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Quotes About Way of life

Not a passing phenomenon nor an external force, the companies had become a way of life, a part of society itself, used and joined by its rulers even as they struggled to throw them off. They ate at society from within like Erysichthon, the "tearer up of earth," who, having destroyed the trees in the sacred grove of Demeter, was cursed by the goddess with an insatiable appetite and finally devoured himself attempting to satisfy his hunger. Discipline
~ Barbara W. Tuchman
He who, while unacquainted with these writings, nevertheless knows by the natural light that there is a God having the attributes we have recounted, and who also pursues a true way of life, is altogether blessed.
~ Baruch Spinoza
People who practice freedom of expression are terrorizing our grammatical way of life.
~ Bauvard
Perhaps I am naive, but I believe that at this point in history, the greatest danger to our freedom and way of life comes from the reasonable fear of omniscient State powers kept in check by nothing more than policy documents.
~ Edward Snowden
To me, redneck is a sense of self and a way of life.
~ Gretchen Wilson
I am not saying, of course, that most tramps are ideal characters; I am only saying that they are ordinary human beings, and that if they are worse than other people it is the result and not the cause of their way of life.
~ George Orwell
The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-don inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life, imposed by the dead upon the living.
~ George Orwell
But to have captivated such a man as Damerel into actually *wishing* to offer for you is a triumph indeed! For he must have mean tot reform his way of life, you know! There was never anything like it, and I don't scruple to own to you, my love that if it had been one of my daughters I should be as proud as a peacock.
~ Georgette Heyer
Let me say this loud and clear. There is a world of difference between terrorist acts and the Islamic Shari'a. Islam is not only a religion, but a way of life. And at its heart lie the sacred principles of tolerance and dialogue.
~ Hussein of Jordan
You know my present way of life. Can you suggest any additions to it, in the way of crime, that will reasonably insure my going to some other place.
~ Mark Twain
They say to us that we must be concerned not merely about who murdered them, but about the system, the way of life, the philosophy which produced the murderer.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a way of life, a middle path is an ongoing task of responsiveness and risk, grounded on a groundless ground. Its twists and turns are as turbulent and unpredictable as life itself.
~ Stephen Batchelor
SOMEONE MIGHT SAY: "I resolve to awaken, to practice a way of life conducive to that end, and to cultivate friendships that nurture it," but he may feel exactly the opposite much of the time.
~ Stephen Batchelor
If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go—whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life.
~ Roy T. Bennett
Country lyrics often reference the NRA and firearms ownership as a way of life. Artists such as John Rich, Toby Keith, Sara Evans and others regularly play shows at the NRA Annual Meeting, which thousands of NRA members attend.
~ Katie Pavlich
Cooking is what I do professionally and it is my way of life, but it is also the way I relax. It is the thing I dream about the most; it makes me smile.
~ John Torode
I think Bengalis would relate to my love for music more than anyone else, as for them, music is not just a hobby, not even a passion, but the way of life.
~ Jubin Nautiyal
Essentially, the mercenary sets morality aside, or at best reorders the customary structures to fit the needs of his way of life. The
~ Glen Cook
Essentially, the mercenary sets morality aside, or at best reorders the customary structures to fit the needs of his way of life. The great issues become how well he does his job, how faithfully he carries out his commission, how well he adheres to a standard demanding unswerving loyalties to his comrades. He dehumanizes the world outside the bounds of his outfit. Then anything he does, or witnesses, becomes of minor significance as long as its brunt is borne outside the Company
~ Glen Cook
But the soul has no culture. The soul has no nations. The soul has no colour or accent or way of life. The soul is forever. The soul is one. And when the heart has its moment of truth and sorrow, the soul can't be stilled. I
~ Gregory David Roberts
The Americans have the horrible habit, among other habits, of diluting the wine of their mythical ideas with the water of the American way of life - a way of life, incidentally, which isn't of interest to anyone who has a head on his shoulders. Take Doris Day. There is a vision of America in her films, which is totalitarian and quasi-Soviet! A world without conflict, Abel without Cain.
~ Sergio Leone
Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that.
~ Mary Oliver
That's my Shinobi Way
~ Masashi Kishimoto
Many politicians and preachers defended slavery, citing the Bible's approval of the practice, the inferiority of the African race, the value of preserving the southern way of life, and a paternalistic concern that freed slaves could not survive on their own.
~ Steven Pinker