O Quotes
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“One does not set out with the idea that I've just had a great idea and now I'm going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that's made like that doesn't go anywhere.”
“One does not simply tell an archangel they have devoted their life to a folly.”
“One does not simply Telnet into Mordor.”
“One does not simply walk into Mordor.”
“One does not sleep well, sometimes, when one is twenty-nine on the morrow, and unmarried, in a community and connection where the unmarried are simply those who have failed to get a man.”
Source: The Blue Castle
“One does not speak about history but the present, semiotics of systems with production in not only one but the system of movements. System of paradigms of the past, or systems of paradigms, and the system and systems of future paradigms, in positive theory of art.”
“One does not start with facts. One starts with opinions.”
“One does not structure the church to meet the felt needs and desires of the tares. The purpose of corporate assembly, which has its roots in the Old Testament, is for the people of God to come together corporately to offer their sacrifices of praise and worship to God. So the first rule of worship is that it be designed for believers to worship God in a way that pleases God.”
“One does not study for a goal. The goal is a mere accident.”
“One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link.”
“One does not succeed by sticking to convention.”
“One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized.”
“One does not suffer nearly so much from one's inadequacies as from one's unused abilities.”
“One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.”
“One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime. Nor is surrender to the will of God (per se) adequate to fullness of power in Christ. Maturity is the accomplishment of years, and I can only surrender to the will of God as I know what that will is.”
“One does not travel by plane. One is merely sent, like a parcel.”
“One does not ultimately have or "own" a "mind": Infinity cannot be possessed. Consciousness is infinite and the human manifestation is a microcosm for this quantum reality as scientists are now beginning to discover, and sages have understood through direct experience spanning from antiquity prior to history.”
Source: Random Molecular Mirroring
“One does not want glory accepted as a matter of course. One wants to shock and astonish people with it.”
Source: Power of Three
“One does not want to be deceived, under the supposition that it is injurious, dangerous, or fatal to be deceived.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche
“One does not yearn for that which is easily acquired.”
“One does not, by knowing all the physical laws as we know them today, immediately obtain an understanding of anything much. I love only nature, and I hate mathematicians.”
“One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.”
“One does odd things. You see, when one's young one doesn't feel part of it yet, the human condition; one does things because they are not “for good”; one thinks everything is a rehearsal - to be repeated ad lib, to be put right when the curtain goes up in earnest. One day you know that the curtain was up all the time. That was the performance.”
“One does one's thinking before one knows what one is to think about.”
Source: The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
“One does see so much evil in a village,' murmured Miss Marple in an explanatory voice.”
Source: Agatha Christie, five Miss Marple mysteries
“One does silly things when one is twelve.”
Source: The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess
“One does simply what one can in order to apply what one knows .”
Source: Precepts and Judgments
“One does so hate to admit that the average woman is kinder, finer, more quick of sympathy and on the whole so much more first class than the average man.”
Source: A Story Teller's Story
“One does well to put on gloves when reading the New Testament. The proximity of so much uncleanliness almost forces one to do this.”
Source: The Portable Nietzsche
“One does what one can, not what one cannot.”
“One does what one is; one becomes what one does.”
“One does, after all, take on many of the givens of a society when one takes on its language.”
“One doesn’t become a leader in a day. It’s a gradual process that begins at birth and continues for the rest of our lives.”
“One doesn’t choose love; it is love that chooses its victims.”
“One doesn't come to Italy for niceness, one comes for life!”
Source: A Room with a View
“One doesn't even inherently need to possess dreams, desires, passions, or hobbies. But these are made obligatory; that's how society "operates." It is clearly visible that many people are full of dreams, desires, passions, and hobbies, not because they are independent artists or real geniuses, but solely because the system forces them to be and they unconsciously absorb it into themselves. If that system didn't exist, they would be like barren wastelands.”
“One doesn't fall into love... one digs a hole for himself to trip... claiming he didn't see it coming”
“One doesn't go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. --Tzivia Khalon”
Source: Conspiracy of Silence
“One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.”
Source: Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living
“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient.”
“One doesn't have to toil to be enraged at the system that requires it of others. Unfairness and injustice affect us all.”
Source: A Fire at the Exhibition
“One doesn't intentionally to alter the truth, just enhance it and make it more memorable.”
“One doesn't know how brave one is until the cost outweighs the fear.”
Source: A View Across the Rooftops
“One doesn't love in order to do what is good or to help or to protect someone. If we act that way, we are perceiving the other as a simple object.”
“One doesn't need to be a scientist, a philosopher or a politician to solve human problems - being human is enough.”
Source: Build Bridges not Walls: In the name of Americana
“One doesn't need to prove truth to those who feel it in their bones, explain kindness to those who know its quiet warmth, or justify love to those who have felt its light. We only ask for proof when we forget to trust what we already know in our hearts.”
“One doesn't simply grieve the loss of a relationship. One grieves the loss of the possible future, as well as the wiping-out of the past.”
Source: Птичка на перваза / Bird on a Window Sill
“One doesn't accept bad challenges. Part of it is always the risk-taking without seeing that the risks are rational and the rewards are commensurate.. are more than commensurate.. with the risks.”
“One doesn't actually meditate on the navel. The chakra is located about two or three inches below the navel, at that point there is an energy access sphere in the middle of the body.”
“One doesn't always lose when one has to do without.”