The Return Quotes
I do not think that any civilization can be called complete until it has progressed from sophistication to unsophistication, and made a conscious return to simplicity of thinking and living.
In death, we are not defined by what we did or who we were but by what we meant to others. How well we loved and were loved in return.
When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go... The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!
A final reminder. Whenever you are in Paris at twilight in the early summer, return to the Seine and watch the evening sky close slowly on a last strand of daylight fading quietly, like a sigh.
That is, no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns.
There are moments we return to, now and always. Family is like water - it has a memory of what it once filled, always trying to get back to the original stream.
I certainly agree that capital is not a one-dimensional object, and that the return on capital takes very different forms for different assets or different people.
Listen to the Lord's appeal:...Come, then, return to me and learn to know me as your father, who repays good for evil, love for injury, and boundless charity for piercing wounds.
If we give what we treasure most to a Being we love with all our hearts, if we can do that without expecting anything in return, then the world becomes a beautiful place.
To see how much a company is truly earning on the capital it deploys in its businesses, look beyond EPS to Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).
Look for opportunities to help someone else, but don't give expecting something in return. Give knowing that if we give we receive.
Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare's plays, no matter what tragic events occur, no matter what rises and falls, we return to stability in the end.
Fame is temporary, make it longterm by putting smiles on people's hearts and helping others by expecting nothing in return. Be famous and unforgettable for your Unconditional Love.
Ruins provide the incentive for restoration, and for a return to origins. There has to be an interim of death or rejection before there can be renewal and reform.
I dressed and went for a walk - determined not to return until I took in what Nature had to offer.
As you move through this life...you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you.
Within each of us there is a silence as vast as the universe. We long for it. We can return to it.
Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by means of the same messengers.
By listening to your higher self, or Atman, you can return to the truth that's already inside of you and in the process change not only yourself, but the entire world, through positivity and love.
We come from the land, give our love and labor to her, and she nurtures us in return. When we die, we return to the land. In a way, she owns us. Palestine owns us and we belong to her
The danger, though - and there have been signs of this recently - is that Europe begins to demonstrate a return to more nationalist sentiment. To my mind, that would be a great mistake.
When nobody will look at you, you can stare a hole in them. Picking out all the little details you'd never stare long enough to get if they'd even just return your gaze, this, this is your revenge.
It is a very high stage in the path of love when man really learns to love another with a love that asks no return.
Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to give in return. Grace is love coming at you that has nothing to do with you. Grace is being loved when you are unlovable.
And he departed from our sight that we might return to our hearts and find him there. For he left us, and behold, he is here.
Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine.
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. We are nothing, but dust and to dust we shall return. Amen.
I work very hard, but when God opens that door for you - when life opens that door for you, I should say - I think it's important to be giving, to return the love back.
The average investor's return is significantly lower than market indices due primarily to market timing.
The nation needs to return to the colonial way of life, when a wife was judged by the amount of wood she could split.
God’s plan provides a way for family relationships to extend beyond the grave. We can return to the presence of God, eternally united with our families.
The gates of Hell are open night and day; smooth the descent, and easy is the way: but, to return, and view the cheerful skies; in this, the task and mighty labor lies.
Future U.S. political leaders – those for whom the Cold War was not the formative experience that it was for me – may not consider the return on America’s investment in NATO worth the cost.
The Earth we share is not just a rock tossed through space, but a living, nurturing being. She cares for us, she deserves our care in return.
Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer.
I always remind myself that what one observes is at best a combination of variance and returns, not just returns.
The failure to return thanks for definite blessings received is a manifestation of ingratitude that grieves Jesus Christ.
My writing arises out of erotic impulse toward an other: it is an act of love. And I want terribly to be loved in return, as a sign that I have loved well enough.
A gentleman is one who understands and shows every mark of deference to the claims of self-love in others, and exacts it in return from them.
