Quotes with encounter

  • Then there were his encounters with the two mystics. Trudeau met Mounier only once, according to the Nemnis; and according to John English, he had only one direct encounter with Teilhard de Chardin.
  • Boldness will be at a disadvantage only in an encounter with deliberate caution, which may be considered bold in its own right, and is certainly just as powerful and effective; but such cases are rare.
  • Of all bad listeners, the worst and most terrible to encounter is the man who is so fond of listening that he wishes to hear, not only your conversation, but that of every other person in the room.
  • In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
  • Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.
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  • Igor Stravinsky In the course of your work, you will from time to time encounter the situation where the facts and the theory do not coincide. In such circumstances, young gentlemen, it is my earnest advice to respect the facts.
    Igor Stravinsky
    Russian composer (1882 - 1971)
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  • Maya Angelou We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
    Maya Angelou
    African-American poet and writer (1928 - 2014)
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  • Guy Finley A crisis is a close encounter of the third kind.
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  • Carl von Clausewitz Boldness will be at a disadvantage only in an encounter with deliberate caution, which may be considered bold in its own right, and is certainly just as powerful and effective; but such cases are rare.
    On War (1832)
    Carl von Clausewitz
    Prussian general and military theorist (1780 - 1831)
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  • Oliver Goldsmith Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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  • Pietro Metastasio Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.
    Pietro Metastasio
    Italian poet and librettist (1698 - 1782)
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  • John Milton Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
    John Milton
    English poet, polemicist and man of letters (1608 - 1674)
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  • G. C. Lichtenberg He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.
    G. C. Lichtenberg
    German writer and physicist (1742 - 1799)
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  • David Malouf I knew that the world around you is only uninteresting if you can't see what is really going on. The place you come from is always the most exotic place you'll ever encounter because it is the only place where you recognise how many secrets and mysteries there are in people's lives.
    David Malouf
    Australian writer (1934 - )
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  • Billy Higgins If somebody would come and they're not playing music, they would encounter certain people on another level.
    Billy Higgins
    American jazz drummer (1936 - 2001)
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  • Cass Sunstein In a well-functioning democracy, people frequently encounter topics and points of view that they did not specifically select but from which they learn. Those encounters can change minds and, even, the course of lives.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Serge Daney In an age of synthetic images and synthetic emotions, the chances of an accidental encounter with reality are remote indeed.
    Serge Daney
    French movie critic
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  • Albert Schweitzer In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
    Albert Schweitzer
    German physician, theologian, philosopher, musician (1875 - 1965)
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  • Bob Keeshan It is my contention that most people are not mugged every day, that most people in this world do not encounter violence every day. I think we prepare people for violence, and I think just as importantly we prepare people for the definition of being gentle.
    Bob Keeshan
    American television producer and actor (1927 - 2004)
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • Brendan Myers It's clear to me that anyone, anywhere, can experience loneliness, isolation, solitude, and estrangement; and most people probably do encounter these things at some point in their lives.
    Brendan Myers
    Canadian philosopher and author (1974 - )
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  • Heraclitus No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
    Heraclitus
    Greek philosopher (540 - 480)
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  • Charles Dickens Of all bad listeners, the worst and most terrible to encounter is the man who is so fond of listening that he wishes to hear, not only your conversation, but that of every other person in the room.
    Charles Dickens
    English writer (1812 - 1870)
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  • Richard Rorty Open-mindedness should not be fostered because, as Scripture teaches, Truth is great and will prevail, nor because, as Milton suggests, Truth will always win in a free and open encounter. It should be fostered for its own sake.
    Richard Rorty
    American philosopher (1931 - 2007)
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  • Adrienne Clarkson Sometimes we read or hear too much news that makes us fearful or suspicious of others. We can forget that most of the people that we know, or at least encounter regularly, are decent and friendly.
    Adrienne Clarkson
    Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist and stateswoman (1939 - )
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