O Quotes
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“Over time, from trial and error, and one experience after another, you start to become more familiar with yourself. You learn what excites you, and just as importantly you learn what repels you. You begin to develop that 'I could see myself doing this forever' feeling, whether it's about a line of work or a relationship. You want to look for clues as to what really matters to you. And you want to get better at making decisions accordingly.”
Source: Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
“Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.”
Source: Between The Tides
“Over time I began to realize that the level of cinema criticism in the last part of XX century in the United States was pretty low. The institution itself is not what it's supposed to be, and I realized that I didn't need to take that seriously.”
“Over time I began to recognize the possibilities for transformation. I saw another kind of acceptance as being viable, the kind espoused by Robert Frost when he said "Take what is given, and make it over your own way." That is, after all, the root meaning of the verb "to accept," which comes from the Latin accipere, or "take to oneself." It implies an embrace. Not a giving up but a welcoming. People encourage the sick to resist, to fight back [...b]ut it wasn't possible to resist [...]. I began to realize that the most aggressive act I could perform on my own behalf was to stop struggling and discover what I could really do.”
“Over time, I’d come to realise that evil is like morphine. At first a little is enough, but then you need more and more to feel good, especially if you have an audience you don’t want to disappoint with your insults and vulgarity.”
Source: Terres mortes
“Over time, I have come to believe that there is a killer and a saint in all of us. But...I choose to focus on the future and the *potential* in people.”
Source: And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation
“Over time, I have come to feel forsaken. I didn't used to feel this way. I was fine. On my own, with another person, with many people, I was fine, always. Not now. I can't get used to it. My body can't get used to it. Being alone, being three, as soon as I feel I have finally grown accustomed to the atmosphere of a given moment, someone steps away, or joins the group, and the air changes; it takes time for me to get used to the change.”
Source: Manazuru
“Over time, I have realized that at 20, you can wear too much makeup and people assume you're a slut. Do it at 40 and they think you're a sea witch.”
“Over time I have realized that having an honest conversation over a complex issue with someone is never difficult provided you are given an equal opportunity to present your views. Which is, as long as there is dignity and decorum between the parties concerned, the conversation is relevant and possible. You state what you have to. They state what they have to. You may both agree or disagree but both parties respect each other’s points of view and stay focused on resolving the issue on hand. But the moment someone tries to demonstrate power or is being deceitful, the conversation has lost its purpose. Then you must simply leave the conversation. There is no point in trying to counter the other party’s machinations while ruining your inner peace. Sometimes, the best way to make an important point is not to say anything at all.”
“Over time I just realised the world is a very complicated place, and there is not a single structured belief system that adequately and comprehensively describes every aspect of our existence. So that is my new approach to life and spirituality - I don't know anything, except on a very naive and subjective level.”
“Over time I learned that there are two very different satisfactions that you can have in your life. One is the satisfaction of becoming skilled at something. It almost doesn't matter what the terrain is. There is a deep, soul-feeding resonance in mastery itself, whether in teaching, writing a complicated software program, coaching a baseball team, or marshalling a group of people to start a new business.”
“Over time I learned that there were a lot of people who would judge you, blame you, and try to make you feel lesser, no matter what you did; that a degree, a good suit, and a career wouldn't always insulate you from scorn.”
“Over time, I realized I wasn't necessarily seeing people or things at their best or worst; instead, I was simply seeing things as they were.
There didn't seem to be a moral high road to take in most situations, and "What's the right thing to do?" wasn't an easy question.”
“Over time, ink fades like a duck quack in the wind. I have a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, but his autograph has gone invisible. That’s why it’s now ON SALE for ONLY $19.95.”
Source: Music is fluid, and my saxophone overflows when my ducks slosh in the sounds I make in elevators.
“Over time, it became apparent that no matter who ruled the country of Gundarland, the Godmother ruled the city of Dun Hythe.”
Source: The King Who Disappeared
“Over time, it became clear that my invisible friend and the Hawaiian visions were arising out of erratic low blood oxygen levels, company supplied drugs, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, abnormal electromagnetic radiation exposures, very high altitude damage, sleep apnea, bruxism and food intolerance.”
“Over time, it is all too common for people to lose touch with their heritage, as the thrill and immediacy of the present crowds out the echoes and lessons of the past. It would be a shame if that were to happen with respect to the fur trade. It is a seminal part of who we are as a nation, and how we came to be.”
Source: Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America
“Over time it just got more and more intense as far as the trust factor. For example, when we started editing the film [Dream of Life], I thought, man, I need to make sense of all the footage I have; I need to ground the film. And one day I was hanging out in Patti's [Smith] bedroom, which is where Patti works, and in the corner of her bedroom is this great chair, and that's when she began showing her personal things to me. The camera was there, and we realized that we were really making the movie and making sense of the footage in the movie.”
“Over time it's going to be important for nations to know they will be held accountable for inactivity. You're either with us or against us in the fight against terror.”
“Over time, Mettā builds a bridge between parts of yourself that grief scattered.
It says: You are not broken for still hurting.
You are not selfish for loving again.
You are not alone.”
Source: Come As You Are: Five Years Later
“Over time, my standard for measuring good days changed. The wait began as a situation to be endured, but God changed it into an opportunity for me to find His mercy. . . Waiting became part of living and learning to accept God's plan instead of charging ahead with mine.”
Source: With Great Mercy
“Over time our tears will help heal the pain and soothe the hurt.”
Source: It's Okay to Cry: Warm Compassionate Stories That Will Help You Find Hope and Healing After the Death of a Beloved Pet
“Over time the energy generated in romance and lovemaking provides the vitality that inspires each partner for enthusiastic creative expression in life.”
“Over time, the loudest people become the easiest to ignore.”
“Over time the sun dazzled away her anger and left her feeling bright, and warm, and optimistic.”
Source: Inheritance
“Over time, the tribal identity becomes our identity. Once identity and tribe fuse, we let our tribe determine what’s appropriate for us to read, watch, say, and think. We pick up social-media cues about what our tribe is thinking, and we toe the line. If our tribe hates Joe Rogan, we hate him too. If our tribe believes that immigrants are destroying our country, we believe it too. We forfeit our voice. We forfeit our choice. That warm, fuzzy, satisfying feeling of belonging trumps everything else—including thinking for ourselves.”
Source: Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary
“Over time this was something Ellen would get used to--the need some women had to apologize when they bought tinned beans or tinned soup.”
“Over time we are able to undermine habitual modes of thinking formed by our self-made self in early childhood, which tries to squeeze happiness from the gratification of our desires for the symbols in our culture of survival and security, power and control, and affection and esteem.”
“Over time, we commit acts with intentions, either good or bad, that require forgiveness.”
“Over time, when the calendar had been regulated, the majority of people no longer had any need to observe the heavens. The original allegories in everyday use became a fatal obstacle to understanding.”
Source: Aquarius Rising: Christianity and Judaism Explained Using the Science of the Stars
“Over time, wonder replaced fear of the Hawaiian visions.”
“Over time you get to understand the nature of man and the environments you are dealing with, and you can't always allow emotions and temper to flare up because you're displeased with something, or you want to change it.”
“Over time you learn to know a bit more about yourself - you develop a certain amount of self-insight and self-awareness, and you know what you can absorb, and what you cannot; what gets to you and what doesn't. And I observe a lot. I see a lot around me. And over time you also get to understand the nature of man and the environments you are dealing with, and you can't always allow emotions and temper to flare up because you're displeased with something, or you want to change it.”
“Over time, all of the markets should be combined.”
“Over time, as the daily routines become second nature, discipline morphs into habit.”
Source: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
“Over time, each day has become another stretch on an endless pilgrimage road. The terrain of this sacred journey has become fluid and ever-shifting. Every step of the way is an arrival, but not a place to linger.”
“Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.”
“Over time, however, the endless war in Iraq began to play a role in natural selection. Only idiots signed up; only idiots died. Back home, the average I.Q. soared.”
“Over time, I have come to see the work of literature less as narrating the world than "seeing the world with words." From the moment he begins to use words like colors in a painting, a writer can begin to see how wondrous and surprising the world is, and he breaks the bones of language to find his own voice. For this he needs paper, a pen, and the optimism of a child looking at the world for the first time.”
Source: Other Colours
“Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust.”
Source: The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything
“Over time, I started becoming more and more aware of the vastness and complexity of the universe, which led me away from any sort of conventional Christianity.”
“Over time, I started becoming more aware of the vastness and complexity of the universe, which led me away from any sort of conventional Christianity. I still love the teachings of Christ, but I also believe that the human condition prevents us from having any true objective knowledge of the universe. All human belief systems are inherently flawed. If I had to label myself now, I'd call myself a Taoist-Christian-agnostic quantum mechanic. Also, there's nothing in the actual Bible that limits a Christian in their interest in science. Anti-science is a function of ignorant fundamentalism.”
“Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With character, as time passes, influence builds and requires less work to sustain.”
“Over time, it also became important for me to share my management principles with the people I worked with because we had to agree on how we should be with each other - and that way is unique. Because the logic behind being radically honest and radically transparent with each other wasn't clear, it had to be spelled out in these principles.”
“Over time, it's becoming more and more understood by people that we're acting in their interests. And that's a very, very powerful thing for our brand.”
“Over time, loneliness gets inside you and doesn't go away.”
“over time, offering loving kindness to all beings everywhere, including ourselves, unites us to one another so that we know that we can not go forward forgetting those left behind." Page 62”
“Over time, passion wanes, differences don't.”
Source: The Bonesetter's Daughter
“Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.”
“Over time, the federal government should move the nation to a single standard, clean-burning gasoline.”