Lao Tzu Quotes

Weapons are ominous tools. They are abhorred by all creatures. Anyone who follows the Way shuns them.

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• The views of religious-Zionist rabbis are of course worthy of being heard, yet they represent a very defined and very narrow camp within the Israeli spectrum. This is not the way to shape the perception of future division and brigade commanders.

  

  Yair Lapid
  • Future
  • Way
  • Religious

• I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to stardom. What I was on my way to, by any mathematical standards known to man, was oblivion, by way of obscurity.

  

  Tallulah Bankhead
  • Man
  • Way
  • Standards

• I've repeatedly voted for sanctions against Iran. And I think all options should be on the table to prevent them from having nuclear weapons.

  

  Rand Paul
  • Think
  • Weapons
  • Table

• It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe.

  

  Warren Christopher
  • Way
  • Europe
  • June

• In a world that's smarter than it used to be and, in some ways, smarter than it ought to be, stupidity has a way of making us seem all the more human.

  

  Walter Kirn
  • World
  • Way
  • Stupidity

• I can write all the way through the morning, when my mind is clear, and there are no distractions.

  

  Karen Thompson Walker
  • Mind
  • Way
  • Morning

• Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no way connected with the indispensability of the existence of the family.

  

  Ferdinand Mount
  • Family
  • Way
  • Existence

• Regulators are going to have to come up with a way to treat Bitcoin that is balanced and thoughtful but also recognize that this is a global phenomenon.

  

  Barry Silbert
  • Up
  • Way
  • Treat

• Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.

  

  Vikas Swarup
  • Way
  • English
  • Language

• I really like the way Fox handles their shows.

  

  D. B. Sweeney
  • Way
  • Like
  • Fox

• Fantasy is sort of a blank slate that everybody can project their own culture onto. Everybody can read it in their own way.

  

  D. B. Weiss
  • Culture
  • Way
  • Fantasy

• Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

  

  Isaac Goldberg
  • Way
  • Diplomacy
  • Nicest

• One, I push my deadlines closer than anybody else, or let's say it this way: I'm really late.

  

  Aaron McGruder
  • Way
  • Late
  • Push

• Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon. And that is the way I use it.

  

  Carl Hiaasen
  • Way
  • Humor
  • Incredible

• I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.

  

  A. E. van Vogt
  • Writing
  • Way
  • Month

• My husband is not a jealous person in any way.

  

  Kate Winslet
  • Way
  • Husband
  • Jealous

• I have to earn re-election. That's the way I see it.

  

  Yvette Clarke
  • Way
  • See
  • Earn

• Every individual has his own style, his own way of presenting himself on and off the field.

  

  Sachin Tendulkar
  • Way
  • Style
  • Individual

• The Nightmare Before Christmas is my number one biggest influence artistically in every way.

  

  Amy Lee Evanescence
  • Way
  • Influence
  • Number

• Don't get me wrong: there are some fantastic people who work at British Cycling who kept me together, who were there when I was struggling with it all. They were walking the same tightrope in many ways, because if you do speak up, your days are numbered.

  

  Victoria Pendleton
  • People
  • Up
  • Work

• I signed this girl's arm. And the next day, a family member shot me an email, and it was a link to this girl who had my signature tattooed on her arm. I was like, 'Man, that's dedication. I'm sorry you did that.'

  

  Taylor Lautner
  • Family
  • Man
  • Girl

• Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.

  

  F. Sionil Jose
  • Work
  • Music
  • Art

• Weapons are ominous tools. They are abhorred by all creatures. Anyone who follows the Way shuns them.

  

  Lao Tzu
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  • Weapons