Quotes About Wisdom

Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing.

Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence.

My motto is never to hold on to anything. I accept and then let go: not just the negatives, but the praise, too. Or it'll get to my head.

For those of you who pray, I ask that you pray that I will always judge with wisdom and integrity as a faithful servant of the law.

We know little of the things for which we pray.

If you've never tried drugs, don't. And if you have, pray.

There may be some so very Ignorant, that they know not how to Pray.

You know, many people have said that I'm on the edge and I'm maverick for some of the big operations that I've done. I'm not at all. I pray; I ask God to give me wisdom, 'Should I do it?', guidance in terms of how to do it, who to consult with. All those kind of things are incredibly important.

We like to say we pray in the church of Graham, Dodd, Buffett, and Munger.

In my own personal life, God plays a great role in the risk, because I pray before I go into the operating room for every case, and I ask him to give me wisdom, to help me to know what to do - and not only for operating, but for everything.

When I pray, I ask for guidance in my life to be the best person I can be, to learn what I need to learn, and to grow from what I learn.

Some coaches pray for wisdom. I pray for 260-pound tackles. They'll give me plenty of wisdom.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

It is my fervent hope and prayer that by exposing my mistakes and by pointing out the things that were a part of my early life, some who might be following the same paths might not make those same mistakes.

The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.

What keeps me sane the most is, honestly, the Serenity Prayer.

We have to keep our feet on ground, stay humble, and collect all praise, well-wishes, and prayers because these will help us in future.

Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During the 1948 election, we were praying for Truman. I know a lot about politics.

Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say.

He preaches well that lives well.

To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth.

I'm not the type that's going to sit and preach to people if they don't need it just because I've been around the block a few times.

My family's a huge fan of 'Lord of the Rings.' My dad probably preaches from 'Lord of the Rings' as much as he does the Bible.

My grandpa was a preacher.