Lifetime Quotes - Page 28

• The good of man is the active exercise of his soul's faculties. This exercise must occupy a complete lifetime. One swallow does make a spring, nor does one fine day. Excellence is a habit, not an event.

  Aristotle

  Spring, Exercise, Men

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• A lifetime is so little a time that we die before we get ready to live. I should like to study at a college, but then I have to say to myself: "You will die before you can do anything else".

  John Muir

  College, Littles, Study

  John Muir, Peter Browning (1988). “John Muir, in His Own Words: A Book of Quotations”, p.1, Great West Books

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• I believe in sex and death- two experiences that come once in a lifetime.

  Woody Allen

  Sex, Believe, Two

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• What do you do with a lifetime of work? Face it in the morning.

  Iggy Pop

  Morning, Faces

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• I had been reading about [John] Calvin for years and had been studying the English Renaissance for many more years, and it had never occurred to me to think of them together. I learned that Calvin was the most widely read writer in England in Shakespeare's lifetime. He was translated and published in many editions.

  Marilynne Robinson

  Reading, Thinking, Years

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• If Robert Heinlein is more to your taste than George Lucas: “If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for, but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against.” That’s certainly true of me. Over my lifetime, the Republican Party has done far more to repulse me than the Democratic Party has done to appeal to me. But the result in the voting booth would be about the same either way.

  Kevin Drum

  Party, Voting, Would Be

  "In Politics, Hate > Love" by Kevin Drum, www.motherjones.com. October 27, 2015.

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• Giving a man a fish feeds him for one meal. Teaching a man to fish feeds him for a lifetime. As parents and gospel instructors, you and I are not in the business of distributing fish; rather, our work is to help our children learn 'to fish.'

  David A. Bednar

  Children, Teaching, Men

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• Truth is not obtained cheaply. It demands much time given to prayer and study of the Scriptures, followed by practical application in our daily lives. It must take priority over the many forms of cheap entertainment offered by our secular culture. It is a lifetime commitment.

  Derek Prince

  Prayer, Commitment, Priorities

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• You've got more potential than you could use in a thousand lifetimes, I see world class potential in you? But one of the secrets, is you're as good as the best ? you don't have to be better than the rest.

  Denis Waitley

  Class, Secret, Use

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• I think most people, in their lifetime, have seen somebody who has the ability to use force lord it over other individuals. I see a lot of those videos, and I am disturbed by people being yanked out of their cars, and it seems to be a disproportionate amount of young black men. I'm disturbed by it.

  Rand Paul

  Men, Thinking, People

  "Nine pre-debate questions with Rand Paul". Interview with David Weigel, www.washingtonpost.com. October 28, 2015.

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• I don't like to rate myself; others can do that. I've spoken with a number of young people who weren't even born in 1969, when the first moon landing was made. They've witnessed the first person to fly at faster than speed of the sound without propulsion. These kids are happy to have had such a momentous event in their lifetime.

  Felix Baumgartner

  Kids, Moon, Numbers

  "Death-Defying Skydiver Felix Baumgartner 'It's Never Been about the Thrills'". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. November 1, 2012.

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• I have a lifetime project which consists of boxes and boxes filled with envelopes on which people have written my name. I've always thought of it as a kind of double portrait, and a portrait of our relationship, which in some cases means nothing. But it makes me feel connected.

  Micah Lexier

  Mean, Names, People

  Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. October 1, 2013.

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• On the journey of the warrior-bodhisattva, the path goes down, not up, as if the mountain pointed toward the earth instead of the sky. Instead of transcending the suffering of all creatures, we move toward turbulence and doubt however we can. We explore the reality and unpredictability of insecurity and pain, and we try not to push it away. If it takes years, if it takes lifetimes, we let it be as it is. At our own pace, without speed or aggression, we move down and down and down. With us move millions of others, companions in awakening from fear.

  Pema Chodron

  Pain, Moving, Warrior

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• We are born knowing how to be just. And we die knowing we spent a lifetime pretending we didn't.

  Susan Meissner

  Knowing, Pretending, Born

  Susan Meissner (2010). “The Shape of Mercy: A Novel”, p.45, WaterBrook

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• Lou Holtz is a brilliant strategist, a first-class motivator, and an inspiring role model. Winning Every Day coaches you through the hard-won lessons of life that Coach Holtz has gleaned from a lifetime of learning. Using personal behind-the-scenes experiences he shows you how to break through obstacles, capitalize on fleeting opportunities, and achieve success. There is no better mentor than Lou Holtz.

  Peter Lowe

  Life Lesson, Winning, Opportunity

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• In science, it is rare that a transformational change occurs during our lifetimes.

  Dimitar Sasselov

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• I almost dropped dead the first time I heard Bob Dole say 'gay marriage' on the floor of the senate. He wasn't saying nice things, but he said it! I never thought in my lifetime I'd hear that. I just think we're moving now at warp speed. Even when we take a step back like with prop 8, we take two steps forward.

  Cherry Jones

  Nice, Moving, Gay

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• In our lifetimes, we can only know a small portion of what exists. The world is endless and its treasures are inexhaustible.

  Barry Webster

  World, Treasure, Endless

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• I'd like to thank the Academy for my lifetime achievement award that I will eventually get.

  Donald O'Connor

  Awards, Achievement, Academy

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• All we do in our lifetime is to scream in different ways to get attention in this dark universe!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Dark, Different, Attention

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• My philosophy is, "murder the rapist in your mind so you stop killing yourself." I've seen, in my lifetime, that sexual abuse has turned into self-abuse. When I kill the rapist inside of me, I will stop killing myself.

  Margaret Cho

  Philosophy, Self, Abuse

  "The righteous rage of Margaret Cho". Interview with Alli Maloney, nytlive.nytimes.com. November 10, 2015.

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• If you think people are dumb, you'll spend a lifetime doing dumb work.

  George Lois

  Thinking, People, Dumb

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• I do not believe there is the slightest chance of war with Japan in our lifetime. The Japanese are our allies.... Japan is at the other end of the world. She cannot menace our vital security in any way.... War with Japan is not a possibility which any reasonable government need take into account.

  Winston Churchill

  War, Believe, Government

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• The reality is you do not know exactly what is likely to occur tomorrow. Lifetime can be a ridiculous trip, and practically nothing is confirmed.

  Eminem

  Reality, Ridiculous, Tomorrow

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• Sri Chinmoy was a once in a lifetime spiritual leader who touched the lives of millions of people through his teachings, art, athletics, and music. He was a student of peace and he embodied peace. Sri Chinmoy was a great man and his life's work significantly helped to build world harmony and will continue to do so.

  Al Gore

  Spiritual, Art, Teaching

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