Top 1081 Attain Quotes & Sayings - Page 4

I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.

Some souls attain enlightenment. No one knows why. You could say it is individual inclination. I'm not convinced that's the case.

When your private life has been dragged into public space, you tend to attain a zen-like composure.

Americas presidents tend to die young. Maybe it is in the nature of the men who reach such heights, or of the job once they attain it.

When I entered the sport of boxing I wanted to be one of the best and be undefeated. And I was able to attain that, not just one championship title, but four.

Who would attain to summits still and fair,Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.

Sometimes well-intentioned programs can lead to dependency and cause us to forget we have what it takes to attain the American dream.

No effort is required to define or even attain happiness, but enormous concentration is needed to abandon everything else.

Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.

Reincarnation is not what a lot of people think. Yes, we are eternal. No, everyone does not attain enlightenment; it's not necessary; life is smarter than we are.

The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening.

Minimum wage laws have never worked in terms of having the middle class attain more prosperity.

It is equally easy, initially, for either a man or a woman to attain enlightenment, what we would call liberation or self-realization.

I hope you will attain enlightenment. I am here to tell you that you already have! But you don't know... The difference between the Buddha and us is the confidence in knowing that he was enlightened.

The things are mighty few on earth that wishes can attain. Whate'er we want of any worth, we've got to work to gain.

The gift of broadcasting is, without question, the lowest human capacity to which any man could attain.

I have a lot of art in the house, but it's mine, friends'. Not necessarily - like, I didn't spend thousands of dollars to attain it. It's authentic, at least.

Baron Grimm declared that, as a rule, it was easy for little minds to attain splendid positions, because they devoted all their ability to the one object.

We need a broad commitment to human rights across the board. We cannot attain that simply by protecting one oppressed group or the other.

Attain and maintain a reputation, for it is the usufruct of fame. A stiff climb, for it is the issue of excellence, as rare as mediocrity is common.

America's presidents tend to die young. Maybe it is in the nature of the men who reach such heights, or of the job once they attain it.

Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.

[Gardening] is a means by which you can attain many valuable hours of solitude without being thought unsociable.

Whenever learners or those beyond learning awaken the mind, for the first time they plant one buddha-nature. Working with the four elements and five clusters, if they practice sincerely they attain enlightenment. Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment. This is because the four elements and five clusters and plants, trees, fences and walls are fellow students; because they are of the same essence, because they are the same mind and the same life, because they are the same body and the same mechanism.

Humanity will ever seek but never attain perfection. Let us at least survive and go on trying.

A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted; he must also be right.

Only in the human form is it possible for life to attain its final goal, which is to realize the all-pervading and infinite Divinity.

If education is to develop human nature so that it may attain the object of its being, it must involve the exercise of judgment.

The purpose of art is to raise people to a higher level of awareness than they would otherwise attain on their own.

If you seek to change your life and attain enlightenment, you must deal with these questions. If there is no truth in this, then ignore these silly words.

Homelessness is the actor's fate; physical incapacity to attain what is most required and desired by such a spirit as I am a slave to.

I'm working hard every day to attain all of my goals. Winning the Super Bowl is obviously at the top of that list.

Truth is not to be found outside. No teacher, no scripture can give it to you. It is inside you and if you wish to attain it, seek your own company. Be with yourself.

Our Catholic schools exist to help young people attain holiness in their lives, that is, to become saints.

The greatest height of heroism to which an individual, like a people, can attain is to know how to face ridicule.

Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain.

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.

The ideal we serve and strive to attain could never be evolved from us were it not potentially involved in our nature.

Take perfection and throw it out the window. There's always something you can make better or do differently - strive to IMPROVE, not attain the impossible.

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do a great deal if we choose our goals well and work diligently to attain them.

The goal of the human experience is to transform ourselves from being who long to attain power in the physical world to beings who are empowered from within.

When Poetry thus keeps its place as the handmaiden of piety, it shall attain not a poor perishable wreath, but a crown that fadeth not away.

I don't want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.

Commitment to a set of rules frees your play to attain a profundity and vigor otherwise impossible.

I had a very realistic expectation of the level of success that it was possible to attain writing romance novels.

The goal in life is not to attain some imaginary ideal; it is to find and fully use our own gifts.

Young children were sooner allured by love, than driven by beating, to attain good learning.

Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth and the soul requires inward restfulness to attain its full height.

There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his ends is to limit him.

Consistent failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression.

Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.

It is a striving to attain the best. To throttle it would mean to stop all progress. Certain men do not need to compete. They are pioneers.

I was told that Ganesha sat between Lakshmi and Saraswati. My quest to attain the blessings of both goddesses explains my physique.

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.

To attain "success" without attaining positive self-esteem is to be condemned to feeling like an imposter anxiously awaiting exposure.

Whatever fame a novelist my attain, it's always kind of an anonymous one. I can go anywhere, and no one knows who I am.

Never shall a man attain to the perfect love of God who has not loved to perfection some creature in this world.

We can't search or attain well being, wealth, studying, justice or kindness usually. Action is all the time particular, concrete, individualized, distinctive.

For knowledge is not given as gift...but through study...The free mind, not afraid of labor, presses on to attain the good.

It is always possible to be happy by ignoring the sufferings of the millions! People with high conscience can never attain this kind of insensitive happiness!