W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.”
“When we think of the past it's the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.”
Source: The Handmaid's Tale
“When we think of the past, we forget the fools and remember the sage. We reverse the process for our own time.”
“When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in terms of the effect on everyday lives of people.”
“When we think of the word home, what is conjured is an image of tranquility, of safety and support, something that is less physical in nature and more emotional.”
Source: Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies
“When we think of training ourselves in godliness, we usually think of the traditional spiritual disciplines, but it can also be practical activities like taking a nature walk or listening to music - whatever helps us draw closer to God. God hardwired our brains and bodies in such a way that spiritual training, combined with God's work in us, has the very real effect of making us more attuned to spiritual reality and our true identity in Christ.”
“When we think of war, the tendency is to picture young soldiers only in their military roles. To a large extent this dehumanizes the soldiers and makes it easier for society to commit them to combat.”
“When we think of work, we think of work as an act of service. We think of it as an act of love for humanity.”
“When we think our countless ideas are great, God knows His ideas are best when we wait.”
Source: Through God's Eye
“When we think outside the box or build a new box, a new framework, or a poignant narrative, we can break free from established thought patterns. ( "Everybody his story")”
“When we think that the machine will harm man, then it is perhaps because we are not yet capable of judging the rapid changes it has brought about. We hardly feel at home in this landscape of mines and power stations. We have just moved into this new home that we have not even finished yet. Everything around us has changed so fast - personal relations, working conditions, habits. Even our state of mind is in turmoil.”
“When we think the universe moves. When we think we actually cause things to happen.”
“When we think too much about the opinions of others, we are letting them edit a book God has written.”
“When we think we don't like art it is because it is artificial art.”
Source: The complete prose of Marianne Moore
“When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one. We cannot love when we feel fear.... When we release the fearful past and forgive everyone, we will experience total love and oneness with all.”
“When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.”
“When we think we have something to say we are usually wrong. We are fooling ourselves. Trip into discovery. Don't write what you know, discover something new.”
“When we think, we hurt. When we feel, we heal.”
“When we think we know
we cease to learn.”
Source: Radhakrishnan: An Anthology
“When we think we know, we are not pliable. We are stagnant and stuck. Opening ourselves up to the discomfort of not knowing means opening ourselves up to the magic of what may be--the place of pure boundless potential where anything is possible.”
“When we think we're multitasking we're actually multiswitching. That is what the brain is very good at doing - quickly diverting its attention from one place to the next. We think we're being productive. We are, indeed, being busy. But in reality we're simply giving ourselves extra work.”
“When we think we’re at the mercy of our circumstances and past, we discount the power that is ours through the Holy Spirit.”
“When we think with love, we are literally co-creating with God.”
Source: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
“When we three spoke ourselves into human existences the Son of God, we became fully human. We also chose to embrace all the limitation that this entailed. Even though we have always been present in this created universe, we now became flesh and blood. It would be like this bird (a jay), whose nature it is to fly, choosing to only walk and remain grounded. He doesn't stop being a bird, but it does alter his experience of life significantly.”
“When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.”
Source: Poems of Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Passion
“When we too are armed and trained, we can convince men that we have hands, feet, and a heart like yours; and although we may be delicate and soft, some men who are delicate are also strong; and others, coarse and harsh, are cowards. Women have not yet realized this, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow. —Veronica Franco 1546-1591”
“When we too are armed and trained, we can convince men that we have hands, feet, and a heart like yours;.”
“When we took over the economy, we were losing 800 thousand jobs a month under the [George W.] Bush administration.”
“When we toppled [Muammar] Gadhafi in Libya, I think that was a mistake. I think ISIS grew stronger, we had a failed state, and we were more at risk.”
“When we touch curiosity, we graze the rim of infinite possibility.”
Source: Don't Tell Me to Relax: Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage, Feels, and Freak-Outs
“When we touch one another through music, we are touching the heart, the mind, and the spirit all at once.
-- Leonard Bernstein”
Source: Leonard Bernstein: American Original
“When we touch the foundation of the reality of the good news of God, we will never bother Him anymore with little personal complaints.”
“When we touch the place in our lives where sexuality and spirituality come together, we touch our wholeness and the fullness of our power, and at the same time our connection with a power larger than ourselves.”
Source: Standing again at Sinai: Judaism from a feminist perspective
“When we touch with curiosity and love, the ripples are positive and spread the energy of love. When we touch with anger or betrayal, the ripples are negative, and spread hurt and betrayal. We have to choose our moments, and choose our energetic intents carefully….”
Source: Telling Secrets
“When we trace the part of which this terrestrial system is composed, and when we view the general connection of those several parts, the whole presents a machine of a peculiar construction by which it is adapted to a certain end. We perceive a fabric, erected in wisdom, to obtain a purpose worthy of the power that is apparent in the production of it.”
Source: Theory of the Earth: With Proofs and Illustrations
“When we traded homemaking for careers, we were implicitly promised economic independence and worldly influence. But a devil of a bargain it has turned out to be in terms of daily life. We gave up the aroma of warm bread rising, the measured pace of nurturing routines, the creative task of molding our families' tastes and zest for life; we received in exchange the minivan and the Lunchable.”
“When we traded the results of our fantasies, it seemed to us-and rightly-that we had proceeded by unwarranted associations, by shortcuts so extraordinary that, if anyone had accused us of really believing them, we would have been ashamed.”
Source: Foucault's Pendulum
“When we train, our performance improves as we adapt to stress. Over time, however, if the stresses are too great or we don't incorporate sufficient recovery time, gains begin to diminish. To grow and adapt, we require stress, but equally, we need periods of rest and recovery. This is a delicate balance to strike: if we rest too frequently or for too long, we will become soft and move backward. We need stress to create adaptation.”
Source: The Eagle and the Dragon: A Story of Strength and Reinvention
“When we transcend our own thoughts, we get in touch with the womb of creation.”
“When we transcend ourselves, we do not compete with others. We do not compete with the rest of the world, but at every moment we compete with ourselves.”
Source: The Oneness of the Eastern Heart and the Western Mind: An Introduction to Eastern Philosophy and Yoga
“When we transcend we are diving into a field of unbounded creativity. This is real creativity and when we experience that and grow in that, we can more easily find solutions to problems. We can get ideas for whatever it is we're working on. And we will get happier by transcending every day and we will find that we're happier doing almost anything. We'll get more energy to do our work.”
“When we translate, we always to some extent betray the text we are translating. That is why translation is so hard and thankless. All you can do is to fail in the least egregious way possible.”
“When we transplant organs, we are enabling viruses to jump natural barriers between species.”
“When we travel beyond the rushing surface of life, we can enter intentional time and feel the lived experience of now.( " Just for a moment")”
“When we travel for research our strategy is to simply move from kitchen to kitchen. It's truly a wonderful way to travel - food shopping, cooking and eating in one home for lunch and then another for dinner. The process of cooking takes us immediately into the rituals and rhythms of daily life and also places us firmly in the position of learners. We were meet with incredible generosity by all of the families we ate with.”
“When we travel the Path of Grief we move at our very own pace an in our own way. This is a Truth. To be True to the Self, the Path of Grief cannot be charted by anyone else but the Self.”
Source: The Path of Grief: & the Imagined Future
“When we travel we find how greatly our boyhood dreams are outstripped by reality.”
“When we travel, we have the opportunity to see history as it's unfolding. With knowledge of the past, we can better appreciate the significance of what's happening today. That's something a lot of travelers don't take advantage of . . . and it's never been more important.”
Source: For the Love of Europe: My Favorite Places, People, and Stories
“When we travel with a sense of mission, we attract events, people and opportunities toward us.”
“when we travel, most of us take too much. I always work on the assumption that I'm going to take everything with me because I don't want the second wife to have anything if the plane crashes.”