T Quotes
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“The spirit of science is not to prejudge, but to give any honest query a fair shake.”
“The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.”
Source: Gerald R. Ford: containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President
“The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.”
“The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual; and, exhibited in the lives of many, it constitutes the true source of national vigour and strength. Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates”
Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct
“The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.”
Source: The Art of Peace
“The spirit of social computing is the concept of leaving value in your wake.”
“The spirit of submission is choosing His way over ours for His sake.”
“The spirit of Texas seems to pervade our everyday existence. Our desire is to be superlative, not only the largest, but also the best in the United States.”
“The spirit of Thanksgiving rests in our recognizing the blessings in our lives, and as we all take stock, I hope you will join me in expressing sincerest thanks to our soldiers serving in harm's way in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. May God bless you on this day of thanks, and may God protect our troops.”
“The spirit of the age is filled with the disdain for thinking.”
“The spirit of the age is not synonymous with what the public likes.”
“The spirit of the age is: Ask not what your country can do for you, demand it.”
“The spirit of the Badman Killa is one powerful thing you find yourself mentioning. If this is not a testimony that DON SANTO is from God, then I don't know what it is. Dah!”
“The spirit of the drum is something that you feel but cannot put your hands on,
It does something to you from the inside out . . .
It hits people in so many different ways.
But the feeling is one that is satisfying and joyful.
It is a feeling that makes you say to yourself, '
I'm glad to be alive today! I'm glad to be part of this world!”
“The spirit of the First Amendment has been effectively repealed for conservative speech by a censorious, accusatory mob.”
Source: Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right
“The spirit of the gospel is in absolute disagreement with the spirit of the world.”
“The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or pessimistic spirit drags men down and away from God, looks on the dark side, murmurs, complains, and is slow to yield obedience.”
“The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.”
Source: Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
“The spirit of the Japanese nation is, by its nature, a thing that must be propagated over the seven seas and extended over the five continents. Anything that may hinder its progress must be abolished, even by force.”
“The spirit of the law is the least of the things we're prepared to violate.”
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
“The Spirit of the Lord says that God is placing a crown of manifestation on the heads of His faithful, diligent, chosen saints - a crown of great favor and authority with God and men - a new and greater installment of the fruits and blessings of the Spirit. Another measure, and another, and another.”
“The spirit of the marriage left the bedroom and took to living in the parlor.”
Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God
“The spirit of the music and the energy that kicks back from the fans inspires me. To stay centered amidst the chaos I meditate. I first meditated at age 17 and have continued off and on through the years.”
“The spirit of the place is a strange thing. Our mechanical age tries to override it. But it does not succeed. In the end the strange, sinister spirit of the place, so diverse and adverse in differing places, will smash our mechanical oneness into smithereens.”
Source: Sea and Sardinia: Top Novelist Focus
“The spirit of the place is not not friendly. Meals begin in silence; once everyone is seated, someone slaps the wooden clackers and leads a little chant. The food is often amazingly good, and despite the growing number of vegans in the ranks, heaps of delicious cheese are often melted and sprinkled and layered into the hot things that come out of the kitchen. At breakfast, watch the very senior people deal with rice gruel, and you'll know enough to spike yours with brown sugar and stir in some whole milk or cream, and you could do much worse on a morning in March. ("You can't change your karma, but you can sweeten your cereal," whispered an elderly priest when I nobly and foolishly added nothing to that blob in my bowl during my first stay at the farm.) Once eating is under way, the common dining room looks rather like a high school cafeteria; there are insider and outsider tables, and it is often easy to spot the new students and short-term guests—they're a few minutes late because they haven't memorized the schedule; they're smiling bravely, wielding their dinner trays like steering wheels, weaving around, desperately looking for a public parking space, hoping someone will wave or smile or otherwise signal them to safety I asked a practice leader about this, and she said she knew it was hard but people have to get over their self consciousness; for some newcomers, she said, that's zazen, that's their meditative practice. I think that's what I mean by not not friendly”
Source: Shoes Outside the Door
“The spirit of the poet craves spectators... even if only buffaloes.”
Source: The Portable Nietzsche
“The spirit of the soul is coloured like water.”
“The spirit of the South Atlantic was the spirit of Britain at her best. It has been said that we surprised the world, that British patriotism was rediscovered in those spring days. It was never really lost. But it would be no bad thing if the feeling that swept the country then were to continue to inspire us. For if there was any doubt about the determination of the British people it was removed by the men and women who, a few months ago, brought a renewed sense of pride and self-respect to our country.”
Source: As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations
“The spirit of the tea beverage is one of peace, comfort, and refinement.”
Source: The Little Tea Book
“The spirit of the times can haunt even the atheists.”
“The spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless... From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights shall revive or expire in a convulsion.”
“The spirit of the West, of America, is different than the East. The cultural conditioning is very different. It seems to be harder for people to work in teams, more difficult for people here to live in harmony, in a monastery.”
“The spirit of the wild must pass to all of you now. You must tell each one you meet: if you would find Pan, take up Pan's spirit. Remake the wild, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. You cannot wait for anyone else, even a god, to do that for you.”
Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth
“The spirit of the woods is like an old good friend, makes me feel warm and good inside. I knew his name and it was good to see him again, cause in the wind he's still alive.”
“The spirit of the world encloses four kinds of spirits, diametrically opposed to charity--the spirit of resentment, spirit of aversion, spirit of jealousy and the spirit of indifference.”
“The spirit of the year, like bacchant crowned, With lighted torch goes careless on his way; And soon bursts into flame the maple's spray, And vines are running fire along the ground.”
“The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.”
Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin
“The spirit of true religion breathes gentleness and affability; it gives a native, unaffected ease to the behavior; it is social, kind, cheerful; far removed from the cloudy and illiberal disposition which clouds the brow, sharpens the temper, and dejects the spirit.”
“The spirit of truth will do more to bring persons to light and knowledge, than flowery words.”
“The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti.”
“The spirit of what we do is that you do what you feel and when you feel it and not feel you have to be something you're not: you have to be honest to yourself.”
“The spirit of Woody Guthrie lives in the heart of
Chris Chandler.”
“The spirit of wrath - not the words - is the sin; and the spirit of wrath is cursing. We begin to swear before we can talk.”
Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
“The Spirit only needs the smallest amount of openness to enter into our hearts.”
Source: Meditations on Christ: A 5-Minute Guided Journal for Christians
“The spirit or life spark which animates this manifestation could be called God.”
“The spirit partly lies in physical body,
the rest of it is still waiting to be refitted.”
Source: My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
“The Spirit power begins in directing the Animal power to other than egoistic ends.”
“The spirit pursues from the state of the heart.”
“The Spirit reveals itself to us all the time, at every turn, but we choose to look away from it and only see the mundane because deep down no matter how much we say otherwise, most of us cannot at the core of us truly believe that there is something beyond the physical.”
Source: The Art of Transmutation