Top 1200 Events In Life Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

The occurrence of an event is not the same thing as knowing what it is that one has lived through. Most people had not lived -- nor could it, for that matter, be said that they had died-- through any of their terrible events. They had simply been stunned by the hammer. They passed their lives thereafter in a kind of limbo of denied and unexamined pain. The great question that faced him this morning was whether or not had had ever, really, been present at his life.

Men's actions to futurity appear but as the events to which they are conjoined do give them consequence.

The constant flux and caprice of mental events do not admit of the establishment of stable experimental conditions.

Every night for the next week, set aside ten minutes before you go to sleep. Write down three things that went well today and why they went well...Writing about why the positive events in your life happened may seem awkward at first, but please stick with it for one week. It will get easier. The odds are that you will be less depressed, happier, and addicted to this exercise six months from now.

Yeah, I don't deal with current events or pop culture, and I avoid politics like the plague.

The tarot card 'The Tower' seemed a chilling reflection of the events of September 11, 2001.

I love the sport, I'm a fan of MMA, I've been a fan of MMA since before I started it, I was a fan of Eddie Alvarez before I started fighting, so just the culmination of events that have transpired in my life through hard work, through specifically hard work, it's just, I'm happy.

Just as real events are forgotten, some that never were can be in our memories as if they happened.

My father took me to a lot of sports events as a child, and our TV stayed on ESPN.

My parents gave me a Mexican name. In our culture, we are named after the events of the day.

For any artistic person who creates imaginary people, the art is like inhabiting the life and mind of a seven-year-old child with imaginary friends and imaginary events and imaginary grace and imaginary tragedy. Within that alternate universe, the characters do have quite a bit of free will. I know it's happening in my mind and my mind alone, but they seem to have their own ability to shape their destinies. So I'm not shooting for anything. If the characters are vulnerable it's simply because they're very human.

If one has no compass, when one doesn't know where one stands and where one wants to go, one can deduce that one has no leadership or interest in shaping events.

I don't believe that people die and come back as spirits, but I think there might be some unexplained events.

Happiness is not something that happens ... It does not depend on outside events, but, rather, on how we interpret them.

I believe, however, that impending events will call us and we must respond but where, with whom, and how?

History keeps teaching us that we can't recognize the important events that are going to trigger changes.

It was amazing how these events lost their impact, translated through the flat gaze of a video screen.

[On public events attended by royalty:] It was the usual 'zoo tea.' You know, we eat - the others watch.

It's changed from one-hit wonder to 'Greg Rutherford wins events.' That's what I've always wanted, that level of recognition.

I always travel with my coach and with my physio. And then when I'm in Europe, my parents, maybe they come to events.

There are four great events in history, the siege of Troy, the life and crucifixion of Christ, the exile of Krishna in Brindaban and the colloquy on the field of Kurukshetra. The siege of Troy created Hellas, the exile in Brindaban created devotional religion, (for before there was only meditation and worship), Christ from his cross humanized Europe, the colloquy at Kurukshetra will yet liberate humanity.

News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.

Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events.

It's interesting that the treatment of historical events by art precedes the civilisation of people through democracy.

My guess is that fearful events are the hardest to root out. They're the ones we naturally remember the best, after all.

My desire is to bring astronomical events and objects down into your personal, lived-in space.

In trusting, we let ourselves go. We know that all kinds of unexpected events may come our way. Our tension eases, our mind and our hearts open spontaneously to be possibilities. It is an ever new state of mind, in the present moment, because we have detached from all we know. But it is also a feeling as old as can be, because, before all betrayals and all disappointments, there was a time in which trusting another was the very substance of our life.

The stories I write are often literal to events that have happened or observations that I've made, and sometimes they're fantastical.

To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events.

Sports events do not really exist at all unless there is a certain order and fairness - justice in each event.

All those [events in history] were such dramas as we see now, only with different actors.

I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.

If I have something to do, an event to do, I am taking it serious. I remember those times when I wish I had events to do.

I haven't been to many music events where somebody was performing and it actually made me cry.

Things may not be logical or fair, but when God is directing the events of our lives, they are right.

'Taxi Driver' wasn't autobiographical in terms of the actual events, but I did draw on my own mental state.

No one expects the rug to be yanked out from underneath them; life-changing events usually don’t announce themselves. While instinct and intuition can help provide some warning signs, they can do little to prepare you for the feeling of rootlessness that follows when fate flips your world upside down. Anger, confusion, sadness, and frustration are shaken up together inside you like a snow globe. It takes years for the emotional dust to settle as you do your best to see through the storm.

Certain events make people come out of their little boxes and become part of the whole.

Prestigious events like the Main Event at the WSOP are marathon races. Fatigue is sure to set in.

Not all the songs are real events, but I do write about stuff that is close to my heart and it comes out one way or another.

I love being part of campaigns and events that are working with kids and just sharing my personal experiences.

I guess I feel very strongly that I disagree with the notion of personalizing history and movements and big events.

Sometimes fiction is more easily understood than true events. Reality is often pathetic.

All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.

Keeping records enhances the pleasure of the search and the chance of finding order and meaning in these events.

What year these events transpired is of no consequence. Where they occured is not important. The time is always, and the place is everywhere.

The true test of the American ideal is whether we're able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the challenges of our time. Whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them. Whether chance of birth or circumstance decides life's big winners and losers, or whether we build a community where, at the very least, everyone has a chance to work hard, get ahead, and reach their dreams.

I have attended dandiya events in Ahmedabad, and I must say the energy level of the city during that season is amazing.

Sleep deprivation robs you of mental strength and impairs your ability to deal with stressful events.

Giant group events are distorting organisms: You can like and hate them in rapid succession.

Facebook has revolutionized social games, as friends can see your points, achievements and in game events.

I can't destroy the whole army, and anyway [Tikka Khan] bad reputation for the events in Dacca is exaggerated.

I was writing a lot of true love songs-true love almost gone wrong but saved at the last moment...Many of the best songs get written in a state of abject misery. I prefer to write fewer songs and have less cataclysmic events in my life...Some hit songs are really stupid, and who knows why they're hits. But a lot of hit songs are really good.

I am personally saddened and stunned by the tragic events that took place in Red Lake.

I used to sing at mata ki chowkis and other religious events, and people loved me.

A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household.

Why should I read something someone made up when real events are so interesting?

We may forget, or be unaware of, how prevalent it is to be sexually traumatized by events that are generally not thought of as traumatizing.

I am still been pumped to train and get myself ready for the biggest events.

The real meaning of the word paranoia is--- a man or person who has the ability to link events that seemingly are not connected.