W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Whenever you compete, trying harder is truly the game of diminishing returns and a losing one at that”
“Whenever you complete a task of any size or importance, you feel a surge of energy, enthusiasm, and self-esteem. The more important the completed task, the happier, more confident, and more powerful you feel about yourself and your world.”
Source: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
“Whenever you conceptualize social justice struggles, you will always defeat your own purposes if you cannot imagine the people around whom you are struggling as equal partners. Therefore if, and this is one of the problems with all of the reform movements, if you think of the prisoners simply as the objects of the charity of others, you defeat the very purpose of antiprison work. You are constituting them as an inferior in the process of trying to defend their rights.”
Source: Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
“Whenever you correct someone's grammar just remember that nobody likes you.”
“Whenever you create a universal device that does all things for all people, it does not do any things well.”
“Whenever you create anything, you take a risk. And that includes your life. It may work out, it may not. It may be well received, it may not be. . . .
It's always a risk to take action. It might not work, it might blow up in your face, you might lose money, you might fail. No one may get it.
But that's not the only risk. There's another risk: the risk of not trying it.
How is not trying a risk? You risk settling and continuing in the same direction in the same way, wondering about other paths and possibilities, believing that this is as good as it gets while discontent gnaws away at your soul.”
Source: How to Be Here: A Guide to Creating a Life Worth Living
“Whenever you create something that has a gay theme, it's inherently political. It's important that the intentions of the people behind the project be known. In discussing my sexual orientation, I found it to be germane to the topic of the film. It's what made The Green relatable and personal to me, but I've been out since I was 19. I've never been in the closet, so to say.”
“Whenever you deal with science fiction you are setting up a world of rules. I think you work hard to establish the rules. And you also have to work even harder to maintain those rules, and within that find excitement and unpredictability and all that stuff.”
“Whenever you deeply accept this moment as it is - no matter what form it takes - you are still, you are at peace.”
Source: Stillness Speaks
“Whenever you define who you are, you limit yourself to what you may potentially be.”
“Whenever you discuss politics, it is always better to use individual names rather then the term neocon.”
“Whenever you do a movie, it's a culture shock. Who is it? Where are you? What are you doing? Who are these people? Where are you going now? It's kind of like how somebody describes private flying: It's hours of monotony punctuated by moments of stark terror. That's what it's like anywhere in the world, whether you're in Texas or Bucharest.”
“Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.”
“Whenever you do an animated project or a voice-over project it's inevitable that part of your personality comes into play.”
“Whenever you do any one thing intensely over a period of time you have to give up other lives you could be living. You have to have a real single-minded kind of tunnel vision if you want to get anything significant accomplished. Especially if the desire is not to be a businessman, but to be a creative person.”
“Whenever you do anything or say anything, you're opening yourself up to criticism. But that's okay.”
“Whenever you do die people remember you, so it's not completely over. You don't 100 percent die when you die ever, because people still know who you were.”
“Whenever you do judge, the only basis of judgment is not your own perspective or anything else, it's the very character and nature of God and that's why we are to allow Him to exercise His justice, where I personally want to take it upon myself.”
“Whenever you do something holy, you're improving one of the gods?”
Source: Euthyphro
“Whenever you do something that is in a continuous take, and something that we're not used to doing, because it was all in the details of if you don't make one move seem natural it can give away all of it.”
“Whenever you do something that is not aligned with the yearning or your soul—you create suffering.”
“Whenever you do something that's original, not based on a comic book or a novel or an old movie or a franchise, you definitely learn a lot and for I think it was very gratifying to see the people embrace the world.”
“Whenever you do something without asking yourself, "Why am I doing this?"-that is meaningless life... . The "why" of life makes it meaningful... . Only when an answer is given is one living life as a man.”
“Whenever you do what you really love, your heart lifts, your mind opens, and everything changes. You wake up. That's what true adventure really is.”
Source: I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It
“Whenever you don't know someone and you overhear their problems they always sound so trivial.”
“Whenever you don't have a good game, whether you're a starter, reliever, whatever, you definitely want to get out there again as soon as you can.”
“Whenever you doubt, doubt the negatives. Whenever you don't doubt, don't doubt the positives.”
“Whenever you drop something by fight, it is never dropped. You can drop smoking by fighting, and then you will start doing something else which will become a substitute. You may start chewing gum, it is the same; You may start chewing pan, it is the same, there is no difference. You need something to do with your mouth - smoking, chewing, anything. When your mouth goes on working, you feel at ease because through the mouth tensions are released. So whenever a man feels tense he starts smoking.”
“Whenever you encounter any fearful situation, there exists a great possibility for you to triumph only if you be willing enough to conquer the fear.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“Whenever you engage in a selfless action that contributes to the welfare of others, this will create a vibratory pattern that will lead you into higher states of mind.”
“Whenever you enter the crowds, keep your own personality, keep your own behaviour, keep your own mind; stay as yourself!”
“Whenever you experience pain anywhere in your body, the chi flow in your energy system has been disrupted.”
Source: The Difference Between Pain and Suffering
“Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?”
“Whenever you experiment with something, it's very easy to take the emotion out of it. And going back and forth between wanting to be respected artistically and wanting to move people is its own challenge.”
“Whenever you face a closed door, stop and ask God for divine opinion. Let Him guide you to a place where you can be greater than that closed door.”
Source: Beyond the Closed Door: Unique Keys to Unlock Destinies
“Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.”
“Whenever, you face challenge, it is time for a change.”
“Whenever you face obstacles, crises and dilemmas and your confidence is in your associates more than in God- it is a sign your faith is deteriorating.”
“Whenever you fail, see that you’ve learned something new and valuable. And also learn from people who are succeeding.”
“Whenever you fall, pick something up.”
“Whenever you feel a little stricken down in pain, think about this. The knife has to be sharpened by striking and rubbing it against something strong before it can become useful! You are going to be great after the struggles.”
Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes
“Whenever you feel a negative emotion be alone in a room and just sit down with it and feel. Don't judge it, criticize it, intellectualize it, explain it away. Allow yourself to feel the pain. It's okay. Accompany it - breathe into it - and after a while, you'll feel the anger or fear or sadness lose it's urgency and power. Allow God to tenderly embrace you in your pain. And then, at the right time, you can let go.”
“Whenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of change - and change is what we're chemically designed to do. So when you wake up tomorrow, make this pledge. No more holding yourself back. No more subscribing to others' opinions of what you can and cannot achieve. And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex, race, economic status, and religion. Do not allow your talents to lie dormant, ladies. Design your own future. When you go home today, ask yourself what YOU will change. And then get started.”
Source: Lessons in Chemistry
“Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it - whole-heartedly - and delete it before sending your manuscript to press. Murder your darlings.”
“Whenever you feel anything less than being in ease and joy, look for where you are offering resistance. Shift your focus to love and appreciation by looking for things that make you feel good.”
Source: Lessons from My Garden
“Whenever You Feel Compelled to Put Others First at The Expense of Yourself, You Deny Your Own Reality, Your Own Identity”.”
“Whenever you feel down, remember it is always daylight somewhere on this rock we call Earth. Whenever you are belittled by a human, remember that she or he does not represent the whole for the Earth is way bigger than any puny creature you may encounter.”
Source: Aether
“Whenever you feel down, always remember that Almighty Allah has better plans for you.”
“Whenever you feel down, you can check on Twitter and feel better about yourself, because it's only people who like you.”
“Whenever you feel empty from the inside, it is a sign of disconnection with your creator.”
Source: The Greatest Proposal