T Quotes
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“There are those who would keep us slipping back into the darkness of division, into the snake pit of racial hatred, of racial antagonism and of support for symbols of the struggle to keep African-Americans in bondage.”
“There are those who would love each other if once they were to speak to each other; when they spoke they would discover their souls were separated by phantoms and delusions”
“There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice.”
Source: Twain: Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays, Volume 1: 1852-1890
“There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.”
“There are those who'd rob a blind man of his eyelashes if they could.”
Source: Beyond the Western Sea #1: Escape From Home
“There are those who'll turn innocent occasions to their advantage.”
“There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.”
“There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.”
Source: Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation
“There are those who, while reading a book, recall, compare, conjure up emotions from other, previous readings. This is one of the most delicate forms of adultery.”
“There are those whose duty is to inflict pain, and there are those whose duty is to spread the Word. Blessed are those who bring the good news of peace and mighty works, for they shall be called children of God. They shall be granted the mantle of dominion.”
Source: The Infallible Word of God: 365 Inspirational Quotes
“There are those whose primary ability is to spin wheels of manipulation. It is their second skin and without these spinning wheels, they simply do not know how to function. They are like toys on wheels of manipulation and control. If you remove one of the wheels, they'll never be able to feel secure, be whole.”
“There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.”
“There are those whose views about religion are not very different from my own, but who nevertheless feel that we should try to damp down the conflict, that we should compromise it. … I respect their views and I understand their motives, and I don't condemn them, but I'm not having it. To me, the conflict between science and religion is more important than these issues of science education or even environmentalism. I think the world needs to wake up from its long nightmare of religious belief; and anything that we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion should be done, and may in fact be our greatest contribution to civilization.”
“There are those wonderful moments of clarity in life when one is reminded how irreparably flawed we humans are. Once, when I was nineteen, on the subway in Boston I lost my balance slightly and bumped into an elderly woman. I quickly apologized and she replied, "Well, hold on to something, stupid." There it is. That's it. That's it in a nutshell. I don't want to sound negative, but I think every fetus should be shown a film of that incident, maybe projected up on the uterine wall, and then asked if it wants to come out. I am a strong believer in a woman's right to choose, but I also think that in the last trimester, the kid should be given every opportunity to back out.”
“There are those, however, that are not frightened of grief: dropping deep into the sorrow, they find therein a necessary elixir to the numbness. When they encounter one another, when they press their foreheads against the bark of a centuries-old tree...their eyes well with tears that fall easily to the ground. The soil needs this water. Grief is but a gate, and our tears a kind of key opening a place of wonder thats been locked away. Suddenly we notice a sustaining resonance between the drumming heart within our chest and the pulse rising from the ground”
“There are those, I know, who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American dream.”
“There are those, of course, who claim we must give up freedom in exchange for economic progress. Well, pardon me, but anyone trying to sell you that line is no better than a three-card-trick man. One thing becoming more clear every day is that freedom and progress go hand in hand. Throughout the developing world, people are rejecting socialism because they see that it doesn't empower people, it impoverishes them.”
“There are those, of course, who deny that they need any form of authority. They are the popular atheists and agnostics. Such men say that they must be shown by 'reason' whatever they are to accept as true. But the great thinkers among non-Christian men have taken no such position. They know that they cannot cover the whole area of reality with their knowledge.”
“There are those, on the one hand, who hope to achieve the social revolution through the State by preserving and even extending most of its powers to be used for the revolution. And there are those like ourselves who see the State, both in its present form, in its very essence, and in whatever guise it might appear, an obstacle to the social revolution, the greatest hindrance to the birth of a society based on equality and liberty, as well as the historic means designed to prevent this blossoming.”
Source: Fugitive writings
“There are those... who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot. Unless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.”
“There are thoughts that cause men to sink. Be careful of what you think. You can live a life of superior quality when you invest in purposeful thinking. It will enable you to make smart choices and lead you to the right actions.”
Source: 365 Motivational Life Lessons
“There are thoughts we must not think”
“There are thousands and thousands of free programs available for people of any income level.”
“There are thousands of books on the joy of gardening and cooking. Alas, there are only few on the joy of living.”
“There are thousands of capable Americans who would pursue a degree in nursing if we had room in our schools for them.”
“There are thousands of causes for stress, and one antidote to stress is self-expression. That's what happens to me every day. My thoughts get off my chest, down my sleeves and onto my pad.”
“There are thousands of definitions of happiness: Living in a country house with lots of windows is happiness, and this definition of happiness is one of the great definitions amongst all others!”
“There are thousands of dialects and hundreds of languages spoken in religious countries. Do you
think God is a human who understands all that?
It's your intentions which make your prayers successful.
Do you pray out of fear, lack, or despair - or
out of positive expectations, gratitude, and love?”
Source: How to Build Self-Esteem and Be Confident: Overcome Fears, Break Habits, Be Successful and Happy
“There are thousands of different paths in a city but there are millions of different paths in a library!”
“There are thousands of good reasons why magic doesn't rule the world. They're called Witches and Wizards.”
Source: Wyrd Sisters: (Discworld Novel 6)
“There are thousands of grant programs and every program has different requirements and deadlines.”
“There are thousands of Himmlers living among us.”
Source: The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
“There are thousands of inspirational stories waiting to be told about young women who yearn for a great education. They are stories of struggle and stories of success, and they will inspire others to take action and work to change lives.”
“There are thousands of kids out there in the 'Overthink' zone. They have a beautiful inner researcher, just going in the wrong direction.”
“There are thousands of languages around the world, but love is the most beautiful of them all.”
“There are thousands of lesser chakras. Chakras are doorways to other worlds. When you focus on them, you step into something else.”
“There are thousands of mantras. Everyone has favorites. I prefer three - Aum, Sring, and Kring.”
“There are thousands of other women to choose from. You understand me? And this court runs on ambition alone.”
Source: Fury of the Phoenix
“There are thousands of paths to God and every one gets you there.”
“There are thousands of proteins in the cells, some of them very large chains of molecules. And the cell doesn't function if one of those chains of molecules isn't there, and you start looking at the complexity of life and the mystery of life, and then start thinking about things like the twenty universal constants, that if any one of them from Plank's minimum to the mass of a proton, if one of them is the tiniest bit off, there would be no life or possibility of it in the universe.”
“There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead.”
“There are thousands of ways to mess up or damage a software projects, and only a few ways to do them well”
Source: Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality
“There are thousands of wines that can take over our minds. Don't think all ecstasies are the same!”
Source: Selected poems
“There are thousands of worlds, thousands of dimensional planes, billions. Life is endless. It goes on forever.”
“There are thousands of years in the past, and there is an unknown amount of time in the future. There are all kinds of opportunities, and there are all kinds of dangers.”
Source: The Quotable Feynman
“There are thousands ready to die for their religion, but only are few willing to live by its principles. Because of their narrow vision and envy, they have missed the true essence and message of religion which is love and compassion.”
“There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, there are thousands to prophesy failure. There are thousands to point out to you, one by one, the dangers that await to assail you. But just buckle in with a bit of a grin, just take off your coat and go to it; just start to sing as you tackle the thing that "cannot be done," and you'll do it.”
Source: Poems: A Souvenir
“There are thousands upon thousands of students who have practiced meditation and obtained its fruits. Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method. If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”
“There are thousands who are in opinion opposed to slavery and to the war, who yet in effect do nothing to put an end to them; who, esteeming themselves children of Washington and Franklin, sit down with their hands in their pockets, and say that they know not what to do, and do nothing....”
Source: Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
“There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing.”
Source: The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more