Top 1200 World Events Quotes & Sayings - Page 18

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

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

If you think you have no power over what happens in the outside world, this is a belief and an agreement you have made between yourself and the field of existence. Your cells hear this command about your place in reality and do everything possible to make certain, in whatever situation you meet, that you have no power over events. Your beliefs establish the instructions for how you want to operate your biological being, and in these times of tremendous acceleration, humankind is faced with the responsibility of learning how to manage the energy of thought

I've been a waitress for events, but a lady at the Victoria hotel in Yorkshire showed me how to do it properly.

Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.

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

The great man is not convulsible or tormentable; events pass over him without much impression.

A quiet morning with a loving God puts the events of the upcoming day into proper perspective.

But prices for the opening ceremony and some events' final competition should be a little bit higher.

Of compelling consideration is the fact that words acquire scope and function from the history of events which they summarize.

You might be a redneck if your momma gives you tips on how to sneak booze into sporting events.

Insignificant events can take on monumental proportions when your head is full of practically nothing.

Within what gifts you are given you can change certain events in your life and some people choose not to do that.

I think even in a good marriage, especially if you stay together long enough, there are going to be events that happen.

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

I don't know too many people that are good at timing the market relative to macro-economic events.

Whether the events in our life are good or bad, greatly depends on the way we perceive them.

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

When it comes to assessing the chances of some complicated combination of events, gut feelings are pretty much useless.

He believed that all people existed behind varying layers of armor which, like the archaeological layers of earth itself, reflected the historical events and turbulence of a lifetime. An individual's armor that had been developed to resist pain and rejection might also block a capacity for pleasure and achievement, and feelings too deeply trapped might be released only by acts of self-destruction or harm to others. Reich was convinced that sexual deprivation and frustration motivated much of the world's chaos and warfare.

I’d relived enough terrible events happening to cautious people to know that prudence wasn’t a guarantee for happiness.

I know that my voice and my vote matter and that I can help shape the outcome of events that I care deeply about.

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

Christ appeared alive on several occasions after the cataclysmic events of that first Easter.

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

I can't write anything if I don't know where it's set, where the events are happening - even if the details of setting are minimal.

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

The world economy, the world environment, the world AIDS crisis, the world arms race: they affect us all.

We human beings instinctively regard the seen world as the "real" world and the unseen world as the "unreal" world, but the Bible calls for almost the opposite.

Events conspired to bring you back to where you'd been. It was what you did then that made all the difference: it was all about potential.

There's a big debate whether pentathlon or heptathlon is harder: five events in one day or seven in two.

The principal effect of the passions is that they incite and persuade the mind to will the events for which they prepared the body.

The quality of my life has changed dramatically - not the events - but the way I handle them and my priorities and my sense of drama.

I did not in late November start the plethora of linking my private life with public events again.

I call "crystallization" that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events.

Wisdom and policy dictate that we must do as destiny demands and keep peace with the irresistible march of events.

The value of catastrophic events is that they can help people face up to problems that are otherwise impossible to address.

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

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

The process of discovering who we are and what we are here to do . . . is dependent . . . on our ability to stay positive and to find a silver lining in all events.

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

It seems like all of my biggest life events happen when I'm actually at home in Cleveland around my family.

No other species lives with regret over past events, or makes deliberate plans for future ones.

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

We've been astonished by how good groups working together can predict the outcomes of events.

The challenge with SXSW and events like it is it's so big and overwhelming, it's easy to get lost in the crowd.

I love it when the market reacts naturally to events. It's like a cat coughing up a fur ball.

I don't go back home to Sardinia as much as I would like, just for Christmas and family events.

When I was in high school, I started organizing fundraisers and other events for people like PETA and Greenpeace.

A character does seem to have a life of its own, but I have what I'd describe as a very fluid relationship with them - as I'm thinking of what they will be like, they shift in and out of focus - they are a projection of some idea inside of me, even if a character is inspired by an actual person, I'm well aware that it is not that person. My job is to identify the essence of the character, and to bring them to life long enough to commit the acts, say the words or simply "be" in a way that allows them to affect and be affected by other elements and events in the imaginary world of a story.

As one of the most important global events for our industry, I look forward to Computex each year.

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.

Whenever I travelled abroad for shoots or live events, people showered me with immense love.

If you have compassion for society, only then will the events of your life, sow seeds of revolution in it.

Great things are possible only to strong souls and it's from the trivial events of daily life that strength is won.

I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.

Another world is possible!' ... Another world is also necessary, for this one is unjust, unsustainable, and unsafe. It's up to us to envision, fight for, and create that world, a world of freedom, real justice, balance, and shared abundance, a world woven in a new design.

The Olympics in '80 was phenomenal. It was my favorite memory of all competitive events, because it was brand new and it was exciting.

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

No single crisis shapes a generation; but a succession of events, each one bringing its shaping blows to bear.