T Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with T. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“The struggle to reach reality—that’s the main objective of this creature who tries, in every way, to cling to whatever exists by means of a total vision of things. I meant to make clear too the way vision—the way of seeing, the viewpoint—alters reality, constructing it. A house is not only constructed with stones, cement etc. A man’s way of looking constructs it too.”
Source: The Besieged City
“The struggle to reach the top is itself enough to fulfill the heart of man. One must believe that Sisyphus is happy.”
“The struggle to save the global environment is in one way much more difficult than the struggle to vanquish Hitler, for this time the war is with ourselves. We are the enemy, just as we have only ourselves as allies.”
Source: Earth in the Balance: Forging a New Common Purpose
“The struggle to sleep peacefully is surely not a way to sleep peacefully.”
“The struggle to the top alone will make a human heart SWELL.”
“The struggle we're dealing with these days, which, I think, is part of what the 60s represented, is how do we define our humanity?”
“The struggle which is not joyous is the wrong struggle. The joy of the struggle is not hedonism and hilarity, but the sense of purpose, achievement and dignity.”
Source: the female eunuch
“The struggle which is now beginning between the Zionist and Bolshevik Jews is little less than a struggle for the soul of the Jewish people.”
“The struggle with evil by means of violence is the same as an attempt to stop a cloud, in order that there may be no rain.”
Source: The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy: Walk in the light while ye have light; Thoughts and aphorisims; Letters; Miscellanies
“The struggle with the past is not a hand-to-hand fight. The future overcomes it by swallowing it. If it leaves anything outside it is lost.”
Source: the Revolt of the Masses
“The struggle within exemplifies the beauty without. The art of transformation.”
“The struggle you face today is the strength you will carry tomorrow.”
“The struggle you see in the Republican Party today is the country club Republican versus the bowling alley Republican. Colin Powell brings us back to the country club image. He's an insider. He's a moderate.”
“The struggle you went through wasn’t meant to define or label you, but to create an amazing story that showcases the hand of God over your Life”
“The Strugglers"
He was born on a Friday. And it was raining that day. He still does not know whether the Gods were happy or sad at his arriving on earth.
He saw the world. He saw sadness. He saw misery. He saw the struggle of his dad and mom. They both struggled to give a good life to their children.
He started becoming serious in life. He started winning awards in academics and in quiz competitions to begin with. Then he tried essay competitions and debates. His sole aim was to win awards to make his parents feel proud of him.
He wanted to become an IAS officer to make his family (uncles, aunts, cousins) feel proud of him. He came to Delhi to prepare for the Civil Services. He thought he will do a job and not be dependent on his parents, and still clear the Civil Services. It did not happen. He lost out on becoming a Civil Servant of the people.
He tried a few odds jobs. He eventually became a Teacher, Poet, and Writer.
His inspirations to writing - his Mom who manages to write Poetry even now along with her struggles of life, Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Franz Kafka, Roald Dahl, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Ernest Hemingway, and all the other poets, artists, writers, and strugglers in Life.”
“The Strugglers"
He was born on a Friday. And it was raining that day. He still does not know whether the Gods were happy or sad at his arriving on earth.
He saw the world. He saw sadness. He saw misery. He saw the struggle of his dad and mom. They both struggled to give a good life to their children.
He started becoming serious in life. He started winning awards in academics and in quiz competitions to begin with. Then he tried essay competitions and debates. His sole aim was to win awards to make his parents feel proud of him.
He wanted to become an IAS officer to make his family (uncles, aunts, cousins) feel proud of him. He came to Delhi to prepare for the Civil Services. He thought he will do a job and not be dependent on his parents, and still clear the Civil Services. It did not happen. He lost out on becoming a Civil Servant of the people.
He tried a few odds jobs. He eventually became a Teacher, Poet, and Writer.
His inspirations to writing - his Mom who manages to writer Poetry even now along with her struggles of life, Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Franz Kafka, Roald Dahl, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Ernest Hemingway, and all the other poets, artists, writers, and strugglers in Life.”
“The struggles and life tragedies are testimonies of survival, though without belief in a higher source, it will be hard for one to recognize it" - GODmadeQueen”
“The struggles I'm facing, The chances I'm taking, Sometimes might knock me down, But no, I'm not breaking.”
“The struggles I'm facing, the chances I'm taking.Sometimes they knock me down, but, no, I'm not breaking.I may not know it, but these are the momentsI am going to remember most, just got to keep going.”
“The struggles of dealing with online harassment is the same harassment that women have been dealing with, it's just a new medium in which it's happening.”
“The struggles of menopause remind us forcefully that this world is broken; it is under God's judgment and needs his grace. It shows us that our bodies, just like time itself, are not actually our own creations or under our control. We need our Maker's help.”
Source: Pause: How to enjoy God, find hope and bear fruit through midlife and the menopause
“The struggles of the past are the gateway to the blessings of the future.”
“The struggles of women are not a single-issue matter. Women do not lead single-issue lives, and for the majority of women, the inequalities intersecting their lives are multiple. Neither do we need to deny the rights of others to prioritise the rights of women. We do not need to deny that males can be victims of abuse. We do not need to deny males and people with transgender identities the right to develop specialist services in order to assert the boundaries of our own. Putting women first is not hate.”
Source: Defending Women's Spaces
“The struggles waged by nations are weak only when they lack support in the hearts of their women.”
“The struggles we endure today will be the ‘good old days’ we laugh about tomorrow.”
Source: 100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
“The struggles women face today are simultaneously very, very old and very new.”
“The struggles you face usually aren't because you're neurodivergent. They're often because the world hasn't figured out how to work with different kinds of minds.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Neurodivergent People: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for Living Fully with ADHD, Autism, OCD, and a Neurodivergent Life
“The Stuart sovereigns of England steadily attempted to strengthen their power, and the resistance to that effort caused an immense growth of Parliamentary influence.”
Source: Epochs of American History
“The Stuarts and Scotland were things to dream about, but the Empire was here and now; what could one do for it?”
Source: Friends and Kindred: Memoirs of Louisa Kathleen Haldane
“The stubborn critic would say: 'What is the benefit of these sciences?' He does not know the virtue that distinguishes mankind from all the animals: it is knowledge, in general, which is pursued solely by man, and which is pursued for the sake of knowledge itself, because its acquisition is truly delightful, and is unlike the pleasures desirable from other pursuits. For the good cannot be brought forth, and evil cannot be avoided, except by knowledge. What benefit then is more vivid? What use is more abundant?”
“The stubborn inequalities in the Unites States are not the result of some people living in a physical environment. Their environment is built by social forces, and those forces last for centuries because they are regenerated across the generations.”
Source: She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
“The stubborn stance of some European governments on the refugee question is a reprisal less aimed at Angela Merkel or (Vice Chancellor) Sigmar Gabriel than at certain people on Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin.”
“The stubborn stops when finding a mistake, the wise man will not stop until finding the true.”
“The stubbornest of wills Are soonest bended, as the hardest iron, O'er-heated in the fire to brittleness,Flies soonest into fragments, shivered through.”
Source: Antigone In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
“The stubbornly doubter always wants to be heard
by listens to nothing and misconstrues everything.”
Source: My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
“The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself up about negative things.”
“The stubbornness of a weak man should never be underestimated. The weak tend to be very stubborn when they've decided on something.”
“The stubbornness of his character stood him now in good stead. He refused to consider himself defeated.”
Source: Abel's Island
“The stubby French painter Toulouse-Lautrec supposedly invented chocolate mousse - I find that rather hard to believe, but there you have it.”
Source: I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking
“The student armed with information will always win the battle.”
“The student asked: Can I walk on dry leaves without making a sound? The master replied: Light can do it, and shadow can do it. Which one are you? The student replied: None! Master replied: Then have fun with the sound of the leaves!”
“The student asked: Master, can cows also be enlightened? The master replied: If you can achieve enlightenment, we can be comfortably convinced that the cows can also be enlightened!”
“The student asked: Master, can you teach me to be as calm as a statue? The master replied: I cannot teach, because only from a statue can you learn to be as calm as a statue!”
“The student asked: Master, how will I know if I am enlightened? The master replied: Put out the candle in your hand, if you can still see the surroundings, you are enlightened! The student asked: But master, I asked a serious question! The master answered: Then I will give a serious answer: If you have a question and you are not looking for the answer in others, then you are enlightened!”
“The student asked: Master, I have read many books written by enlightened people, but I am still not enlightened! Why so? The master replied: I think those you read were not the books of enlightened people, but of people who thought they were enlightened!”
“The student asked: Master, I love silence and serenity, noise and chaos make me sick! The master answered: Then learn to stay healthy in the noise and chaos and make the noise and chaos sick!”
“The student asked: Master, I'm looking for a silent waterfall, where can I find it? The master replied: You can find it in the non-existent place! The student asked: But where is the non-existent place, master? The master replied: The non-existent place is where the non-existent things are!”
“The student asked: Master, I ran into someone who had lost her path in the forest, but I didn't help her, I told her you have to find your own way! I spoke to her wisely, didn't I? The master replied: That person is now standing behind you! Fortunately, she was not foolish like you, she followed you and survived!”
“The student asked: Master, I think I am a master now and it is time for me to go from the temple, what do you say? The master replied: I don't think you are a master, but I am very positive about your request to leave the temple!”
“The student asked: Master, I've seen a river that doesn't flow, it can't be called a river anymore, right? The master answered: When you see a pianist who no longer plays the piano, what will you say to him? Violinist? Trumpeter?”