Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bobby Fischer

Well, I kind of split my life into two pieces. One was where my chess career lies. There, I kept my sanity, so to speak, and my logic. And the other was my religious life. I tried to apply what I learned in the church to my chess career too. But I still was studying chess. I wasn't just "trusting in God" to give me the moves.

Dalai Lama

Any issue, including political, economic and religious activities human beings pursue in this world, should be fully understood before we pass our judgement. Therefore, it is very important to know the causes. Whatever the issue, we should be able to see the complete picture. This will enable us to comprehend the whole story.

Dalai Lama

...it becomes clear that, given our diversity, no single religion satisfies all humanity. ... And since the majority does not practice religion, I am concerned to try to find a way to serve all humanity without appealing to religious faith.

Dalai Lama

I believe that at every level of society the key to a happier world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities.

Dalai Lama

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain a radical atheist; it's absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart - then no problem.

Dalai Lama

I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!

Dalai Lama

If a harmonious relationship is established amongst societies and religious beliefs in today's multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural world, then it will surely set a very good example for others.

Dalai Lama

More fundamental than religion is our basic human spirituality. We have a basic human disposition towards love, kindness and affection, irrespective of whether we have a religious framework or not. When we nurture this most basic human resource - when we set about cultivating those basic inner values which we all appreciate in others, then we start to live spiritually.

Dalai Lama

Some people automatically associate morality and altruism with a religious vision of the world. But I believe it is a mistake to think that morality is an attribute only of religion. We can imagine two types of spirituality: one tied to religion, while the other arises spontaneously in the human heart as an expression of love for our neighbors and a desire to do them good.

Daniel Handler

For Beatrice, I cherished, you perished, The world's been nightmarished.

Arthur Schopenhauer

If there is anything in the world that can really be called a mans property, it is surely that which is the result of his mental activity.

Ani Difranco

The world owes us nothing; we owe each other the world.

Andy Kaufman

I see the world as an illusion, and we shouldn't take ourselves so seriously

Andrew Marvell

Though I carry always some ill-nature about me, yet it is, I hope, no more than is in this world necessary for a preservative.

Ally Carter

So the quesiton is," Bex said slowly,"How far are you willing to go?" I looked at my three best friends in the world. "How far is there?

Ally Carter

Listen to me, Cammie. There are things in this life…in this world…There are things that you don’t want to remember.” - Rachel Morgan

Ally Carter

Even the best thief in the world can't steal time.

Allen Klein

And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed.

Richard Branson

To stand still today is to go backwards...and quickly...!

Bob Gilder

I think I made more putts today than I've made all year,

Carolyn Heilbrun

Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions.

Mark Hall

We are not here to get to tomorrow. We are here for today, to bloom today. We were made to Thrive!

Potter Stewart

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it.

Oral Roberts

Something GOOD is going to happen to you today.

Mary Oliver

Today again I am hardly myself. It happens over and over.

Neil Simon

Don't listen to those who say, you taking too big a chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today.

Shel Silverstein

So I'm all of love that could make it today.