Magnificent Quotes - Page 2

• The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

  John F. Kennedy

  Life, Courage, Bravery

  John F. Kennedy (1964). “Profiles In Courage”

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• Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.

  Lou Gerstner

  Inspirational, Dream, Compassion

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• It is magnificent, but it is not war.

  Pierre Bosquet

  War, History, Classic

  Quoted in Cecil Woodham-Smith, The Reason Why (1953)

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• If you see Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, holding back this world from you, frequently trying you with adversity and tribulation, know that you hold a great status with Him. Know that He is dealing with you as He does with His Awliya’ and chosen elite, and is watching over you.

  Al-Ghazali

  Adversity, Over You, Trying

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• A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it.

  Arnold Bennett

  Funny, High Heels, Suffering

  The Title (1918) act 1

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• To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.

  Carlos Castaneda

  Warrior, Simple, Men

  Carlos Castaneda (1991). “Journey To Ixtlan”, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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• Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Beautiful, God

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• I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

  Jack London

  Sleep, Atoms, Writing Words

  Quoted in Bulletin (San Francisco), 2 Dec. 1916.

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• The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

  Jack London

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  Quoted in Bulletin (San Francisco), 2 Dec. 1916.

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• Gifts and abilities, no matter how magnificent, are either limited or enhanced by character.

  John Wimber

  Character, Matter, Ability

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• You are magnificent beyond measure, perfect in your imperfections, and wonderfully made.

  Abiola Abrams

  Perfect, Imperfection, Made

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• It will never be about our love for God. It will always be about His magnificent love for us.

  Joseph Prince

  Our Love, God Love

  FaceBook post by Joseph Prince from Nov 27, 2014

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• I've had people say to me, 'Look at the sky, the fields, the ocean, the beautiful sunset. Isn't that proof positive of God?' Following that line of thought, look at the magnificent rainbows after a big rainstorm. Isn't that proof positive that God is gay?

  Ray Romano

  Beautiful, God, Ocean

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• I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate.

  Jack London

  Book, Writing, Add

  Jack London (2015). “White Fang (Arcadia Classics)”, p.10, Jack London

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• We are whirling through endless space with an inconceivable speed, all around us everything is spinning, everything is moving, everywhere is energy. There mart be some way of availing ourselves of this energy more directly. Then; with the light obtained from the medium, with the power derived from it, with every form of energy obtained without effort, from the store forever inexhaustible, humanity will advance with giant strides. The mere contemplation of these magnificent possibilities expand our minds, strengthens our hopes and and fills our hearts with supreme delight.

  Nikola Tesla

  Moving, Heart, Light

  "The Nikola Tesla Treasury".

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• We all experience 'soul moments' in life-when we see a magnificent sunrise, hear the call of the loon, see the wrinkles in our mother's hands, or smell the sweetness of a baby. During these moments, our body, as well as our brain, resonates as we experience the glory of being a human being.

  Marion Woodman

  Mother, Baby, Wrinkles

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• Imitate the magnificent trees that speak no word of their rapture, but only breathe largely the luminous breeze.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Tree, Speak, Breathe

  D. H. Lawrence, Keith Sagar (1986). “Selected Poetry”, ePenguin

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• The magnificent cause of being,
  The imagination, the one reality
  In this imagined world.

  Wallace Stevens

  Reality, Imagination, World

  Wallace Stevens (2012). “The Emperor of Ice-Cream and Other Poems”, p.66, Courier Corporation

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• Nothing is sadder than laughter; nothing more beautiful, more magnificent, more uplifting and enriching than the terror of deep despair.

  Federico Fellini

  Beautiful, Uplifting, Laughter

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• Dandyism is the last flicker of heroism in decadent ages.... Dandyism is a setting sun; like the declining star, it is magnificent, without heat and full of melancholy. But alas! the rising tide of democracy, which spreads everywhere and reduces everything to the same level, is daily carrying away these last champions of human pride, and submerging, in the waters of oblivion, the last traces of these remarkable myrmidons.

  Charles Baudelaire

  Stars, Pride, Water

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• Love is the world's infinite mutability; lies, hatred, murder even, are all knit up in it; it is the inevitable blossoming of its opposites, a magnificent rose smelling faintly of blood.

  Tony Kushner

  Lying, Love Is, Blood

  Tony Kushner, Pierre Corneille (1994). “The illusion”

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• Your life is a sacred journey. It is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous challenges at every step along the way. You are on the path... exactly where you are meant to be right now... And from here, you can only go forward, shaping your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph, of healing, of courage, of beauty, of wisdom, of power, of dignity, and of love.

  Caroline Adams Miller

  Wisdom, Yoga, Healing

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• Just as a fisherman cannot catch fish unless his line is in the water, a wildlife photographer cannot shoot great wildlife images unless he or she is out there with camera in hand and the knowledge of what to do then the 'magnificent moment' occurs.

  George H. Harrison

  Photography, Hands, Water

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