Enlightening quotes
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The appalling and shameful scene ("spectacle", Fr.) of disarray and illogicality that manifest itself in the thought and deeds of men, will no longer be seen, once these will possess an enlighten consciouness.
-- African Spir -
Imparting education not only enlightens the receiver, but also broadens the giver - the teachers, the parents, the friends.
-- Amartya Sen -
This is to the world and how god damn beautiful it is.
-- Andrew McMahon -
...You know what I mean?
-- Andrew McMahon -
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If you can drink beer while doing it, it's not a sport
-- Andrew McMahon -
Interest which blinds some People, enlightens others.
-- Benjamin Franklin -
It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.
-- Beth Henley -
A dramatic experience concerned with the mundane may inform but it cannot release; and one concerned essentially with the aesthetic politics of its creators may divert or anger, but it cannot enlighten.
-- David Mamet -
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It seems the whole works of humankind are backwards. Most are trying to convince, instruct, and purify everyone else - without first purifying themselves. To enlighten others we have to enlighten ourselves.
-- David Wolfe -
The BIBLE redirects my will, cleanses my emotions, enlightens my mind, and quickens my total being
-- E. Stanley Jones -
I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery.
-- Eric Cantona -
As you become more present in your own life, you will begin to enlighten others by your example.
-- Germany Kent -
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Love holds no grievances.
-- Helen Schucman -
God not only loves the obedient - He enlightens them.
-- Henry B. Eyring -
Let us recognize the beauty and power of true enthusiasm; and whatever we may do to enlighten ourselves and others, guard against checking or chilling a single earnest sentiment.
-- Henry Theodore Tuckerman -
I don't subscribe to the thesis, 'Let the buyer beware,' I prefer the disregarded one that goes, 'Let the seller be honest.'
-- Isaac Asimov -
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Failure to spend the [presentation] time wisely and well, failure to educate, entertain, elucidate, enlighten, and most important of all, failure to maintain attention and interest should be punishable by stoning. There is no excuse for tedium.
-- Jay H. Lehr -
Humour breaks down boundaries, it topples our self-importance, it connects people, and because it engages and entertains, it ultimately enlightens.
-- John Agard -
Maxims are to the intellect what laws are to actions; they do not enlighten, but they guide and direct, and, although themselves blind, are protective.
-- Joseph Joubert -
Those who greatly enlighten delusion are buddhas; those who are greatly deluded about enlightenment are sentient beings.
-- Kim Hee-jin -
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Spending one hour with Isaias is far more worthwhile, rewarding and enlightening than reading ten books
-- Meles Zenawi -
The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
-- Pasquier Quesnel -
Everything you do, every experience that you have, enlightens you a little bit or worsens you.
-- Paul Dano -
To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.
-- Phil Lesh -
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Buildings designed with careful attention to aesthetics arouse and enlighten their occupants and that promotes their good health.
-- Robert Evans -
I would like to enlighten people.
-- Sammy Hagar -
In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.
-- Swami Vivekananda -
In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves.
-- Tammy Bruce -
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Autobiography of a Yogi is justifiably celebrated as one of the most entertaining and enlightening spiritual books ever written.
-- Tom Butler-Bowdon -
Sit with those who love Allah, for that enlightens the mind.
-- Umar -
You know, one of my - one of my best and, I think, most enlightening moments was when I was contacted by Michael Jackson. And he requested that I paint his portrait.
-- Kehinde Wiley -
When you have the humility to listen to the Bible it does more than enlighten us, it transforms us.
-- Mario Daniel Vega -
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And while good books - even so-so books - serve both functions, if you ever have to choose one over the other, keep in mind that a book that entertains without enlightening can still be a guilty pleasure, but a book that enlightens without entertaining is algebra.
-- Pete Dexter -
To be entertaining and educational and enlightening, all at once, this is a good goal to have.
-- Jeffrey Lewis
