W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique.”
“Without technique, it doesn't matter what your ideas are; you would not be able to do what you want. It's something that you always need to work on. It's also important to never forget the feeling for the music, the imagination.”
“Without technology humanity has no future, but we have to be careful that we don’t become so mechanised that we lose our human feelings.”
“Without television and mass communication, that knowledge wouldn't exist. So I think it actually has the possibility of turning people into more understanding and more empathetic people.”
“Without temptations, it is not possible to learn the wisdom of the Spirit. It is not possible that Divine love be strengthened in your soul. Before temptations, a man prays to God as a stranger. When temptations are allowed to come by the love of God, and he does not give in to them, then he stands before God as a sincere friend. For in fulfilling the will of God, he has made war on the enemy of God and conquered him.”
“Without tenderness and a sense of humor life gathers weight.”
“Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting.”
“Without term limits, some remain in office for decades; as a result, their power increases and they feel entitled, and ignore the people they represent; but do not be fooled that term limits would ultimately change representation, for it’s the ignorance of the populace who continue returning the same people to office.”
“Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisoners, even if it were interested in holding captured POWs.”
“Without that freedom to sin there is also no freedom to love.”
“Without that innate sense of human worth, a man cannot long endure adversity, nor can he long enjoy prosperity.”
“Without that poise and balance and gentle humor and caring sense, nothing happens at all. It's just egotism and vanity and jealousy and possessiveness.”
“Without that sense of security which property gives, the land would still be uncultivated.”
“Without that thick skin and a clear vision of what it is you want to do, what it is you know you want to do, it can be really easy to get out here and get lost and swept away in whatever is going on. You really have to be steadfast in the mind for sure.”
“Without the 10% structured learning, learners struggle to take advantage of the 90% of the learning.”
Source: HR Mastermind
“Without the a test you don't have a testimony.”
“Without the ability of issue groups to tell the truth, who knows what the public will believe.”
“Without the ability to accept, trust and love oneself, no true foundation can be built for your life.”
Source: Circuit Train Your Brain: Daily Habits That Develop Resilience
“Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.”
Source: Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living
“Without the ability to express hate, there will be nothing left to love.”
“Without the ability to think about yourself, to reflect on your life, there’s really no awareness, no consciousness. Consciousness doesn’t come automatically; it comes through being alive, awake, curious, and often furious.”
“Without the ability to visualize a goal and believe it will be reached, nothing of substance will be achieved. Not by anybody. Not at any time. Not in any place.”
Source: Driven: How to Succeed in Business and in Life
“Without the absolute truth, to know the truth value of our own existence is beyond our strengths/limits/possibilities.”
“Without the accurate spine movement, one can't exist dynamically.”
“Without the aid of memory, human cognition would be nil. Without memory, there can be no thinking, no learning, no accumulation of shared knowledge, and no philosophy. Thinking requires the capacity to recall. Thinking is what enables human beings the ability to understand cause and effect, recognize patterns of significance, comprehend the unique context of experience, measure personal activities, and respond to the world in a meaningful way. Knowledge is memory based. Learning demands the acquisition of studious observations and learned information, the ability to recall a slew of previously held factoids on command, and logically and intuitively to extrapolate from such objective facts. Without memory, there could be no morality. Awareness of humankind’s ineluctable sense of impermanence requires the ability to comprehend times passage through use of stored memories. Without the epic sense of being that memory supplies us, there would be no understanding of eternity, we would remain ignorant of the unremitting thump of time, and therefore, we would be forever unaware of humankind’s wretched transience.”
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
“Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my way across the room.”
Source: Sketches and Essays by W. H. Now first collected [and edited] by his son
“Without the aid of sacred ceremony or costume, her feelings had turned this man, only a few years older than herself, into a priest, a sort of trust less rare than the fidelity that guards it. Young reverence for one who is also young is the most coercive of all: there is the same level of temptation, and the higher motive is believed in as a fuller force--not suspected to be a mere residue from weary experience.
But the coercion is often stronger on the one who takes the reverence. Those who trust us educate us. And perhaps in that ideal consecration of Gwendolen's, some education was being prepared for Deronda.”
Source: Daniel Deronda
“Without the aid of the visual cues of the person she talked to, conversations on the phone often baffled her. Words sometimes ran together, abrupt changes in topic were difficult for her to anticipate and follow, and her comprehension suffered. Although writing presented its own set of problems, she could keep them hidden from discovery because she wasn't restricted to real-time responding.”
Source: Still Alice
“Without the aid of trained emotions the intellect is powerless against the animal organism.”
Source: THE ABOLITION OF MAN
“Without the air of prayer, we die spiritually.”
Source: Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You
“Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.”
Source: Eldredge 3 in 1 - Sacred Romance , Waking the Dead, Desire
“Without the assistance of eating and drinking, the most sparkling wit would be as heavy as a bad soufflé, and the brightest talent as dull as a looking-glass on a foggy day.”
Source: The Modern Housewife: Or, Ménagère. Comprising Nearly One Thousand Receipts, for the Economic and Judicious Preparation of Every Meal of the Day, and Those for the Nursery and Sick Room; and Minute Directions for Family Management in All Its Branches. Illustrated with Engravings Including the Modern Housewife's Unique Kitchen, and Magic Stove
“Without the assistance of that Divine Being...I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail.”
Source: The collected works of Abraham Lincoln
“Without the baggy clothes or oven mitts, she looked less like a cute young housewife and more like something that had crawled out of Hell.”
Source: Deadly Hearts
“Without the balancing context of everyday life, all you have is the news, and news by its nature is generally bad.”
“Without the ball, you can't win.”
“Without the basic humane connection, even the expertise of a scientist turns worthless.”
Source: Lord is My Sheep: Gospel of Human
“Without the basic need for food, animals would not kill one another. That’s the humanistic aspect of them. But men have killed one another for nothing. That’s the animalistic aspect of them.”
“Without the basis in written law, and without the basis in our Constitution ratified by the people, judges can't make laws. And if we accept the notion that their dictates are law, then we have not only submitted to tyranny, we have abandoned a republican form of government.”
“Without the BBC, the proliferation of television and radio channels by the private sector would simply result in more and more channels, with tiny audiences, all seeking to do the same thing. The future would be one of fragmentation - fragmentation without either plurality or diversity.”
“Without the beat in the background, Jazz basically sounds like an armadillo was let loose on the keyboard.”
“Without the benefit of being married to Ángel, Lina Ruz González had seven children by him, three boys and four girls. She was a simple woman who worked for him as a domestic servant. Fidel was her third child…. Lina married Fidel’s father in 1943, after his first wife, María Luisa Argota y Reyes, who was sarcastically known as the “Princess,” died, leaving her five children behind. From all accounts, it didn’t seem as if anyone missed her.
In addition to the five children that María had, there was also a farmhand’s daughter, Generosa, who bore Ángel at least one son, by the name of Martin.
Fidel was given his mother’s name “Ruz” before her marriage to his father, but even after his mother’s marriage, when Fidel was a teenager, although he was accepted, he continued to be treated as a bastard child, rather than a son, by his rough-hewn father. Much of Fidel’s early life is obscure, but as a teenager, there were times that he acted impulsively, as with most boys…. Once when he was refused the use of the family car, he threatened to set it on fire. At another time, he rode his bicycle as fast as he could into a stonewall on a dare; of course he got scraped up, but fortunately for him, it didn’t take long before he made a complete recovery.”
“Without the benefit of Google, ask anybody to name more than five female filmmakers that have made more than three films. It's shockingly hard.”
“Without the Bible, this world would indeed be a dark and frightening place, without signpost or beacon.”
Source: Billy Graham in Quotes
“Without the bitter the sweet aint as sweet”
“Without the Blessed Sacrament a position like mine would be intolerable.”
“Without the blessing of cowardice, the world would long since have been torn to bits.”
“Without the blessing of the Lord, your best endeavors will do no good. He has the hearts of all men in His hands, and except He touch the hearts of your children by His Spirit, you will weary yourself to no purpose. Water, therefore, the seed you sow on their minds with unceasing prayer.”
“Without the body, there is no dressing.”
“Without the body, the wisdom of the larger self cannot be known.”
Source: Jung & Reich: The Body as Shadow