W Quotes
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“Without even discussing the question of talent, can a person become a jailer in a prison or camp if he is capable of the very least kind of useful activity? Let us ask: On the whole, can a camp keeper be a good human being? What system of moral selection does life arrange for them? The first selection takes place on assignment to the MVD armies, MVD schools, or MVD courses. Every man with the slightest speck of spiritual training, with a minimally circumspect conscience, or capacity to distinguish good from evil, is instinctively going to back out and use every available means to avoid joining this dark legion. But let us concede that he did not succeed in backing out. A second selection comes during training and the first service assignment, when the bosses themselves take a close look and eliminate all those who manifest laxity (kindness) instead of strong will and firmness (cruelty and mercilessness). And then a third selection takes place over a period of many years: All those who had not visualized where and into what they were getting themselves now come to understand and are horrified. To be constantly a weapon of violence, a constant participant in evil! Not everyone can bring himself to this, and certainly not right off. You see, you are trampling on others' lives. And inside yourself something tightens and bursts. You can't go on this was any longer! And although it is belated, men can still begin to fight their way out, report themselves ill, get disability certificates, accept lower pay, take off their shoulder boards—anything just to get out, get out, get out!
Does that mean the rest of them have got used to it? Yes. The rest of them have got used to it, and their life already seems normal to them. And useful too, of course. And even honorable. And some didn't have to get used to it; they had been that way from the start.”
Source: The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books III-IV
“Without even knowing, humanity actually worships not an Entity, rather a mental state.”
“Without even knowing it, we are assaulted by a high note of urgency all the time. We end up pacing ourselves to the city rhythm whether or not it's our own. In time we even grow hard of hearing to the rest of the world. Like a violinist stuck next to the timpani, we may lose the ability to hear our own instrument.”
Source: Making Sense
“Without even knowing, a person goes around scattering their heart. That's why if you're with a smiling person, you end up smiling with them.”
“Without even looking at me as he continued to read, holding the book in one hand, he had slipped his other hand through the fly of my Levi denims and was playing with my cock. Though shocked at my discovery, the sensations were so good that I dared not move. As soon as he realized that my eyes were open he lowered the book, turned to me, and smiled. “Good afternoon,” he said very politely, pretending that absolutely nothing was amiss or irregular. “Hello,” I gurgled, not quite believing but thoroughly enjoying what was happening. I wanted to ask him his name but before I could say anything he gently tightened his grip around my throbbing member and made me come.”
Source: Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars
“Without even realizing it, Camille had fallen under the spell of the siren's call: the sound that contains the scent of berries, chocolate, and mint, that tastes of salt and oil and blood, that sounds like a heart's murmur, the passage of clouds, the call to prayers, the beloved's name, and a distant ringing in the ears.”
Source: Crescent
“Without even realizing it, we magnetize people, opportunities, and outcomes. Many people continue to attract dysfunctional folks who bring trauma, drama, crisis, and negativity and then wonder why they are so miserable. Be cognizant of how you’re being because it is most certainly attracting what you’re receiving.”
Source: The Art of Body Language: 8 Ways to Optimize Non-Verbal Communication for Positive Impact
“Without even the safety valve of dreaming, he focused his prescient awareness, seeing it as a computation of most probable futures, but with something more, an edge of mystery - as though his mind dipped into some timeless stratum and sampled the winds of the future.”
“Without even thinking about it, she reached out for warmth, reached out for acceptance. She was hurt and as much as she tried to build up the wall of protection and never let anyone in again, Wharick had changed her building capabilities. Wharick had changed her heart.”
Source: Magnificence
“Without exaggerating the point, the difference between ‘what I should do’ verses ‘what I want to do’ is quite frankly the difference between success and failure.”
“Without Exception, Begin Every Day of your Life with Gratitude.”
“Without exception, empathy is always appropriate.”
“Without exception, every person who has a great life used love to achieve it. The power to have all the positive and good things in life is love.”
Source: The Secret
“Without exception, the dominance and coherence of culture proved to be an essential quality of the excellent companies.”
“Without excuse and self-consideration of health or limb or life, true soldiers fight, live to fight, love the thickest of the fight, and die in the midst of it.”
Source: Salvation Soldiery: A Series of Addresses on the Requirements of Jesus Christ's Service
“Without execution, thinking is mere idleness.”
“Without experience, how can we gain wisdom?”
“Without experience, how will you know what exist?”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“Without experience, no true lessons can be learnt.”
“Without experience, the heart hardens.”
“Without experience, there is no wise learning.”
“Without experiencing criticism and rejection in life, it would be impossible to grow or improve yourself.”
“Without experiencing darkness, you can never reach the maturity to truly love the light!”
“Without experiencing personal pain, there would be no bases for expressing reciprocal compassion.”
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
“Without experiencing the joy of life, you cannot seek the source of life.”
“Without explaining why, and, most of all, without naming other authors or books, I can only say my novels are influenced by love and death.”
“Without exposure to potential failure, there is no risk.”
Source: Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin's Path to God
“Without extended, concentrated prayer, the ministry of the Word withers. And when the ministry of the Word declines, faith (Rom. 10:17; Gal. 3:2, 5) and holiness (John 17:17) decline. Activity may continue, but life and power and fruitfulness fade away. Therefore, whatever opposes prayer opposes the whole work of ministry.”
Source: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry
“Without external pressure, things might have gone very differently. That has always been true for African Americans; the better we've been at raising international awareness, the better off we've been at realizing solutions to our own problems.”
“Without external threats and challenges people just fall apart. Imagine a video game where you start with infinite hit points, currency, and weapons. Your video game character would just turn into a complete degenerate who would just mess around out of boredom, the entire society would turn into Grand Theft Auto. Keep in mind the vast majority of people are selfish, dumb, and foolish, especially so without societies that socialize them to be better. Without external pressure, society collapses into degeneracy.”
“Without eyelids, he seemed to stare right through her when he slept, like a figure in a painting whose gaze follows you no matter where you orient yourself in the room.”
Source: Shark Heart
“Without fail, he always signed off on these letters with love and he always included Whiskey and Bess in the list of individuals sending this love my way. At the time it made me laugh, it made me embarrassed, but as soon as I softened, as soon as I matured back into his son, I came to appreciate what he was saying -- an endearing and magnanimous reminder of how family will always be the sum of its individual members, be they human or animal.”
Source: Ever By My Side: A Memoir in Eight [Acts] Pets
“Without fail, every cartoonist that I asked advice from bent over backward to be helpful and encouraging. It took many forms: some of it was just an implicit acceptance, like being invited along to the dinner with all of the good cartoonists, or sitting down at a drafting table with an artist and him showing me how to draw backgrounds and perspectives.”
“Without fail, the days that I start off the right way with a little devotional time and putting God first. Those days are really good days.”
“Without failure there is no achievement.”
“Without failure, there is no success.”
“Without failure there is no sweetness in success. There's no understanding of it.”
“Without failure there’s no learning, without failure there’s no discovery, without failure there’s no progress.”
Source: Every Generation Needs Caretakers: The Gospel of Patriotism
“Without faith a man can do nothing; with it all things are possible.”
“Without faith, a positive attitude is merely us working under our own strength and weak power.”
Source: The Branch and the Vine: How Jesus Gave Me Freedom from Depression
“Without faith and hope, how could we have survived life?”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“Without faith in his own judgment no man can go very far in this game. That is about all I have learned - to study general conditions, to take a position and stick to it. I can wait without a twinge of impatience. I can see a setback without being shaken, knowing that it is only temporary.”
“Without faith, it is impossible for you to become great.”
Source: The Science of Being Great
“Without faith, it is not possible to experience a Divine orchestrated change.”
Source: The Essence of Faith: Daily Inspirational Quotes
“Without Faith, it is not possible to experience a divinely orchestrated change.”
Source: The Essence of Faith: Daily Inspirational Quotes
“Without faith it’s impossible for you to be a complete sensual woman.”
“Without faith, some battles can easily overpower you. But with faith, you can fight until you overcome by God’s Grace.”
Source: The Essence of Faith: Daily Inspirational Quotes
“Without Faith, the enemy can ensnare you in fear.”
Source: The Essence of Faith: Daily Inspirational Quotes
“Without faith there can be no prayer, no matter how great our helplessness may be. Helplessness united with faith produces prayer.”
“Without faith, there is fear.”