Thought Provoking Quotes - Page 13

• The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Motivational, Witty

  1950 Out of My LaterYears.

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• It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

  Epictetus

  Happiness, Moving On, Attitude

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• I am always wary of decisions made hastily. I am always wary of the first decision, that is, the first thing that comes to my mind if I have to make a decision. This is usually the wrong thing. I have to wait and assess, looking deep into myself, taking the necessary time.

  Pope Francis

  Decision, Waiting, Mind

  Pope Francis (2014). “My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change”, p.22, A&C Black

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• Instead of being just a church that welcomes and receives by keeping the doors open, let us try also to be a church that finds new roads, that is able to step outside itself and go to those who do not attend Mass, to those who have quit or are indifferent.

  Pope Francis

  Doors, Church, Trying

  Pope Francis (2014). “My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change”, p.55, A&C Black

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• An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

  Stephen Fry

  Funny, Witty, Book

  Stephen Fry (2010). “The Liar”, p.54, Random House

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• He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

  Immanuel Kant

  Heart, Men, Animal

  Immanuel Kant (1963). “Lectures on ethics”

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• There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.

  Jackie Kennedy

  Powerful, Children, Book

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• I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Kings, Character, Power

  "The Civil Sphere". Book by Jeffrey C. Alexander, p. 388, 2006.

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• Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, Freedom, Hate

  Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1968). “I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr”

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• When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Advice, Radicalism, Conservative

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.99, Beacon Press

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• With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

  Doris Lessing

  Book, Reading, Political

  Doris May Lessing (1992). “African laughter: four visits to Zimbabwe”

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• The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.

  C. S. Lewis

  Adversity, Years, Weather

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• There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Spiritual, Children

  Twitter post from Mar 27, 2017

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• The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Wisdom, Learning, School

  Jawaharlal Nehru (1967). “Jawaharlal Nehru's Speeches”

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• The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Education, Children, Growing Up

  Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.63, Penguin

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• There are lots of great movies coming out of the U.S. but it's not something I've ever really been interested in. They're great films but I much prefer the smaller independent films, which are more thought provoking and experimental.

  Billie Piper

  Independent, Film, Coming Out

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

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• Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward.

  Victor Kiam

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.

  Francis Chan

  People, Want, Coworker

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.48, David C Cook

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• Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.

  Chinua Achebe

  Who I Am, Needs, Teach

  FaceBook post by Chinua Achebe from Feb 17, 2012

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• Nothing important happens in life without a cost.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Important, Cost, Happens

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• Jerusalem Maiden is a page-turning and thought-provoking novel. Extraordinary sensory detail vividly conjures another time and place; heroine Esther Kaminsky’s poignant struggle transcends time and place. The ultimate revelation here: for many women, if not most, 2011 is no different than 1911, but triumph is nonetheless possible.

  Binnie Kirshenbaum

  Struggle, Pages Turning, Triumph

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• A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need.

  Vicki Myron

  Book, Reading, People

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• Sometimes the most important things that we do are things we cannot measure.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Important, Sometimes, Provoking

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• The time for change is now.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Time For A Change, Provoking

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• We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

  Max De Pree

  Life, Beautiful, Healing

  Max De Pree (1987). “Leadership is an Art”, Doubleday Business

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