Thought Provoking Quotes

To do a dull thing with style-now that's what I call art.

What a man does not know is greater than he.

Writers don't give prescriptions. They give headaches!

If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.

My dream is to find individuals who take financial resources and convert them into changing the world in the most positive ways.

Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth.

Poetry is an awareness of the world, a particular way of relating to reality.

In the land of the blind, a one eyed man is king

Words can be meaningless. If they are used in such a way that no sharp conclusions can be drawn.

When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.

What we have is a data glut.

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.

Implementing best practice is copying yesterday; innovation is inventing tomorrow.

So great are the effectiveness and power of the Word of God that the more it is persecuted the more it flourishes and grows.

Being a writer in a library is rather like being a eunuch in a harem.

The betterment of society is not a job to be left to a few. It's a responsibility to be shared by all.

All I hear is my own grating thoughts. Is there anything more horrid than being trapped inside yourself with nothing but your own insecurities.

The idiotic industry of an ant building his hill in the path of a glacier, and imagining that he is free.

If people can't stand being alone, they have no choice but to die

If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.

At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you'll have to find your inner motivation to seek for new ideas on your own.

It's just a feeling I have. What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real. My enemy is, among other things, the me inside me.

Yes, it is God who works in you. And, yes, there is work for you to do. Yes, the Spirit empowers you to do the work. And, yes, you do the work.

The world is one big data problem.

Look, it's a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking? It's meant to be a great time at the theater, but it's also designed to work on more than one level

Data is the new oil? No: Data is the new soil.

God made (human beings) because he loves stories.

I believe Fernand Point is one of the last true gourmands of the 20th century. His ruminations are extraordinary and thought-provoking. He has been an inspiration for legions of chefs.

We chose it because we deal with huge amounts of data. Besides, it sounds really cool.

The youth do not see the old. They are not programmed to see the old, who are cancelled, negated, wiped out.

If one has not read the newspapers for some months and then reads them all together, one sees, as one never saw before, how much time is wasted with this kind of literature.

People talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing...Sounds of Silence.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I keep six honest serving men.

The person who praises God is on the tracks of justice.

Each of us can work to change a small portion of events. And it's in the total of all those acts that the history of this generation will be written.

I want my life to have had more value than just acquiring stuff and living comfortably. I may die rich, or I may die broke. But I won't die with my music still in me.

I could be wrong about salvation. I could be wrong about a lot of things.

Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other.

As long as there's life, there's hope.

I've no interest in being thought provoking. Who needs more thoughts. I'd rather go down as one who is thought disposing.

I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value.

We would do well to ask ourselves the kind of fundamental questions posed by [Buruma's] erudite and thought-provoking book.

I want to show people as they are, not glorified, no shame - fat, bulges, wrinkles and all. I want the work to be disturbing, unsettling, provocative, challenging, and thought provoking.

I've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.

I have also been touched by the dark side of power and leadership.

It's only a drop in the ocean - but the ocean wouldn't be the same without that drop.

Honestly, when I read the Scriptures, I really believe the Lord puts a heart in us when we become believers.

Supporting customers through multiple channels is no longer an option for financial services organizations; it's a necessity.

I try to make things interesting and thought-provoking.