W Quotes
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“Who are the people, for example, to whom you go for advice? Not to the hard, practical ones who can tell you exactly what to do, but to the listeners; that is, the kindest, least censorious, least bossy people you know. It is because by pouring out your problem to them, you then know what to do about it yourself.”
Source: Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings
“Who are the rabble and who are the ruled?”
Source: Dune: The Gateway Collection
“Who are the slumlords in the Black community? The so-called Jews. … Who is it sucking our blood in the Black community? A white imposter Arab and a white imposter Jew.”
“Who are the true philosophers? Those whose passion is to love the truth.”
“Who are the violets now
That strew the lap of the new-come spring?”
“Who are these bloggers? They're not trained editors at Vogue magazine. There are bloggers writing recipes that aren't tested that aren't necessarily very good, or are copies of what really good editors have created and done. Bloggers create a kind of a popularity but they are not the experts. We have to understand that.”
“Who are these evil ones? In 1984, the evil one was called Goldstein. Orwell was writing a grim parody. But these people running the United States mean what they say. If I were a teacher, I would recommend that all my students very hurriedly read most of Orwell's books, especially 1984 and Animal Farm, because then they'd begin to understand the world we live in.”
“Who are these girls? Where do they come from? How do they end up on the street? Outsiders- and that includes most police officers, judges, the general public, and politicians- mistakenly believe that if these girls don't like what they are doing they can just walk away.
What a growing number of dedicated cops and community activists began to realize is that the illusion of choice is the biggest obstacle to getting people to see these girls as the victims they are. "In order to have a choice you need to have two viable options to choose from," says DIGNITY's Kathleen Mitchell. "The choice for these girls is not 'Do you want to turn a trick or do you want a wonderful life?' That's not even on the table."
Most girls on the tracks are running from something worse they faced at home. In survey after survey, in one city after another, statistics show that prostituted children suffer prior abuse as a staggeringly high rate.”
Source: Somebody's Daughter: The Hidden Story of America's Prostituted Children and the Battle to Save Them
“Who are these human beings anyway? They walk around, strut, fret, as if they owned the planet, or the goddamned universe. I mean, who do they really think they are?”
“Who are these people sharing the street with me? What is going on in their worlds, inside their heads? Are they in love? If so, is it the kind that Mum and Dad have? Based on having things in common, like raspberry picking and a love of dogs, and Shakespeare, and long country walks? Or is it the knock-you-out, eat-you-up, set-you-on-fire kind of love that I have longed for-and avoided-all my life?”
Source: The English American
“Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you." Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)”
“Who are they to judge us, simply because our hair is long?”
“Who are "THEY", you are one of "They" and they are the people/humans.”
“Who are those depressed-looking young women who have just gone by?" asked the Baroness; "they have the air of people who have bowed to destiny and are not quite sure whether the salute will be returned.”
Source: The Chronicles of Clovis
“Who are those guys?”
Source: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Screenplay
“Who are those people by whom you wish to be admired? Are they not these whom you are in the habit of saying that they are mad? What then? Do you wish to be admired by the mad?”
Source: Discourses
“Who are those we love? Only those we do not hate.”
“Who are to be the electors of the Federal Representatives? Not the rich, more than the poor”
Source: The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788
“Who are to be the objects of popular choice? Every citizen whose merit may recommend him to the esteem and confidence of his country.”
Source: The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788
“Who are we
waiting for?
We look up
to the sky,
waiting for
the angel
to come down
and fix all of
our problems.
YOU
are the angel
that can
fix your problems.”
“Who are we beyond the roles that we play?”
“Who are we but the stories we tell about ourselves, particularly if we accept them?”
“Who are we if we can't keep the agreements we make with ourselves?”
“Who are we, mere humans, to propose judgment upon one another? My dear souls, are you not aware we are made of the same flesh?”
“Who are we people, in all that global greatness of the space? …Considering things in the ecumenical measure, we are the microbes of the Universe.”
Source: The Adventures of Emily Smyth and Billy Fifer
“Who are we really? Combinations of common chemicals that perform mechanical actions for a few years before crumbling back into the original components? Fresh new souls, drawn at random for some celestial cupboard where God keeps an unending supply?Or the same soul, immortal and eternal, refurbished and reused through endless lives, by that thrifty Housekeeper? In Her wisdom and benevolence She wipes off the memory slates, as part of the cleaning process, because if we could remember all the things we have experienced in earlier lives, we might object to risking it again.”
“Who are we talking about? We're talking about the people that are trying to criminalize Donald Trump. We're talking about the people that are trying to impeach him. We're talking about people who are trying to via innuendo and leak and media assassination, we're dealing with people that are trying to destroy Donald Trump and his press secretary just signaled that they are serious about reaching out to these people to try to get certain things done, legislatively, like infrastructure or tax reform.”
“Who are we the most comfortable with? People who are the most like us! The “Similarity-Attraction Hypothesis” (Newcomb, 1956) found that similar (real or perceived) personalities are a major determinant of our likability and friendship choices. It is simply human to gravitate toward people like us. This tribal inclination runs the gamut across demographics of age, ethnicity, culture, education, religion, and even personality style. Mirroring will enable you to find ways to create the comfort of familiarity through similarity.”
Source: The Art of Body Language: 8 Ways to Optimize Non-Verbal Communication for Positive Impact
“Who are we to ask God if it is his will.”
“Who are we to be so arrogant as to say 'now WE know what's best, THAT era was full of daft ideas' etc. There will be plenty things we take as normal and good now that future generations will look back at in horror or amusement.”
“Who are we to change the universe when we can't even change ourselves?”
“Who are we to create a heaven and hell for ourselves, excluding animals and plants in the bargain, just because we have the power to rationalize?”
“Who are we to make such a decision? To allow another living being - any living being - to die, when ours is the power to prevent it?
- Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic)”
Source: The Fantastic Four: The Trial of Galactus
“Who are we, to pass judgment on one another. When we have once done the same foolish acts.”
“Who are we to question God’s decisions about where we’ll be born?…God does what He chooses without asking our opinions. Of that I’m sure.”
“Who are we to say dogs and cats have more rights than cows and pigs. They’re all conscious. They feel the same. They hurt the same. God help us understand!”
Source: 99 Quotes and Affirmations For Self-Love & Personal Development
“Who are we to say that that was an odd way to do it? I don't think that it is God's purpose to make his intention absolutely obvious to us.”
“Who are we to say we know the mind of god?”
Source: Rule of Wolves
“Who are we to say what's right for civilizations that were already thousands of years old when our own nation came into being?”
Source: Barefootin': Life Lessons from the Road to Freedom
“Who are we to tell anyone what they can or can't do?”
“Who are we to tell Lonzo Ball how to raise his kids. He's very entertaining and you've got to remember, guys, weren't we saying the same things about Richard Williams and Earl Woods? And how did their kids turn out? This works for the Ball family. He's a strong father figure. His kids love him and respect him, so what's everyone complaining about?”
“Who are we to trust if not our family?”
“Who are we to wish for Paradise? It will be enough if Allah spares us his wrath.”
“Who are we trying to impress with our false bravado? At the very least we should be able to share with our close friends that we're unhappy...that is, if we're aware that we are.”
Source: Man Candy
“Who are we? We are the lovers of this land. Who are we? We are the children of this land. Who are we? We are the soldiers of this land.”
Source: The Shape of A Human: Our America Their America
“Who are we when we leave our families? Who do we become? What are we capable of? That's something that never leaves us. It begins at that point in your life when you leave the nest, and I don't think we stop wanting to explore that question.”
“Who are we without our addictions; without our media-induced hungers? So often the voices we hear echoing in our mind are not our own but that of our influencers. Isolation, while arguably going against human nature, is essential for mental and emotional health. Solitude is a detoxification of all that distorts our personality and misguides our path in life. It allows us to filter out the foreign opinions and hear our own voice—reach our authentic character—and practice fidelity to self.”
Source: Seasons of Contemplation: A Book of Midnight Meditations
“Who are we, as we stand before the child Jesus? Who are we, standing as we stand before today's children? Are we like Mary and Joseph, who welcomed Jesus and cared for him with the love of a father and a mother? Or are we like Herod, who wanted to eliminate him? Are we like the shepherds, who went in haste to kneel before him in worship and offer him their humble gifts? Or are we indifferent?”
Source: I Believe: The Promise of the Creed
“Who are we, if not measured by our impact on others?”
“Who are we, if not measured by our impact on others? That’s who we are! We’re not who we say we are, we’re not who we want to be - we are the sum of the influence and impact that we have, in our lives, on others.”