Famous Quotes & Sayings

Joseph Campbell

The function of ritual... is to give form to the human life, not in the way of a mere surface arrangement, but in depth.

Karl Rahner

Not everybody, however, has a genuine sense of humor. That calls for an altruistic detachment from oneself and a mysterious sympathy with others which is felt even before they open their mouths. Only the person who has also a gift for affection can have a true sense of humor. A good laugh is a sign of love; it may be said to give us a glimpse of, or a first lesson in, the love that God bears for every one of us.

Karl Pilkington

I'm more open to give things a go, but what I'm not good at yet is holding back. If something is daft or rubbish, I just go, I can't be doing it.

Karl Popper

Propose theories which can be criticized. Think about possible decisive falsifying experiments-crucial experiments. But do not give up your theories too easily-not, at any rate, before you have critically examined your criticism.

Karl Popper

Is the world ruled by strict laws or not? This question I regard as metaphysical. The laws we find are always hypotheses; which means that they may always be superseded, and that they may possibly be deduced from probability estimates. Yet denying causality would be the same as attempting to persuade the theorist to give up his search; and that such an attempt cannot be backed by anything like a proof...

Karl Popper

If you know that things are bound to happen whatever you do, then you may feel free to give up the fight against them.

Julio Iglesias

I will not give up to sing until the people say it's enough. I hope it will be very late.

Juliet Marillier

You thought you’d never give up your vocation, a voice whispered inside me. You thought you’d never even consider it. But you’ve met the one man who could change your mind. He is your perfect complement. He is Cathal to your Clodagh; he is Bran to your Liadan. No wonder you conjured up those images. No wonder they make you weep.

Juliette Binoche

As actors, we are so privileged to do what we do and to give to the world and to choose the subject we want to say to the world.

Juliette Binoche

I don't like films giving me answers. I like films that are provoking me, that are making me feel not only being in an easy place.

John Dryden

Discover the opinion of your enemies, which is commonly the truest; for they will give you no quarter, and allow nothing to complaisance.

John Mayer

Someday I'll fly Someday I'll soar Someday I'll be so damn much more Cause I'm bigger than my body gives me credit for

John M. Ford

I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.

John Madden

Give something that wasn't expected.

John Lyly

If thy wealth waste, they wit will give but small warmth.

John Lloyd Young

I approach the singing kind of like with dialect thoughts in my mind. I have to sound like this on certain things to give that Frankie Valli flavor.

John Lubbock

A kind word will give more pleasure than a present.

John Lydon

I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.

John Lydon

If anyone asks for your autograph they're showing you respect and give it back to them.

John Locke

There is no such way to gain admittance, or give defence to strange and absurd Doctrines, as to guard them round about with Legions of obscure, doubtful, and undefin'd Words.

John Lewis

Don`t give up! Don`t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!

John Lewis

You cannot give up - you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.

John Lewis

If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed

John Leguizamo

I wanted to enjoy the process. I wanted to enjoy just being on stage and giving back and the feedback.

John Leguizamo

When you feel the world is against you or you give up hope, you look at your heroes and say, "They were able to do it. They had hard times and a lot of opposition, but they got through it." Then you feel, "I can do it too."

John Lennon

All I want is the truth, just give me some truth

John Lennon

I'll give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind

John Lennon

If somebody gives me a joint, I might smoke it, but I don't go after it.

John Lennon

We all have Hitler in us, but we also have love and peace. So why not give peace a chance for once?

John Lasseter

Disney Infinity gives you the ability to be creative in a way that nobody's ever seen before.

John Lancaster Spalding

What is greatly desired, but long deferred, gives little pleasure, when at length it is ours, for we have lived with it in imagination until we have grown weary of it, having ourselves, in the meanwhile, become other.

John le Carre

I've got more than one string to my bow, and I thought I'd give this one a twang.

Jimmy Cliff

I love to create and that's what gives my soul the satisfaction.