T Quotes
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“To be, or not to be - that is the question;
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep -
No more - and by a sleep we say we end
The heartache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep -
To sleep - perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub.”
Source: Hamlet
“To be or not to be, that is the choice”
“To be or not to be. That's not really a question.”
“To be or not to be?' That is not the question. What is the question? The question is not one of being, but of becoming. 'To become more or not to become more' This is the question faced by each intelligence in our universe.”
“To be, or to be so much more!”
“To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself.”
“To be ordinary is a choice, for everyone has it in them to become extraordinary.”
Source: An Absolute Mind
“To be ordinary is not a choice: It is the usual freedom of men without visions.”
Source: The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton
“To be ordinary is the greatest virtue - because when you are just ordinary, nothing to claim, of this world or that, the ego disappears. The ego feeds on imbalance, the ego feeds on extremes. The ego lives on the polarities - in the middle it disappears. And in every area, in every direction of life, remember this: just stop in the middle and soon you will find the mind has stopped, the ego has stopped. Nothing to claim, it disappears. And when it disappears you have become virtuous. Now the door is open for the divine. In the middle you meet him; at the extremes you miss.”
“To be ordinary was a fate worse than death.”
Source: Summer Sisters
“To be original is not creating your own idea; it's the essence of the idea in the reader's mind.”
“To be original is to discover the commonplace of a thousand years--to face at first the sneer that no one would have thought of it, and at last the indifference because any one would.”
Source: The Shadow Christ: An Introduction to Christ Himself
“To be original one needs to learn the ideas of other painters in order to be different from them.”
“To be original you must listen to the voice of your heart rather than the clamor of the world - and have the courage to teach publicly what you have learned. The source of all genius is sincerity; men would be wiser if they were more moral.”
“To be original, or different, is felt to be "dangerous."”
Source: On becoming a person: a therapist's view of psychotherapy
“To be ourselves causes us to be exiled by many others, and yet to comply with what others want causes us to be exiled from ourselves.”
“To be ourselves we must have ourselves – possess, if need be re-possess, our life-stories. We must “recollect” ourselves, recollect the inner drama, the narrative, of ourselves. A man needs such a narrative, a continuous inner narrative, to maintain his identity, his self.”
Source: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Picador Classic
“To be out of harmony with one's surroundings is of course a misfortune, but it is not always a misfortune to be avoided at all costs. Where the environment is stupid or prejudiced or cruel, it is a sign of merit to be out of harmony with it.”
Source: The Conquest of Happiness
“To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.”
Source: Poems
“To be outspoken when truth is under attack, when charity is being bruise, or when important issues of life are at stake is a good and courageous thing. To be outspoken when nothing is at stake except the feelings of someone else is a small and contemptible thing.”
Source: The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time
“To be outspoken, or different at all, is a problem for women.”
“To be Outstanding is to do the same thing others have done in a different way.
But to STAND-OUT is to do what no one has ever done before.
Being outstanding is good, but STANDING-OUT is better.
So Dream, Explore, Discover, and Stand Out!!!”
“To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.”
“To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.”
“To be overcome with the ultimate goal often interferes with performance.”
“To be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill.”
Source: Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records (Annotated Edition)
“To be paid, to be employed to be an enthusiast and be excited about existence is fantastic.”
“To be pained by someone’s death is to make their death about you.”
Source: P for Pessimism: A Collection of Funny yet Profound Aphorisms
“To be paralyzed in the face of fear is only temporary; to never go beyond is crippling for life.”
Source: Many Faces to Many Places
“To be part of a community feels really good - to be among people who have similar feelings and want to share thoughts. It's a nice feeling.”
“To be part of a family, or any community, is to have duties and responsibility, to be bound by the rules of that group.”
Source: The Tawny Man Trilogy 3-Book Bundle: Fool's Errand, Golden Fool, Fool's Fate
“To be part of building a movement, you have to keep moving.”
“To be part of Kevin's [Drew] world, "Who Came First" is just kind of a magical symphony. If you're asking me what that emotional timbre what is my favorite, my favorite "why" is the question. The other songs also have a revealing quality, but it started with "Sister OK".”
“To be part of the creation, I must act humbly. I'll take that over a goddess any day!”
“To Be Part Of The Restoration Is A Decision”
“To be part of what you're singing about is somewhat painful. You've got to climb inside it all.”
“To be passionate in today's world is not politically correct... Nowadays we are supposed to cope. This was not Mahler's problem. He saw it, he heard it, and he expressed it. He was a kaleidoscopic, Olympian figure.”
“To be passive is to let others decide for you. To be aggressive is to decide for others. To be assertive is to decide for yourself. And to trust that there is enough, that you are enough.”
Source: The Choice: Embrace the Possible
“To be patient in an emergency is a terrible trial.”
“To be patient means that I refuse to forfeit the timeless opportunities that my impatience is certain to cost me.”
“To be patriotic is to be able to question government policy in times of crisis. To be patriotic is to stand up for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in times of uncertainty and insecurity. To be patriotic is to speak up against the powerful in defense of the weak and the voiceless. To be patriotic is to be willing to pay the price to preserve our freedoms, dignity, and rights. To be patriotic is to challenge the abuses of the PATRIOT Act.”
“To be patriotic, hate all nations but your own; to be religious, all sects but your own; to be moral, all pretenses but your own.”
Source: The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of all ages and nations...
“To be peacemaker, you must know the peace giver.”
Source: The Secret of Happiness
“To be perfect in the absolute mode, in the same manner, as in the modes manifested through plurality, is impossible. We are not talking about degrees of perfection but about potential, possibilities, and, ultimately, the sine qua non of existence in the light of only one possible imperative—the imperative of existence and life.”
Source: ABSOLUTE
“To be perfect, one lacks only a defect.”
“To be perfectly blunt about it, my choice sometimes is: I can kill myself or I can make a dozen cupcakes. Right so, I'll do the cupcakes and I can kill myself tomorrow.”
Source: Saved by Cake
“To be perfectly frank, there is an odd place after losing a child, where you think somehow your life is worth less.”
“To be perfectly frank: I don't write women's fiction. I write intimate, gritty, realistic, character-driven fiction that happens to be thrown into the women's fiction category.”
“To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it.”
“To be perfectly honest the old habits, specifically deadlines, still very much inform what I do. I am brutally disciplined about getting manuscripts in on time.”