Steady Quotes - Page 18

• Thy steady temper, Portius, Can look on guilt, rebellion, fraud, and Cæsar, In the calm lights of mild philosophy.

  Joseph Addison

  Philosophy, Light, Guilt

  Joseph Addison, Inchbald (1816). “Cato: a tragedy in five acts”, p.13

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• The very metaphor Paul chooses for this decisive moment in his argument shows that what he has in mind is not the unmaking of creation or simply its steady development, but the drastic and dramatic birth of new creation from the womb of the old.

  N. T. Wright

  Mind, Development, Stewardship

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• Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?
  The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
  I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
  
  Great Nature has another thing to do
  To you and me, so take the lively air,
  And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
  
  This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
  What falls away is always. And is near.
  I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
  I learn by going where I have to go.

  Theodore Roethke

  Fall, Sleep, Light

  Theodore Roethke (2011). “The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke”, p.165, Anchor

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• Slow, steady progress is better than fast, daily excuses.

  Robin Sharma

  Progress, Excuse, Steady Progress

  FaceBook post by Robin Sharma from Aug 22, 2013

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• I like a thin book because it will Steady a Table, a leather volume because it will Strop a Razor, and a heavy book because it can be Thrown at a Cat.

  Mark Twain

  Book, Cat, Tables

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• Oh, God. God, isn't that perfect? He's Dad. He's Dad with a layer of nerd. Solid, steady, chipping away so patiently, you don't even know you've had your shields hacked down until you're defenseless. It's the type." "You're not in love with a type, you're in love with a man," Penny corrected. "Or you're not.

  Nora Roberts

  Dad, Men, Perfect

  Nora Roberts (2011). “The Novels of Nora Roberts”, p.2112, Penguin

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• How beautiful is night! A dewy freshness fills the silent air; No mist obscures; nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven: In full-orbed glory, yonder moon divine Rolls through the dark blue depths; Beneath her steady ray The desert circle spreads Like the round ocean, girdled with the sky. How beautiful is night!

  Robert Southey

  Beautiful, Ocean, Dark

  Robert Southey, Henry Theodore Tuckerman (1884). “The Poetical Works of Robert Southey: With a Memoir ...”

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• Whenever you are angry or afraid, nervous or worried or resentful, repeat the mantram until the agitation subsides. The mantram works to steady the mind, and all these emotions are power running against you, which the mantram can harness and put to work for you.

  Eknath Easwaran

  Running, Mind, Agitation

  Eknath Easwaran (2009). “The Mantram Handbook: A Practical Guide to Choosing Your Mantram & Calming Your Mind”, p.13, Nilgiri Press

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• A body without bones would be a limp impossible mess, so a day without steady routine would be disruptive and chaotic.

  May Sarton

  Would Be, Routine, Body

  May Sarton (2014). “At Eighty-Two: A Journal”, p.7, Open Road Media

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• Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort, I think we can overcome any form of negative conditioning and make positive changes in our lives. But we need to remember that genuine change doesn't happen overnight.

  Dalai Lama

  Thinking, Effort, Needs

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• Any other foundation will fail, but Christ is a sure and steady rock to build your life on.

  Billy Graham

  Rocks, Foundation, Failing

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• America leads - not with bluster, but with persistent, steady resolve.

  Barack Obama

  America, Bluster, Resolve

  Sixth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2015

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• Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position.

  Rocco DiSpirito

  Worry, Focus, Making Money

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• If you do not choose to become a steady source of blissfulness for yourself and everything around you, you will remain an immature life.

  Jaggi Vasudev

  Spiritual, Humanity, Immature

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• The word 'commitment' has lost it's meaning. I'm old enough to remember when it used to be positive. A commited person was someone to be admired. He was loyal and steady. Now a commitment is something you avoid. You don't want to tie yourself down.

  Mitch Albom

  Commitment, Ties, Being Positive

  Mitch Albom (2009). “Have a Little Faith: A True Story”, Hyperion

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• Id always assumed that by 40 Id have at least a modicum of stability - a steady income, an established career, a bountiful fullness, like a pillow into which I could sink as I entered the second half of my life.

  Deborah Copaken

  Careers, Income, Half

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• The men and women, the weapons, the deerhunt all make a huge and fragile danger in John Bolger's novel The Hunters. There is care and harm in this book and all written with felicitous and steady grace.

  Ron Carlson

  Book, Men, Grace

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• With impeccable prose, dry wit, and uncommon wisdom, Ted Thompson brings to life one family's painful disappointments and powerful resilience. The Land of Steady Habits combines Austen's shrewd mastery of domestic economics with Updike's compassion for the melancholy commuter to make something elegant, fresh, and brilliant.

  Maggie Shipstead

  Powerful, Disappointment, Compassion

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• Healthy is being physically strong, mentally calm and steady and emotionally soft

  Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

  Strong, Healthy, Calm

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• The most puzzling thing about TV is the steady advance of the sponsor across the line that has always separated news from promotion, entertainment from merchandising. The advertiser has assumed the role of originator, and the performer has gradually been eased into the role of peddler.

  E. B. White

  Media, Roles, News

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• I have kept a steady focus on restoring public faith in our state government since taking office July 1. Now it is time to make even bigger and bolder gains through legislative action.

  Jodi Rell

  Government, July, Office

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• We sold a certain, steady amount of product for them and they could count on it. When it came time to ask for the money for this new record, they dropped us. It was fine with us. It was a dead fish.

  Gene Ween

  Money, Records, Certain

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• I call for effort, courage, sacrifice, devotion. Granting the love of freedom, all of these are possible. And the love of freedom is still fierce and steady in the nation today. June 10, 1940

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Love, Sacrifice, June

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• There is a spiritual law of choosing, believing, abiding, and holding steady in our walk with God, which is essential to the working of the Holy Spirit either in our sanctification or healing.

  Lettie Cowman

  Christian, Spiritual, Believe

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• These are challenging times for all Americans. We face the specter of war abroad and a steady stream of bad economic news at home.

  Bob Matsui

  War, Home, Challenges

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