Sincere Quotes - Page 9

• If we want sincere harmony, peace and joy in our lives, we can have them, but we must be willing to do the work. We must make maintaining an awareness of our spiritual natures first in our lives. Our inner world is the architect of our external world. We don't lose faith in the goodness of life because we become angry and depressed. We become angry and depressed because we lose faith in the goodness of life.

  Susan L. Taylor

  Spiritual, Joy, World

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• The greatest horrors of our world are committed by people who are totally sincere.

  John Mortimer

  Our World, People, Horror

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• The simplest way of becoming his light is by being kind and loving, thoughtful, and sincere with others: 'By this they will know that you are his disciples.'

  Mother Teresa

  Thoughtful, Light, Way

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• Though my life is low, if my spirit looks upward habitually at an elevated angle, it is as if it were redeemed. When the desire to be better than we are is really sincere we are instantly elevated, and so far better already.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Desire, Looks, Spirit

  Henry David Thoreau (1960). “H. D. Thoreau, a Writer's Journal”, p.25, Courier Corporation

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• We have to have some form of politics. Politics is a form of resolving conflicts. Politics which comes from sincere motivation is constructive.

  Dalai Lama

  Motivation, Conflict, Form

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• For a better, happier, more stable and civilized future, each of us must develop a sincere, warm-hearted feeling of brotherhood and sisterhood.

  Dalai Lama

  Sisterhood, Feelings, Brotherhood

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• When a problem first arises, try to remain humble and maintain a sincere attitude, and be concerned that the outcome is fair.

  Dalai Lama

  Attitude, Humble, Trying

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.11, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• You can tell a workingman you like him, but he knows whether you are sincere or not. You can't make him believe you are interested in his welfare unless you are.

  Charles M. Schwab

  Believe, Welfare, Knows

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• Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless; we lose energy as a result of weariness and difficulties, and our fervor dies out. The Church urgently needs the deep breath of prayer, and to my great joy groups devoted to prayer and intercession, the prayerful reading of God's word and the perpetual adoration of the Eucharist are growing at every level of ecclesial life.

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Reading, Joy

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.75, SPCK

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• We are neck and neck but there will be a very - it will be a very tough campaign in the last ten days. We must be very open and sincere with the Greek people. They should know what they could really expect. I think all of these old political logic is dead. We have to be honest, open and determined to get the Greeks out of this crisis.

  Dora Bakoyannis

  Thinking, People, Political

  Source: www.sbs.com.au

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• As for methods of prayer, all of them are good as long as they are sincere.

  Victor Hugo

  Prayer, Long, Method

  "Stop What You’re Doing and Read".

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• You have no right to say that I am not sincere. I have found a happiness in art that real life has never given me. I am intensely in earnest about art. There is is a magic and mystery in art that you know nothing of.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Art, Real, Magic

  George Bernard Shaw (2015). “The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more”, p.4039, e-artnow

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• If we want to be sincere, we must admit that there is a well-nourished love and an ill-nourished love. And the rest is literature.

  Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

  Literature, Want, Ill

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• Many critics have become de facto teachers. That is a lot of responsibility, and I think it should be wielded with care. Most people appreciate sincere guidance.

  Michael Hersch

  Teacher, Responsibility, Thinking

  Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. April 14, 2014.

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• Paradise can take the form of anything! It can be a flower or it can be a word or it can just be a sincere smile!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Flower, Paradise, Form

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• Any work of art, provided it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love.

  Truman Capote

  Art, Motivation, Spring

  Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). “Truman Capote: Conversations”, p.19, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Words are one thing - deeds something entirely different. Fine words are a mask to cover shady deeds. A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.

  Joseph Stalin

  Iron, Water, Different

  Joseph Stalin (1953). “Works”

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• The sincere effort to accept and promote the human values - Truth, Right Conduct, Peace, Non-Violence and Love. These five values are a essential for a full and worthwhile life as the five vital airs or pranas mentioned in the scriptures.

  Sathya Sai Baba

  Air, Effort, Scripture

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• The fans get to see you, and you can do great by your record if you have a great performance or a great night there. That's all part of the business. But at their core, awards shows are not really a sincere thing. For a lot of years, the artists had to pay to play their own set.

  Jay-Z

  Artist, Night, Awards

  Interview With Elvis Mitchell, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 11, 2010.

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• Sending you sincere condolences and the wish that the passing of time eases your sorrow.

  Margaret Jones

  Sympathy, Condolences, Sorrow

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• Making music clips, I have a responsibility to depict the artist in a way that suits them, and feels comfortable with how they want to present their music. From there I usually try to tell a story visually that complements the music, that lets the music be the hero element of the project. I just try to do something that feels sincere and creative and a little bit home-brewed so it doesn't feel too plastic or phony.

  Adria Petty

  Hero, Home, Responsibility

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Before my commercial success, I had difficulty doing what I wanted, but my sincere short films always won prizes in festivals. So I was ready for larger successes.

  Michel Ocelot

  Festivals, Film, Difficulty

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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• This little expression, 'It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you're sincere,' is a monstrous lie.

  R. C. Sproul

  Lying, Believe, Expression

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• Praying is simple. Use the words that you know. You don't have to be eloquent, just sincere and reverent.

  Oleta Adams

  Simple, Use, Praying

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• The intent of sincere humanitarians is to do good to society, just as the intent of the child who kills a bird by to much fondling is to do good to the bird.

  Vilfredo Pareto

  Children, Bird, Fondling

  Vilfredo Pareto (1963). “The Mind and Society: A Treatise on General Sociology”

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