W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Whether you are working on a game plan or a business plan, there’s no doubt that being an effective leader requires independent thought. You need to think in order to have clarity of purpose, to understand what your priorities are, and what you need to do to help your players maximize their potential.”
Source: Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season
“Whether you attack or yield, you are reacting. You are off track, no longer focused on the prize—the protection of your core interests and needs. Yielding rewards the other’s abusive behavior, and counterattacking reinforces it. In either case, you interrupt the other’s process of accepting our No. The choice is yours. The moment you react to the other’s reaction, you are initiating an action-reaction cycle that can go on forever. The alternative is not to react but rather to stay true to your underlying Yes. Keep your focus on what matters to you.”
Source: The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes
“Whether you attribute it to some mysterious triple package or to your own Horatio Alger story, to succeed in America is, somehow, to be complicit with the idea of America—which means that at some level you’ve made peace with its rather ugly past.”
“Whether you bathe in the Ganga for a thousand years or live on vegetable food for a like period, unless it helps towards the manifestation of the Self, know that it is all of no use.”
Source: Swamiji's Message to a Disciple: Reprint from the Talks with Swami Vivekananda
“Whether you become a daughter, sister, lover, partner, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, or anything else with complete honesty, the satisfaction you'll find in becoming yourself cannot be found in becoming any of these relative beings.”
“Whether you believe a word of the Bible or not, it's a beautifully written example of mythic storytelling. The moral ideals expressed in its pages are noble aspirations. Sadly, they are routinely ignored or (accidentally or deliberately) misinterpreted.”
“Whether you believe in a creed, or what you call religion, or not, there is something in Socialism that must move you. How can you love God, whom you have not seen, if you do not love your fellow man, whom you have seen?”
“Whether you believe in God or not does not matter much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life.”
“Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life. And a good life does not mean just good food, good clothes, good shelter. These are not sufficient. A good motivation is what is needed: compassion, without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their rights and human dignity.”
“Whether you believe in one God or several, there’s a saying that higher powers never abandon us. We abandon them… But they’re always here, waiting for us to come crawling back like a regretful lover.”
Source: Secret Society of Kings, Witches and Spirits
“Whether you believe in personal branding or not, once you are hooked on social media, your brand is being formed”
“Whether you believe in this idea or not, Time changes everyone, it changes everything. Everyone and every thing is a product of the Time they go through. What goes up, comes down, only to go up again; and what goes around, comes around. When you awaken to this truth, you learn to keep the Faith, to trust the process of Life, and to be patient through your journey here.”
“Whether you believe it a moral imperative or in the rich world's enlightened self-interest, securing the conditions that will lead to a healthy, prosperous future for everyone is a goal I believe we all share.”
“Whether you believe or disbelieve.
You reach nowhere”
“Whether you believe or disbelieve. You will be on the same boat.
You reach nowhere”
“Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.”
“Whether you call it heads or tails, a quarter is still just twenty-five cents.”
“Whether you call it radical jihadism or radical Islamism, I think they mean the same thing. I'm happy to say either.”
“Whether you call it terrorism or resistance, and whether you like Hamas or not, it is a political entity that no one can ignore.”
“Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.”
“Whether you call the principle of existence "God," "matter," "energy," or anything else you like, you have created nothing; you have merely changed a symbol. Eastern and Western Thinking, 1938”
“Whether you call yourself a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, a Hindu or an Atheist, if you have kindness in your heart and compassion in your act, you are on the right path of religion.”
Source: Illusion of Religion: A Treatise on Religious Fundamentalism
“Whether you CAN forgive and whether you SHOULD trust.”
Source: Heart of the Matter
“Whether you can go back in time is held in the grip of the law of quantum gravity. We are several decades away from a definitive understanding, 20 or 30 years, but it could be sooner than that.”
“Whether you can see it or not - and often we cannot - everything is being used of God for your good as well as the good of othersThis knowledge is by faith. It is not always by sight. But it is nevertheless certain, because it is based on the character of God, who reveals himself to us as both sovereign and benevolentWe are not to be anxious about the unknown future or to fret about it. We are to live in a moment-by-moment dependence upon God.”
“Whether you can see the Buddha or not depends on you, on the state of your being.”
Source: Living Buddha, Living Christ
“Whether you care about your children's future or just want to share in a stronger land, take a stand. Abraham Lincoln said, "Be sure to put your feet in the right place, and then stand firm.”
Source: A Bright New Morning: An American Story
“Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to help build a public service worthy of all those who gave their lives for the dream of democracy”
Source: Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations
“Whether you choose to move on from your struggles and enjoy life or waddle in your misery, life will continue.”
“Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.”
“Whether you come back by page or the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.”
Source: Quidditch Through the Ages
“Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.”
“Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty!”
“Whether you consider me a master filmmaker or not, I do it with my intuition and my vision, my experience as a storyteller.”
“Whether you convert that diminishing life into something or you don’t convert it to anything is up to you. The life will keep on reducing and diminishing.”
Source: How To Become Great Through Time Conversion: Are you wasting time, spending time or investing time?
“Whether you create, or you observe an objective piece of creativity, meditation should be the key. Without it, mind can only spread on the canvas its nightmares. Most of the paintings of the great painters like Paul Gaugin or Picasso are almost like vomit. They could not contain their agony and suffering - it was so much they threw it on the canvas to get relief. The real objective art is not a relief; it is not a sickness that you want to get rid of. It is a blissfulness that you want to share. And by sharing, it grows; you have more of it, the more it is shared.”
“Whether you dance, draw, make music, shoot field goals, build houses, tune engines, or sit around all day watching television, you are an artist. Your single greatest work of art is your self. As with any art form, the more you understand and develop your talents, the more empowered and masterful you become as an artist. This is particularly important when engaging in the art of consciously shaping your own life.”
“Whether you deny your wounds or see them clearly, they bring a great source of power because they lived in the same place as your heart.”
“Whether you disappoint someone or make them happy, in both cases you engage and occupy their mind. In both cases you give them what their mind craves for : any form of engagement.”
“Whether you do a play in front of 100 people or a movie that one billion people see, you're still affecting people.”
“Whether you do something or decide to do nothing, either way, you are making a moral choice. And I hope people make the right one.”
“Whether you do your work with notes or without them, do it courageously, earnestly, with devotion; with a glad sense of the greatness of it, and a full consecration of every force and faculty to it.”
Source: Conditions of Success in Preaching Without Notes: Three Lectures Delivered Before the Students of the Union Theological Seminary, New York, Januray 13, 20, 27: 1875; with an Appendix
“Whether you dream big or dream small, chances are your dream will come true if you believe in it and really work hard on it.”
“Whether you dream big or dream small, chances are your dream will come true if you believe in it and really work on it.”
“Whether you dropped out of school in the kindergarten, became a teen mom or remained in school for the long haul and had a lucrative career….. We both have oil to cook with. No one’s stealing your recipe.”
Source: Memoir of My Career: A Reflection of the Last Ten Years
“Whether you eat meat of not, you can be part of this decision to limit the meat industry destroying our planet's resources.”
“Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. -1 Corinthians 10:31”
“Whether you end up on the right or left of the political spectrum turns out to be just as heritable as most other traits: genetics explains between a third and a half of the variability among people on their political attitudes. Being raised in a liberal or conservative household accounts for much less.”
“Whether you exist or not, brave or weak, life goes on.”