Quotes about order
order grace unseen
[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things. William James
order space biographies
The most violent revolutions in an individuals beliefs leave most of his old order standing. Time and space, cause and effect, nature and history, and ones own biography remain untouched. New truth is always a go-between, a smoother-over of transitions. It marries old opinion to new fact so as ever to show a minimum of jolt, a maximum of continuity. William James
order mind experience
Millions of items in the outward order are present to my senses which never properly enter into my experience. Why? Because they have no interest for me. My experience is what I agree to attend to. Only those items which I notice shape my mind --without selective interest, experience is an utter chaos. William James
order two mind
When two minds of a high order, interested in kindred subjects, come together, their conversation is chiefly remarkable for the summariness of its allusions and the rapidity of its transitions. Before one of them is half through a sentence the other knows his meaning and replies. ... His mental lungs breathe more deeply, in an atmosphere more broad and vast... William James
order white crow
In order to disprove the assertion that all crows are black, one white crow is sufficient. William James
order liberty hunger
When liberty destroys order the hunger for order will destroy liberty. Will Durant
order civilization promoting
Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity. Will Durant
order liberty products
Liberty is a product of order. Will Durant
order secret masonic
The Jesuits…are a secret society – a sort of Masonic order – with superadded features of revolting odiousness, and a thousand times more dangerous. Samuel Morse
order conservative impression
He was a conservative all right, but invariably he gave the impression that he was a conservative because he was surrounded by liberals; that he had been a revolutionist if that had been required in order to be socially disruptive. William F. Buckley, Jr.
order advice caviar
Mr. Rockefeller is due to entertain munificently at breakfast, and make his pitch. My advice to one invited guest was: Order caviar, and then say No. William F. Buckley, Jr.
order justice politics
The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love. William F. Buckley, Jr.
order ifs-and variables
The variables of quantification, 'something,' 'nothing,' 'everything,' range over our whole ontology, whatever it may be; and we are convicted of a particular ontological presupposition if, and only if, the alleged presuppositum has to be reckoned among the entities over which our variables range in order to render one of our affirmations true. Willard Van Orman Quine
order vision purpose
In order to serve its purpose, a vision has to be a shared vision. Warren G. Bennis
order suffering scandal
We should even go beyond doing what is required in order to avoid scandal. Saint Basil
order grace done
For grace is given not because we have done good works, but in order that we may be able to do them. Saint Augustine
order people saving
For God loves saving, not condemning, and therefore He is patient with bad people, in order to make good people out of bad people. Saint Augustine
order goal grit
In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth. Yasser Arafat
order want needs
The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you’ll be. Yanni
order punishment erotic
A freak is basically anyone who needs fantasy, degradation, or punishment in order to achieve his interpretation of erotic gratification. Xaviera Hollander
order organization oil
The New World Order is a world that has a supernational authority to regulate world commerce and industry; an international organization that would control the production and consumption of oil; an international currency that would replace the dollar; a World Development Fund that would make funds available to free and Communist nations alike; and an international police force to enforce the edicts of the New World Order. Willy Brandt
order needs sometimes
Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane. Will Oldham
order people world
Other people must be destroyed. In order that I might truly face the sun, the world itself must be destroyed.... Yukio Mishima
order issues decision
Women still need higher political representation and to be included at decision making tables in all issues in order for solutions that relates from peace to food, to health, to basic stability in the world. We cannot continue to marginalize half of the population in the world in finding sustainable solutions that are good for all. Zainab Salbi
order rights movement
I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement. Zainab Salbi
order emphasis democratic
One of the emphases of the new democratic order is no impunity. Yoweri Museveni
order results
Good order results spontaneously when things are let alone Zhuangzi
order people misguided
People value that part of knowledge which is known. They do not know how to avail themselves of the Unknown in order to reach knowledge. Is this not misguided? Zhuangzi
order imperfection secret
Haute couture consists of secrets whispered from generation to generation, If, in ready-to-wear, a garment is manufactured according to standard sizes, the haute couture garment adapts to any imperfection in order to eliminate it. Yves Saint Laurent
order years albums
The great thing about Gospel is that you don't have to have an album every year in order to keep working. Yolanda Adams
order psychology produce
We must overact our part in some measure, in order to produce any effect at all. William Hazlitt
order stupidity crowds
Mankind are a herd of knaves and fools. It is necessary to join the crowd, or get out of their way, in order not to be trampled to death by them. William Hazlitt
order errors history
The errors of former times are recorded for our instruction in order that we may avoid their repition. William E. Gladstone