaged like canned music, the hand actions, the sighs.”
“Most of the answers to the world could be answered with our bodies.”
“Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise.”
Source: SERMONS SEVERAL OCCASIONS
“Most of the approaches to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, have been directed at trying to resolve the most complex problems, like refugees and Jerusalem, which is akin to building the pyramid from the top down.”
“Most of the arguments that happen on social media are not based on facts but are merely formed on the foundation of guesses, assumptions and opinions.”
Source: 17 Reasons Why Businesses Fail :Unscrew Yourself From Business Failure
“Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, owing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about.”
“Most of the artists I know are crazy in one way or another. I think that's why you get into it. You're in pursuit of a certain sort of peace that's very, very, very difficult to come by.”