Rise Above Quotes - Page 7

• Whatever may be the general endeavor of a community to render its members equal and alike, the personal pride of individuals will always seek to rise above the line, and to form somewhere an inequality to their own advantage.

  Alexis de Tocqueville

  Pride, Community, Lines

  Alexis de Tocqueville (2003). “Democracy in America”, p.551, Regnery Publishing

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• You can be angry and pissed off at the coach and put your head down and pout. Or you can rise above it, respect the decision, but also know that you're going to go and work that much harder and prove everybody wrong. And that's the road that I chose.

  Carli Lloyd

  Decision, Down And, Pissed Off

  "This Pre-World Cup Interview with Carli Lloyd Shows Just How Awesomely Intense She Is". Interview with George Quraishi, www.slate.com. July 8, 2015.

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• When you draw from the endless awareness of nirvana, you are no longer a slave to fortune. When pleasant experiences come your way, you can enjoy them. But if pain and misfortune befall you, you can rise above them and remain unaffected.

  Frederick Lenz

  Pain, Buddhism, Suffering

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• We want a good government that works. Let us rise above caste divisions and nepotism and pledge to elect a government that is development oriented. Delhi needs a stable government and a strong government

  Narendra Modi

  Strong, Government, India

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• By fully focusing your mind on your chakras, stilling your thoughts, and increasing your kundalini flow, you can rise above your body consciousness and unite your mind with the clear light of nirvana.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Light, Chakra Meditation

  Frederick Lenz (1994). “Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap”, Interglobal Seminars

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• I believe the message in the hymn "Rise Up, O Men of God" (Hymns, no. 324) is a plea, a call, a divine invitation for us to rise above the telestial tinsel of our time; to deny ourselves of ungodliness and clothe ourselves in the mantle of holiness; to reach and stretch and grasp for that spiritual direction and sacred empowerment promised to the Lord's agents, to those charged to act in the name of our Principal, Jesus Christ; and to point the way to salvation and deliverance and peace in a world that finds itself enshrouded in darkness, a world that yearns for spiritual leadership.

  Robert L. Millet

  Spiritual, Jesus, Believe

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• We have to fight terror in one voice, rising above politics. That is when the common people will feel secure.

  Narendra Modi

  Fighting, Voice, People

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• Judgment is such a useful shield, isn't it? We can hide behind it, rise above others on its crest, keep ourselves safe and separate.

  Lisa Unger

  Safe, Shields, Judgment

  Lisa Unger (2010). “Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You”, p.189, Crown

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• Great truths always dwell a long time with small minorities, and the real voice of God is often that which rises above the masses, not that which follows them.

  Francis Lieber

  Truth, Real, Voice

  Francis Lieber (1853). “On Civil Liberty and Self-government”, p.366

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• Certain mystical philosophers have personified Destiny, and from this point of view each man's personal destiny is his archetype or "other self"--his "angel"--with whom he must be reunited if he is to rise above his fragmentary identity as a worldling and become whole, as he is (and always has been) in the mind of God.

  Charles le Gai Eaton

  Angel, Destiny, Men

  Gai Eaton (1985). “Islam and the Destiny of Man”, p.60, SUNY Press

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• Who wants to do good in this world must deny oneself. A man does not live on this Earth to be happy or to be honest only - he has to do great things for humanity, achieve the generosity of the spirit and rise above the banality where most of the people are drowning and wasting their days.

  Irving Stone

  Men, People, Generosity

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• Im going to always rise above the doubt that may exist about me.

  T.I.

  Doubt, May

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• Its a call-to-action to rise from the dead and actually live. Were born spiritually dead, and Im calling for everyone to become spiritually alive. Secondly, dont wait until later to live the way you were created. God created you to honor Him, find joy, and serve others. Dont sleep on that. Lastly, rise above the low expectations people have.

  Trip Lee

  Sleep, People, Expectations

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• When we rise above our temptations and resist them, we exercise self-control. And that's when we experience true freedom and emotional health.

  David J. Lieberman

  Exercise, Emotional, Self

  David J. Lieberman (2010). “Find Out Who's Normal and Who's Not: The Proven System to Quickly Assess Anyone's Emotional Stability”, p.55, David Lieberman

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• I can rise above the humility of my failure with an intense desire to search deeper and a blind faith that some day my sight may pierce through the veils that hide. I know God's face is there if I keep my gaze steady enough.

  Emily Carr

  Humility, Sight, Desire

  Emily Carr (2009). “Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr”, p.117, D & M Publishers

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• One who aspires to greatness should read and study, pursuing the True Way with such a firm resolve that he is perfectly straightforward and open, rises above the superficialities of conventional behavior, and refuses to be satisfied with the petty or commonplace.

  Yoshida Shoin

  Greatness, Way, Study

  "Yoshida Shoin Zenshu" by Yoshida Shoin, vol. II, 1938.

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• Nietzsche ... argues that all that passes in the life of a society is ephemeral and banausic except for the presence of great personalities, of men like Goethe ... who seem to forge their own destinies, who seem to move unhampered by those burdens of existence which keep most men from rising above the vicissitudes of their daily toil.

  John Carroll

  Moving, Destiny, Men

  John Carroll (2010). “Break-Out from the Crystal Palace: The Anarcho-Psychological Critique: Stirner, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky”, p.76, Taylor & Francis

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• I see a generation comprised of all ages, inclusive of men and women, awakening to the extraordinary qualities hidden within. The power to accomplish remarkable feats and live an exceptional life is not defined by an individual's family, education, or occupation; it's a disposition of the heart. Unless it's suppressed, there is an innate desire to rise above the norm. I encourage you to step into the unknown, embrace the divine empowerment, and live your extraordinary life.

  John Bevere

  Heart, Men, Age

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• We had some adverse conditions in the '60s, in the '70s and the '80s. The agency has risen above that in the past and will rise above that again.

  Alan Shepard

  Past, Agency, Adverse

  "The Flight of Memory - Mercury Reunion Honors Glenn's Voyage" by Elizabeth Kastor, The Washington Post, p. G1, February 21, 1987.

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• A Saudi Arabian prince has said that oil may never again rise above $100 a barrel. He said it's gotten so bad he can't afford to buy his wife her own car that she's not allowed to drive.

  Conan O'Brien

  Oil, Wife, Car

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• The more a man is successful in getting out (or coming out) from his own individuality, of his egoist self, and to control (or dominate) the instincts of his physical nature, the more his character, by rising above material contingencies, widen, become free and independent.

  African Spir

  Character, Independent, Successful

  "Paroles d'un sage: Choix de pensées d'African Spir" ("Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir") by Hélène Claparède-Spir, (p. 60), 1937.

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• Anybody can be a halfway man, but the one who rises above this class is the one who keeps everlastingly pushing.

  J. Ogden Armour

  Men, Class, Pushing

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• There are always things that you see that are pretty tough, sure. But what keeps you going is when you see people rise above toughness and rise above really hard conditions, and make something of it.

  Michael Elliott

  People, Tough, Hard

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• I greatly admired Gypsy [Rose Lee] for being able to rise above her circumstances; I was terrified of her; I thought she was generous; I thought she was brilliant; I thought she was cruel.

  Karen Abbott

  Rose, Able, Gypsy

  Source: tech.blorge.com

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• Man is that name of power which rises above them all, and gives to every one the right to be that which God meant he should be.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Men, Names, Giving

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.93

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