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“I'm profoundly changed. There's a bittersweet emotion that I feel from playing this role. . . . I want the world to be different because I was here. However lofty or crazy or delusional that may sound, I want people's lives to be better because I was here.”

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Author:Will Smith

“So often do you see collegians enter life with high resolve and lofty purpose and then watch them shrink and shrink to sordid, selfish, shrewd plodders, full of distrust and sneers.”

Purpose Watches Learning Aging Selfish Resolve Distrust Shrinks Lofty Sneer

Author:W. E. B. Du Bois

“A bird maintains itself in the air by imperceptible balancing, when near to the mountains or lofty ocean crags; it does this by means of the curves of the winds which as they strike against these projections, being forced to preserve their first impetus bend their straight course towards the sky with divers revolutions, at the beginning of which the birds come to a stop with their wings open, receiving underneath themselves the continual buffetings of the reflex courses of the winds.”

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Author:Leonardo da Vinci

“Imagination is like a lofty building reared to meet the sky; whereas fancy is a balloon that soars at the wind's will.”

Imagination Fantasy Sky Building Wind Fancy Soar Lofty Balloons

Author:Gelett Burgess

“He who prohibited the making of a graven image would never himself have made an image in the likeness of holy things [i.e., by creating an image of them here on earth]. Nor is there at all any composite thing or creature endowed with sensation [made by God here on earth] like those in heaven. But the face is a symbol of the rational soul, the wings are the lofty ministers and energies of powers right and left, and the voice is delightful glory in endless contemplation.”

Made Soul Earth Faces Energy Left Heaven Voice Religious Holy Creatures Creating Glory Wings Endless Rational Symbols Ministers Contemplation Sensations Delightful Lofty Composites

Author:Clement of Alexandria

“Ethics is not for wimps. It's not easy being a good person. That's why it's such a lofty goal and an admirable achievement”

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Author:Michael Josephson

“The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.”

Light Fall Literature Fate Wind Mountain Highest Strikes Hiking Lightning Crash Towers Lofty

Author:Horace

“For One in such a lofty position to stoop so low is a marvel that is staggering. What sublime humility and humble sublimeness, that the Lord of the Universe, the Divine Son of God, should stoop as to hide Himself under the appearance of bread for our salvation! Behold the humble way of God, my brothers. Therefore, do not hold yourselves to be anything of yourselves, so that you may be entirely acceptable to One Who gives Himself entirely to you.”

Way Giving Should May Universe Lord Position Humility Divine Son Brother Lows Salvation Appearance Humble Bread My Brother Acceptable Sublime Sacraments Lofty Stoops Staggering

Author:Francis of Assisi

“The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions.”

Men Book Reading Opinion He Man Lofty

Author:Christopher Dawson

“No free government can stand without virtue in the people, and a lofty spirit of partiotism.”

People Government Spirit Liberty Virtue Lofty Free Government

Book:Messages ...: With a Short Sketch of His Life

Source: Messages ...: With a Short Sketch of His Life

“Of these austerer virtues the love of truth is the chief, and in mathematics, more than elsewhere, the love of truth may find encouragement for waning faith. Every great study is not only an end in itself, but also a means of creating and sustaining a lofty habit of mind; and this purpose should be kept always in view throughout the teaching and learning of mathematics.”

Source: Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays: Top Philosophy Collections

“Soup simmering, music of idle gossip, yammering kids, domestic chaos - long adjusted to this rolling scene, you show them your lofty calm.”

Long Shows Kids Scene Chaos Calm Gossip Rolling Idle Soup Grandparent Grandma Lofty Grandpa Idle Gossip

Author:Gottfried Keller

“Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level - neither too low nor too high. A good goal should be lofty enough to inspire hard work, yet realistic enough to provide solid hope of attainment.”

Should Art Hard Enough Games Goal Levels Inspire Hard Work Basketball Lows Tricks Setting Settings Realistic Setting Goals Attainment Lofty Good Goal

Author:Greg Norman

“It is a sultry day; the sun has drunk The dew that lay upon the morning grass; There is no rustling in the lofty elm That canopies my dwelling, and its shade Scarce cools me. All is silent, save the faint And interrupted murmur of the bee, Settling on the sick flowers, And then again Instantly on the wing.”

Morning Sun Flower Summer Sick Lays Wings Silent Drunk Settling Grass Shade Bees June Dwelling Dew Lofty Scarce Interrupted Canopy

Author:William C. Bryant

“If the God of revelation is most appropriately worshipped in the temple of religion, the God of nature may be equally honored in the temple of science. Even from its lofty minarets the philosopher may summon the faithful to prayer, and the priest and sage exchange altars without the compromise of faith or knowledge.”

Ifs May God Science Religion Faith Prayer Knowledge Accounts Philosopher Compromise Faithful Revelations Temples Priests Sage Honored Altars Lofty

Author:David Brewster

“But, contrary to the lady's prejudices about the engineering profession, the fact is that quite some time ago the tables were turned between theory and applications in the physical sciences. Since World War II the discoveries that have changed the world are not made so much in lofty halls of theoretical physics as in the less-noticed labs of engineering and experimental physics. The roles of pure and applied science have been reversed; they are no longer what they were in the golden age of physics, in the age of Einstein, Schrödinger, Fermi and Dirac.”

“A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet.”

Spirit Nations Knowledge Generations Library Palaces Lofty Library Books Libraries And Librarians Libraries And Reading

Author:Shmuel Niger

“He is lofty, and I am eminent.”

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Author:Gough Whitlam

“It is by translating your fine sense of aspiration into actual lofty deeds that you grow toward your ideal. Link your lofty thoughts to earnest, active effort, and good results will inevitably follow. The great things you intend to do some time must have a beginning if they are ever to be done, so begin something worthwhile today.”

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Book:Inspiration and Ideals: Thoughts for Every Day

Source: Inspiration and Ideals: Thoughts for Every Day

“How many ages hence Shall this our lofty scene be acted over In states unborn and accents yet unknown!”

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Author:William Shakespeare

“Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don't necessarily think of it spiritual guidance.”

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Author:Julia Cameron

“Philanthropy is loving, and ameliorative, revolutionary; it wakens lofty desires, new possibilities, achievements, and energies; ... it touches thought to spiritual issues, systematizes action, and insures success.”

Action Spiritual Desire Energy Issues Possibility Achievement Generosity Revolutionary Philanthropy Lofty New Possibilities

Book:Christian Science Sentinel

Source: Christian Science Sentinel

“Poetry is a solitary process. One does not write poetry for the masses. Poetry is a self-involved, lofty pursuit. Songs are for the people. When I'm writing a song, I imagine performing it. I imagine giving it. It's a different aspect of communication. It's for the people.”

People Giving Writing Doe Different Self Song Process Imagine Communication Involved Mass Aspect Pursuit Performing Poetry Is Songwriting Solitary Lofty

Author:Patti Smith

“I wish I could recall with clarity the impulse that compelled me to help bring this camp into being. I'd be pleased if I could announce a motive of lofty purpose. I've been accused of compassion, of altruism, of devotion to Christian, Hebrew, and Muslim ethic, but however desperate I am to claim ownership of a high ideal, I cannot. I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck; the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others, made especially savage for children because they may not be allowed the good fortune of a lifetime to correct it.”

“As an actor, you generally don’t get to choose what projects you are part of, so I’ve been very fortunate that The Book of Mormon was something I got to be part of. I don’t want to be lofty, but it was groundbreaking, in many ways, for musical theater, so that was really thrilling to be part of.”

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Author:Andrew Rannells

“Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that grew out of the dirt.”

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Author:Barbara Kingsolver

“It is horrible! It is not the suffering and the death of the animals that is horrible, but the fact that the man without any need for so doing crushes his lofty feeling of sympathy and mercy for living creatures and does violence to himself that he may be cruel. The first element of moral life is abstinence.”

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Author:Leo Tolstoy

“Painters are not in any way unsociable through pride, but either because they find few pursuits equal to painting, or in order not to corrupt themselves with the useless conversation of idle people, and debase the intellect from the lofty imaginations in which they are always absorbed.”

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Author:Michelangelo

“Doomed Lord's Passing. For the mind of man alone is free to explore the lofty vastness of the cosmic infinite, to transcend ordinary consciousness, to roam the secret corridors of the brain where past and future melt into one...And universe and individual are linked, the one mirrored in the other, and each contains the other.”

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Book:Elric The Stealer of Souls

Source: Elric The Stealer of Souls

“It is sparkling light, aromatic plants, a lofty palace, a flowing river, ripe fruit, a beautiful wife and abundant clothing, in an eternal abode of radiant joy, in beautiful soundly-constructed high houses.”

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Author:Muhammad

“[Seeds Are Small.] Becoming a force of nature doesn't mean that all of our aspirations must be "grand." First steps are often small, and initial visions that focus energy effectively often address immediate problems. What matters is engagement in the service of a larger purpose rather than lofty aspirations that paralyze action. Indeed, it's a dangerous trap to believe that we can pursue onlhy "great visions."”

Source: Presence: Exploring Profound Change in People, Organizations and Society

“"Spirituality" in business sounds lofty. How practical is it? The answer is "very." There's a fundamental way in which Spirit and consciousness contribute to worldly success-and it has long been ignored. [. . .] As experts, authors and gurus often note, the game of business is to influence the external world. But here's the point: How can you control your environment if you can't even manage your own thoughts and emotions? In other words, how do you rule the world without first mastering yourself? The cornerstone of effective leadership is self-mastery.”

“Stick to the script like paper clips and coffee stains, Never let a seed of doubt deter you from your lofty aims, The will is much stronger than the flesh, And it only gets stronger when you going through duress, Imagination is the factory that makes legends... Close Your Eyes and dream B.I.G. like Faith Evans.”

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Author:Jay Electronica

“The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic, and to confer an apparently sacred character upon practices which have come down from more ignorant and barbarous times.”

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Book:Religion and Science

Source: Religion and Science

“Patriotism! It is used to define so many diversities, to justify so many wrongs, to compass so many ends, that its life is killed out; it becomes a dead word in the vocabulary-a blank counter, to be moved to any part of the game; and that flag which, streaming from the mast-head of our ship of state, striped with martyr-blood, and glistening with the stars of lofty promise, should always indicate our worldwide mission, and the glorious destinies that we carry forward, is bandied about in every selfish skirmish, and held up as the symbol of every political privateer.”

“Have it compose a poem -- a poem about a haircut! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, quiet heroism in the face of certain doom! Six lines, cleverly rhymed, and every word beginning with the letter s!”

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Book:The Cyberiad

Source: The Cyberiad

“What can be considered human emotions? Surely not only lyricism, sadness, tragedy? Doesn't laughter also have a claim to that lofty title? I want to fight for the legitimate right of laughter in "serious" music.”

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Author:Dmitri Shostakovich

“Lofty talk about 'social justice' or 'fairness' boils down to greatly expanded powers for politicians, since those pretty words have no concrete definition. They are a blank check for creating disparities in power that dwarf disparities in income - and are far more dangerous.”

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Author:Thomas Sowell

“A tall, well-built man with a deep chest and broad shoulders can carry a heavy burden with ease and unconcern, and still keep one hand free; a dwarf would be crushed by half that weight. Thus lofty posts make great men greater still, and small men much smaller.”

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Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“What is it to be a gentleman? Is it to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise, and, possessing all these qualities, to exercise them in the most graceful outward manner? Ought a gentleman to be a loyal son, a true husband, an honest father? Ought his life to be decent, his bills to be paid, his taste to be high and elegant, his aims in life lofty and noble?”

Source: Contributions to Punch, Etc.

“For the Deist ... prayer is calling across a void to a distant deity. This lofty figure may or may not be listening. He, or it, may or may not be inclined, or even able, to do very much about us and our world, even if he (or it) wanted to ... all you can do is send off a message, like a marooned sailor scribbling a note and putting it in a bottle, on the off-chance that someone out there might pick it up. That kind of prayer takes a good deal of faith and hope. But it isn't Christian prayer.”

“I want to burn with the spirit of the times. I want all servants of the stage to recognize their lofty destiny. I am disturbed at my comrades' failure to rise above narrow caste interests which are alien to the interests of society at large. Yes, the theatre can play an enormous part in the transformation of the whole of existence.”

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Author:Vsevolod Meyerhold

“Morality was not relative, they claimed, nor even existing solely in the realm of human condition. No, they proclaimed morality was an imperative of all life, a natural law that was neither the brutal acts of beasts nor the lofty ambitions of humanity, but something other, something unassailable”

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Author:Steven Erikson

“Being the beloved is our identity, the core of our existence. It is not merely a lofty thought, an inspiring idea, or one name among many. It is the name by which God knows us and the way He relates to us”

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Book:Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging

Source: Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging

“Students often have such a lofty idea of what a poem is, and I want them to realize that their own lives are where the poetry comes from. The most important things are to respect the language; to know the classical rules, even if only to break them; and to be prepared to edit, to revise, to shape.”

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Author:Yusef Komunyakaa

“To a naturalist nothing is indifferent; the humble moss that creeps upon the stone is equally interesting as the lofty pine which so beautifully adorns the valley or the mountain: but to a naturalist who is reading in the face of the rocks the annals of a former world, the mossy covering which obstructs his view, and renders indistinguishable the different species of stone, is no less than a serious subject of regret.”

Source: Theory of the Earth: With Proofs and Illustrations, in Four Parts

“What you admire in others will develop in yourself. Therefore, to love the ordinary in any one is to become ordinary, while to love the noble and the lofty in all minds is to grow into the likeness of that which is noble and lofty.”

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Book:The Optimist Creed

Source: The Optimist Creed

“An art of expression should begin with childhood, and the lucid use of one's mother tongue should be typical of that art. The sense of reality should be strengthened from the beginning, yet by no means at the cost of those lofty illusions we call patriotism, veneration, love.”

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Book:The Public Papers

Source: The Public Papers

“I won a noble fame; But with a sudden frown, The people snatched my crown, And, in the mire, trod down My lofty name.”

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Author:Theodore Tilton

“Nearly all the Gauls are of a lofty stature, white, and of ruddy complexion; terrible from the sternness of their eyes, very quarrelsome, and of great pride and insolence. A whole troop of foreigners would not be able to withstand a single Gaul if he called his wife to his assistance, who is usually very strong, and with blue eyes”

Ifs Whole Eye Able Strong White Wife Pride Terrible Blue Very Strong Assistance Foreigners Lofty Blue Eyes Stature Complexion Insolence

Author:Ammianus Marcellinus

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