U Quotes
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“Universal ratification of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict will establish an international moral consensus that no child should take part in hostilities or be involuntarily recruited and that former child soldiers should be assisted by their governments after a life of violence and distress.”
“Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.”
Source: Imagine All the People: A Conversation with the Dalai Lama on Money, Politics, and Life As It Could Be
“Universal rushed us. We started shooting without a script that was totally completed.”
“Universal salvation is therefore not embraced here as a conclusion reached at the end of a syllogism, but as the eschatological form of the gospel itself, flowing from God's Trinitarian identity as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and sealed in Christ's Paschal victory over sin and death. It is a truth to be proclaimed and contemplated in faith, yet its deepest confirmation does not occur chiefly in theological debate. Rather, it is disclosed through the Church's lived encounter with God in Christ-through narrative and sacrament; charity, beauty, and prayer; praise and doxology— where the reality of God's inexhaustible love is not merely affirmed, but known.”
Source: Joy Beyond All Worlds: Universal Salvation, George MacDonald, and J.R.R. Tolkien
“Universal salvation is therefore not embraced here as a conclusion reached at the end of a syllogism, but as the eschatological form of the gospel itself, flowing from God's Trinitarian identity as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and sealed in Christ's Paschal victory over sin and death. It is a truth to be proclaimed and contemplated in faith, yet its deepest confirmation does not occur chiefly in theological debate. Rather, it is disclosed through the Church's lived encounter with God in Christ-through narrative and sacrament; charity, beauty, and prayer; praise and doxology— where the reality of God's inexhaustible love is not merely affirmed, but known. (Joy Beyond All Worlds, xvi)”
“Universal silence is taken to imply the consent of the people.”
“Universal Source and universal potential are always beyond space and time and do not abide by human scientific laws. Still, this does not mean that, potentially, humans may not acquire abilities to solve the biggest mysteries within the boundaries of the existing Universe we are aware of or of the much larger Universe this one is only part of. Even the secrets hidden beyond the “point” where time stops may be potentially solved, at least by abstract thinking, which can be a vast and valuable source for the further development and enrichment of scientific laws and humans as a species.”
Source: ABSOLUTE
“Universal suffrage enfranchised everyone and, in doing so, reduced everyone's power to the smallest share possible. While this was acceptable when it was conceived as impotence over others, it becomes intolerable when we realize that our power over ourselves is included in the bargain. The individual in a regime of universal suffrage has an absolute minimum of influence.”
Source: The Case Against the Modern World: A Crash Course in Traditionalist Thought
“Universal suffrage is counter-revolution.”
“Universal suffrage is sound in principle. The radical element is right.”
“Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.”
“Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority.”
Source: Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States - Complete Edition
“Universal truth is not measured in mass appeal, This is the last time I kneel and pray to the sky, Cause almost everything that I was always ever told was a lie...”
“Universal truth is not measured in mass appeal.”
“Universal truths have become an embarrassment, but they won't quite go away.”
“Universal violence compels the language to be mute . . . . Silence is not only a metaphor of Hemingway's work; it is also the source of its formal excellence, its integrity.”
“Universal WiFi. Without a doubt. I am done with being on the train, not having internet. Or having spotty coverage. It's a fundamental need at this point. It's the frickin' information age! It should be like air! And it doesn't have to be free. I'm a believer in paying for value. Just having it as an option.”
“Universal, equal, direct and secret elections in the U.S.S.R. will be a whip in the hands of the population against poorly functioning organs of government.”
“Universalism as an ideal is as old as nay, is probably much more ancient than the Christian ideal.”
Source: Evolution and Ethics
“UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)
“Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy.”
“Universality has been the key enabler of innovation on the Web and will continue to be so in the future.”
“Universality is a universality of 'strangers', of individuals reduces to the abyss of impenetrability in relation not only to others but also to themselves. [...] That's why the privileged way to reach a Neighbor is not that of empathy, of trying to understand them, but a disrespectful laughter which makes fun of them and us in our mutual lack of (self-)understanding (inclusive of 'racist' jokes)”
Source: Against the Double Blackmail: Refugees, Terror and Other Troubles with the Neighbours
“Universality is the distinguishing mark of genius. There is no such thing as a special genius, a genius for mathematics, or for music, or even for chess, but only a universal genius. The genius is a man who knows everything without having learned it.”
Source: Sex & Character
“Universality of the UN is a worthwhile thing in its own self because it means that every country belongs, feels it has a stake, and participates, rather than going away and finding other methods of conducting international relations.”
“Universally, not only in Israel, people want to feel good about themselves. We all want to feel good to some extent.”
“Universe admires anyone who has patience.”
Source: Hermit in a yellow robe: little book on aphorisms
“Universe always settles the score.”
“Universe can be imagined as a huge residential building. The view is different from different floors and apartments.
Humanity is just one floor. A belief system is just one apartment on this floor. Free yourself from self-imposed limits. Whole building is yours!”
“Universe consists of frozen light.”
“Universe could be an infinite loop inside uncountable dimensions.”
“Universe hears us not when we say something stupid but only when we say something intelligent!”
“Universe is a giant wave and mankind needs a giant breakwater: The science! It is the best jetty we ever have!”
“Universe is a giant with his body and we humans are a giant with our minds!”
“Universe is a living entity, he will always help you, if you’ll ask and believe in him.”
“Universe is a place of endless problems and to survive you need to find endless solutions!”
“Universe is an empty mirror. Life is just the reflection of your deep thoughts.”
Source: Enlightenment Step by Step
“Universe is an empty mirror. World is just the reflection of your thoughts.”
Source: Enlightenment Step by Step
“Universe is an unconscious god! It has the power to create anything we see in the cosmos, but it creates them unconsciously, without any purpose! Universe is a mindless god!”
“Universe is blind; it cannot see us; we must find a way to show ourselves to it and science is the way to open the eyes of the universe!”
“Universe is expanding to infinity without a center in space. How come humans claim a direction to their life?”
“Universe is frightening; we need a protector and a meticulous mind is the best protector; it is like a watchful dog which guards us all the time!”
“Universe is like a printer. It can give you a hard copy of anything you believe. Having a hard copy doesn't mean that your belief is the only truth. There is no point in fighting over beliefs. Print something beautiful with this magical printer.”
“Universe is like a soup of consciousness. Brain is just a receiver. Awareness is continuously transforming thoughts into matter.”
Source: Enlightenment Step by Step
“Universe is not a calm lake and therefore when you watch a calm lake you get a deceptive idea about the universe and you get a wrong perception of future!”
“Universe is nothing, but human thought.”
“Universe is plural at minimum sixfold.”
“Universe is synergetic. Life is synergetic.”
“Universe is the aggregate of all humanity's consciously apprehended and communicated nonsimultaneous and only partially overlapping experiences.”
Source: Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking
“Universe is the Sun watching its own self.”
Source: The Sun Watches the Sun