T Quotes
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“There is an old maxim that says that two empires that are too large will collapse. The analog in set theory is that two different theories that are too powerful must necessarily contradict each other.”
“There is an old motto that runs, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." This is nonsense. It ought to read, "If at first you don't succeed, quit, quit at once."”
Source: Frenzied Fiction
“There is an old phrase, ‘hiding in plain sight.’ This is where we find the loved one we miss so much. All we need to do is open our eyes, our minds, and our hearts.”
Source: Touched by the Extraordinary, Book Two
“There is an old poor man,. . . . Oppress'd with two weak evils, age and hunger.”
Source: The Beauties of Shakespeare; Selected from His Works. To which are Added, the Principal Scenes in the Same Author. The Fifth Edition, Revised and Enlarged
“There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude is to be able to see and hear. Control rather than no noise is the key to silence. James saw clearly that the person who could control his tounge is perfect (James 3:1-12). Under the Discipline of silence and solitude we learn when to speak and when to refrain from speaking.”
Source: Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline
“There is an old question, rarely voiced these days, but nevertheless running as an undercurrent beneath the squabbles and misunderstandings that occur in households, workplaces and universities on a daily basis. ‘What do women want?’ has been asked in a bewildered, almost exasperated, tone since women first began to say they wanted more. Yet the answer seems to us to be simple and entirely self-evident. Women want what all sentient human beings want. They want to develop their own talents and put them to good use, to earn and control their own money so they can be truly independent and make free choices. They want to gain status and respect as they prove to be worth of it. To love and to be loved as free and equal adults, to be allowed their human flaws and foibles and not to be unfairly judged for them, and to be forgiven when they fail, behave badly or have trouble coping. To be the subject and not the object. They want, in short, what men want.”
“There is an old rumor that the gods reside in the stars.”
She looked over at him. “Is it true?”
His expression turned strained. “I wanted it to be, when I was younger. But I think I was wrong. They are here with us, in every word and every breath.”
Source: The Heartless Divine
“There is an old saying "well begun is half done"-'tis a bad one. I would use instead-Not begun at all 'til half done.”
Source: John Keats - The Man Behind The Lyrics: Life, letters, and literary remains: Complete Letters and Two Extensive Biographies of one of the most beloved English Romantic poets
“There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it’s not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together.”
“There is an old saying, "Necessity is the mother of invention". How true! With that in mind, always work on your reasons first and the answers second”
Source: 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher
“There is an old saying that all roads lead to Rome. It seems the administration so often clearly believes that no matter what the evidence was at any particular time, essentially everything led to Saddam Hussein.”
“There is an old saying that every story, even your own, is either happy or sad depending on where you stop telling it. I believe I'll stop telling this one here.”
Source: The Last Ballad
“There is an old saying that every time you sigh, a drop of blood falls from your heart. It seems I sigh more now than I ever did, and that probably means my heart has lost many tear-shaped drops. I have lived my life, as we all do, between these sighs, between these drops of blood.”
Source: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music
“There is an old saying that goes 'Start by plucking a hair, end by killing a man'. It is also said, 'Two hands must meet to make a sound'. The atrocities that happened here weren't carried out by strangers - it was us, the people who'd once lived together harmoniously in the same village."
"They say it was the superstitious freaks who did it."
"No, it was Satan who did it."
"Come now, what sort of a ghost is that?"
Ryu Yosop replied, "It is the black thing that lives in the heart of every man.”
Source: The Guest
“There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game.”
Source: Pete Rose: my life in baseball
“There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.”
“There is an old saying that there is no country as unhappy as one that need heroes."
(King Pelles the Sure)”
Source: We Never Talk about My Brother
“There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.”
“There is an old saying, "How did you go bankrupt?" And the answer is, "Gradually, and then suddenly." The impending fiscal crisis in the United States will make its appearance in the same way.”
“There is an old saying, or should be, that it is a wise economist who recognizes the scope of his own generalizations.”
Source: The Essential Galbraith
“There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Gerald R. Ford, 1975
“There is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.”
Source: Sum It Up: A Thousand and Ninety-Eight Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective
“There is an old saying: if a man comes home with sand in his cuffs and cockleburs in his pants, don't ask him what he shot.”
“There is an old saying: If you want to hide the treasure, put it in plain sight. Then no one will see it.”
Source: The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things: Fourteen Natural Steps to Health and Happiness
“There is an old saying: In history nothing is true but the names and dates. In fiction everything is true but the names and dates. The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.”
“There is an old song which asserts 'the best things in life are free.' Not true! Utterly false! This was the tragic fallacy which brought on the decadence and collapse of the democracies of the twentieth century; those noble experiments failed because the people had been led to believe that they could simply vote for whatever they wanted...and get it without toil, without sweat, without tears. Nothing of value is free. Even the breath of life is purchased at birth only through gasping effort and pain.”
Source: Starship Troopers
“There is an old story about the boy at Eton who committed suicide. The other boys in his house were gathered together and asked if any of them could suggest a reason for the tragedy. After a long silence a small boy in the front put up his hand: 'Could it have been the food, sir?”
“There is an old story from the Eastern tradition that says that when the gods created the universe, they found a place for everything but the truth, and this created a problem, because the gods did not want this wisdom discovered right away. One of the gods suggested the top of the highest mountain, another the farthest star, a third spoke up for the dark side of the moon, and another for the bottom of the deepest ocean. Finally, they decide to place truth inside the human heart. In that way, we would search for it all over the universe, with the secret within us all the time.”
Source: Holy Clues: The Gospel According to Sherlock Holmes
“There is an old, old story about a theologian who was asked to reconcile the Doctrine of Divine Mercy with the doctrine of infant damnation. 'The Almighty,' he explained, 'finds it necessary to do things in His official and public capacity which in His private and personal capacity He deplores.”
“There is an ongoing battle between conscience and self-interest in which, at some point, we have to take sides.”
“There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system.”
“There is an ongoing effort to replace Donald Trump, to get him out of office. The media may not be leading it, but they are complicit in it. The media doesn't like Donald Trump and is doing what they can to undermine his presidency. They're doing what they can to discredit him.”
“There is an opening in every perceived difficulty through which the majesty of the Divine seeps into our existence. No experience in life, however painful, is ever wasted.”
“There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This, within certain limits, is probably true, and, in governments of a monarchical cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged.”
Source: Journal of the convention of the state of Mississippi, and the act calling the same: with the Constitution of the United States, and Washington's Farewell Address
“There is an opportunity cost for everything we do. This is why we must have the awareness to ensure that what we are pursuing is really what we value, because the pursuit leaves countless lost opportunities in its wake. We choose one experience at the sacrifice of all other experiences.”
Source: The Tao of Jiu Jitsu
“There is an opportunity cost in every action.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“There is an opportunity for us to renew ourselves. There's an opportunity for us to leave the past behind and present something different for the future.”
“There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.”
Source: Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral laws, and there is an optimism which cheerfully tolerates unworthiness.”
Source: Under dispute
“There is an order to an engine and an order to a melody. These two orders cannot, even in the final analysis, be reduced to a common source... The existence of another world (another order) in addition to the natural one is the basic premise of every religion and art.”
Source: Islam between East and West
“There is an order to our environment, a broader order.”
“There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind law; for no blind law can govern the conduct of living beings.”
“There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly life need in no way occasion surprise.”
Source: The Varieties of Religious Experience
“There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness.”
Source: The Varieties of Religous Experience: A Study in Human Nature
“There is an original inside me.”
“There is an outward journey to travel to better understand the outside world. and an equally significant inward journey to upgrade the depths of our mind, body, and spirit. There’s simultaneously an evolution of the world and an “in”volution of self-growth. New global citizens are conscious of both and always continue to grow.”
Source: Travel to Transform
“There is an overabundance of rational reasons to say no to factory-farmed meat: It is the No. 1 cause of global warming, it systematically forces tens of billions of animals to suffer in ways that would be illegal if they were dogs, it is a decisive factor in the development of swine and avian flus, and so on.”
“There is an overwhelming amount of information available to us all on the web each day, not to mention what is shared with us by our family, friends, fans, and followers. This necessitates the need to filter through all that information and to decide for ourselves where to put our attention.”
“There is an overwhelming mass of authentic evidence which can be cited as: direct observation, indirect observation, and supporting evidence or indication.”
“There is an trait that can help you overcome your fears, it is called courage.”
Source: 365 Inspiring Life Lessons to Empower Your Mind