T Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with T. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“To enjoy a reasonable chance for continued better than average results, the investor must follow policies which are (1) inherently sound and promising, and (2) not popular on Wall Street.”
Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed
“To enjoy and give enjoyment, without injury to yourself or others; this is true morality.”
“To enjoy and learn from what you read you must understand the meanings of the words a writer uses. You do yourself a grave disservice if you read around words you don’t know, or worse, merely guess at what they mean without bothering to look them up.
For me, reading has always been not only a quest for pleasure and enlightenment but also a word-hunting expedition, a lexical safari.”
“To enjoy anything, we cannot be attached to it... What we usually try to do is capture any joy that comes our way before it can escape... We try to cling to pleasure, but all we succeed in doing is making ourselves frustrated because, whatever it promises, pleasure simply cannot last. But if I am willing to kiss the joy as it flies, I say, "Yes, this moment is beautiful. I won't grab it. I'll let it go."”
“To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.”
“To enjoy each breathing day, you have to set time aside to play.”
“To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world.”
“To enjoy freedom ... we have of course to control ourselves. We must not squander our powers, helplessly and ignorantly, squirting half the house in order to water a single rose.”
Source: A room of one's own and other essays
“To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.”
“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”
“To enjoy life is to climb those mountains which seem impossible to conquer. Their breathtaking views are such an incredible reward.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“To enjoy life, we might have to stop thinking about what we will never be able to do, and start to think of how to enjoy the world within our boundaries. To live on a human scale. To focus on the few things we can do, rather than the millions of things we can't”
Source: Notes on a Nervous Planet
“To enjoy life we must touch much of it lightly.”
“To enjoy life, you don't need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren't as serious as you make them out to be.”
“To enjoy living and appreciate it, just explore life without commitment and certain routes will become evident to you.”
“To enjoy my music, you need depth and emotionality.”
“To Enjoy Satisfaction Of Purpose Is To Submit To Eternal Principles Of The Kingdom Of God”
“To enjoy something fully, you had to own it.”
“To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.”
“To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain.”
“To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.”
Source: Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation
“To enjoy the world without judgment is what a realized life is like.”
“To enjoy your goals, think of them as signposts, pointing you in a certain direction. They give you a focus and help your energy to get moving. The way you go is up to you; you can get very uptight focusing only on getting to your goal or you can relax and enjoy the entire journey, appreciating every unexpected bend and turn of the road, every new opportunity for learning and feeling.”
Source: Reflections in the Light: Daily Thoughts and Affirmations
“To enjoy yourself is the easy method to give enjoyment to others.”
Source: The Book of Beauty: Comprising a Collection of Tales, Poems, &c
“To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun.”
“To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.
[Letter to the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 1793]”
Source: Writings
“To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.”
Source: The Writings of George Washington: pt. V. Speeches and messages to Congress, proclamations, and addresses
“To enlighten a person, it is not enough to shine a light on him, you also have to make sure that he sees this light!”
“To enlighten people by reminding them the irrationality of their beliefs is an act more honest and more important than the act of praising and respecting people's beliefs!”
“To enlist the support of the people and of parliament, you only have to propose a profitable villainy.”
“To ennoble is to diminish by robbing people of their complexity, their completeness, of their humanity, which is always clouded by what gets stirred up at the bottom.”
Source: The Boy in His Winter: An American Novel
“To enslave a people, give them money they didn't earn.”
“To enslave an individual troubles your consciences, Archivist, but to enslave a clone is no more troubling than owning the latest six-wheeler ford, ethically. Because you cannot discern our differences, you assume we have none. But make no mistake: even same-stem fabricants cultured in the same wombtank are as singular as snowflakes.”
“To ensure a lasting relationship, it is imperative to become friends before lovers. You cannot proceed backward, from lovers to friends, unless there are no longer any feelings or emotions left to deal with — once you cross that line, it’s difficult to go back.”
“To ensure a successful mix, I treat cushions, trimming, lampshades and other accessories as the shoes and handbags of the home. The right shoes can really make an outfit ~ and equally, if you have the wrong shoes you can feel old fashioned in the smartest of suits.”
“To ensure a well-motivated participant, Pfungst rewarded Clever Hans with a small piece of bread, carrot or sugar each time he responded (interestingly, this same procedure still works well with most undergraduate students today).”
Source: Paranormality: Why we see what isn't there
“To ensure attaining an objective, one should have alternate objectives. An attack that converges on one point should threaten, and be able to diverge against another. Only by this flexibility of aim can strategy be attuned to the uncertainty of war.”
“To ensure continuing prosperity in the global economy, nothing is more important than the development and application of knowledge and skills.”
“To ENSURE greater success, celebrate your progess daily.”
“To ensure health in mind, body and spirit; increase giving and receiving love.”
Source: An Empowered Life: Mind/Body/Spirit Empowerment
“To ensure justice in the society, is not just the responsibility of the law, it's the responsibility of every human being on earth.”
Source: Operation Justice: To Make A Society That Needs No Law
“To ensure longterm failure is not an option, one must learn from many short-term failures.”
“To ensure marital bliss, a man needs to be 1.09 times taller than his partner.”
“To ensure prosperity here at home and peace abroad, we all share the belief we have to maintain the strongest military on the planet.”
“To ensure superstupidity is not our future, updating our education system should become an existential priority. Education’s effectiveness should be evaluated on whether it can help humanity become future-ready for our complex 21st century. We should inspire passion, nurture curiosity, emphasize uncertainty, develop range, and use critical thinking to examine assumptions. Most importantly, we need to form new relationships with inquiry, experimentation, and failure (which goes hand in hand with creativity). These features can help us problem-solve out of the most existential risks. Today’s standard knowledge will never solve tomorrow’s surprises.”
Source: Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World
“To ensure sustainable empowerment, it's essential to address the root causes of underachievement, whether they are motivation or emotional factors, learning sources, or external factors.”
“To ensure that children are protected, the abuse and exploitation of children must be brought to light and those who violate children brought to justice.”
“To ensure that future generations have the opportunity to make a living from the creation of music, it is critical that we continue to build support behind this important initiative. Thousands of people have already voiced their opinion that it is time to vigorously defend the rights of music creators. Our goal now is to empower thousands more to carry this message forward.”
“To ensure that no one gained an advantage over anyone else, commercial law prohibited innovation in tools or techniques, underselling below a fixed price, working late by artificial light, employing extra apprentices or wife and under-age children, and advertising of wares or praising them to the detriment of others.”
“To ensure that our views are credible, our brain accepts what our eye sees. To ensure that our views are positive, our eye looks for what our brain wants. The conspiracy between these two servants allows us to live at the fulcrum of stark reality and comforting illusion.”
Source: Stumbling on Happiness