Thing Quotes

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

Love is not a volunteer thing.

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.

The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.

The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument... an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda.

People try to make a big deal, like I don't want to play my old songs. That's not it. I don't want to play my old songs if that's my only option. That's a different thing.

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.

A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.

God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.

This weird thing happens when you're in a movie that has some level of success. People start offering you all kinds of things, and they just expect you to do them because they'll be good for your career. It's not about the project's integrity or anything like that.

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it; for the more men talk, the more likely they are to do nothing else.

The greatest thing that we can do for the world is be America.

A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.

Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

Every little thing counts in a crisis.

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.

The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that's a good thing. As long as that rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it con only spur everyone on.

I was always reading those beauty magazines and wanting to become this unattainable thing.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me.

Become a student of change. It is the only thing that will remain constant.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.