Rene Descartes Quotes

Archimedes, that he might transport the entire globe ... demanded only a point that was firm and immovable; so also, I shall be entitled to entertain the highest expectations, if I am fortunate enough to discover only one thing that is certain and indubitable.

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• At the age of 13, I felt it was up to me to decide whether I wanted to go to church or be with my mates, and I chose to go to church.

  

  Gareth Gates
  • Me
  • Church
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• I believe in the spirit of equality and the spirit of this country as one of love and compassion and kindness.

  

  Lady Gaga
  • Believe
  • Spirit
  • Compassion

• I guess you could say I'm a model slash hotelier slash actor slash screenwriter.

  

  Vikram Chatwal
  • You
  • Model
  • Actor

• I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.

  

  Irvin S. Cobb
  • Hope
  • Learned
  • Illness

• Most single women have been in that situation where there is a silent guy in your group. You don't see him as boyfriend material. He's just there, but you know all the same people.

  

  Zoe Lister-Jones
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• I'm a hopeless romantic.

  

  Lance Bass NSYNC
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• The impact we have on people's lives, to me, is more important than any title anyone can carry.

  

  Payal Kadakia
  • People
  • Important

• My head works in music, so there's always music there.

  

  Ben Harper
  • Music
  • Always
  • Head

• I am convinced that the Black man will only reach his full potential when he learns to draw upon the strengths and insights of the Black woman.

  

  Manning Marable
  • Men
  • Women
  • Black

• I think that music, beats, melody, sound are a natural part of our DNA, our vibe. It’s just a part of the cycle of our lives, we’re born, we have eyes, we have music.

  

  Ziggy Marley
  • Music
  • Thinking
  • Eyes

• Superior people take both the credit and the blame for everything that happens to them.

  

  Brian Tracy
  • People
  • Happens
  • Blame

• Usually, in daily life, we are motivated to do something, then we do it. But when mood is low, we have to do something before the motivation comes.

  

  Mark Williams
  • Life
  • Daily
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• Well, we're out of time here. Regardless of that, and what might be perceived as our disagreement on the substance of this, my great thanks for coming out and speaking to this under these circumstances.

  

  Keith Olbermann
  • Time
  • Great
  • Circumstances

• I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering.

  

  Robert Frost
  • Writing
  • Poem
  • Discovering

• You can't make people be or do what you want. All you can do is be unapologetic about what you want and let others show up however they can.

  

  Gabrielle Bernstein
  • People
  • Up
  • Want

• [A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.

  

  Rex Stout
  • Surprise
  • Pleasant
  • Pessimist

• There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.

  

  Dante Alighieri
  • Life
  • Gentle
  • Speaks

• Jail is cold. It's very, very cold… I just wanted to not freeze to death and stuff, you know? It was pretty scary and I gained like 60 pounds. Three hots and a cot, man.

  

  Wes Scantlin Puddle of Mudd
  • Cold
  • Scary
  • Jail

• No matter which concern, problem or life-issue we may want to work on, risking and beginning to talk about it with a safe person or persons is a way out of the unnecessary burden of remaining silent. And when we tell our story from our hearts, bones and guts, we discover the truth about ourselves. Doing so is healing

  

  Charles L. Whitfield
  • Truth
  • Story
  • Healing

• I still remember him fondly, there in the doorway. He was absolutely the first person to show me how comfortable it is to arrive in a strange, potentially hostile environment, and discover that you have been preceded by your reputation, that you don't have to do anything to be accepted, that your name is known, that everyone knows about you, and it's the others, the strangers, who must strive to win your favor, and not you theirs.

  

  Elena Ferrante
  • Remember
  • Environment
  • Strange

• Archimedes, that he might transport the entire globe ... demanded only a point that was firm and immovable; so also, I shall be entitled to entertain the highest expectations, if I am fortunate enough to discover only one thing that is certain and indubitable.

  

  Rene Descartes
  • Discover
  • Firm
  • Globe