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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
The human landscape of the New World shows a conquest of nature by an intelligence that does not love it.
I'm not putting down anyone that does look at their work in that way, but for me I am a hardcore amateur.
Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of 'holy alliance.'
There is no authentic inner freedom that does not, sooner or later, also affect and change human history.
Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.
Wars do not end wars any more than an extraordinarily large conflagration does away with the fire hazard.
But it is in storms that God does his finest work, for it is in storms that God has our keenest attention
If the Christian does not know when God is speaking, he is in trouble at the heart of his Christian life!
The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.
If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it; happiness is the outcome of good.
No matter what one does, regardless of failure or success, the experience is a form of success in itself.
No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.
The gardener does not make a plant grow. The job of a gardener is to create optimal conditions for growth
We do not know which of our silver products will be judged as gold by our successors, nor does it matter.
Not one drop of blood is left inside my veins that does not throb: I recognize signs of the ancient flame.
Does anybody learn writing, or do they just touch someone who lets them see the power of the deleted word?
I am a gay writer, absolutely. And in no way does that fact limit the reach or importance of what I write.
There is no real education that does not respond to felt need; anything else acquired is trifling display.
It is habit for me to discount myself before somebody else does it for me. Better to get in the first lick
the Lord does not so much look at the work that is done, as at the faithfulness of our hearts in doing it.
Can you imagine a world in which the letter O does not exist? My name would be Thm Yrke. Think about that.
Fortune does not change men, it unmasks them. —SUZANNE NECKER, WIFE OF JACQUES NECKER, MINISTER OF FINANCE
You have the right to anything. Does that undermine the fabric of our society? I would argue yes, it does.
Loneliness does not worry me; life is difficult enough, putting up with yourself and with your own habits.
That inspiration comes, does not depend on me. The only thing I can do is make sure it catches me working.
Yoga serves the individual, and does so through inviting transformation rather than by giving information.
Outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or economically as the private sector.
An American has no sense of privacy. He does not know what it means.There is no such thing in the country.
If pizza brings you joy, then by all means, love that pizza like your life depends on it. Because it does.
He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed is by the action itself contracted.
If you read the book, you're not a journalist. You're some impostor! No journalist actually does any work.
He who has loved and who betrays love does harm not only to the image of the past, but to the past itself.
The march of humanity, springing as it does from an infinite multitude of individual wills, is continuous.
The sentimentalist does not think of what he does so much as of what the world will think of what he does.
My answer to your question'Does the writer have a social responsibility?' is NO.You owe me ten cents, sir.
One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.
The Gospel is like a caged lion. It does not need to be defended, it just needs to be let out of its cage.
I'm a big Marty Robbins fan. I love Marty Robbins. Of course, everybody does. That's not such a big shock.
How wonderful to go beyond wanting and fearing in your relationships. Love does not want or fear anything.
The quality of life in our world does not depend on the conflicts that arise, but on our response to them.
Plurality which is not reduced to unity is confusion; unity which does not depend on plurality is tyranny.
The imprimatur of truthfulness does not guarantee truthfulness. People should know better. But they don't.
An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins.
I was able to change my life by knowing that if somebody does something good for you, you have to respond.
In this world there is a paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.
I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
Things you like to do should be a hobby of yours, but things the world does should be a business of yours.
God has abandoned you. Fear does not serve you. Your heart has betrayed you. Only the music can guide you.
Virtue does not come from wealth, but wealth, and every other good thing which men have comes from virtue.