And I say the sacred hoop of my people was one of the many hoops that made one circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all the children of one mother and one father.
We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made.
A promise made is a debt unpaid.
We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives… inside ourselves.
The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the grass with the splendor of lilies. How much more, then, will He care for us, who are made in His image? Our only concern is to obey the heavenly Father and leave the consequences to Him.
The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.
I think it’s important to move people beyond just dreaming into doing. They have to be able to see that you are just like them, and you made it.
I steal from every movie ever made.
I do not want war. I am not seeking revenge, even though I can see before my eyes the great sacrifices made by the Ukrainian people. I am seeking peace and will achieve Ukraine’s unity.
For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is censored by their elders.
I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that’s where the love came from.
As the First World War made painfully clear, when politicians and generals lead nations into war, they almost invariably assume swift victory, and have a remarkably enduring tendency not to foresee problems that, in hindsight, seem obvious.
I know a lot of people who are struggling musicians; it’s a hard life, and I’ve risked being that. The rewards are tremendous now that I’ve made it, I thank God every day. But I put it all on the line for it.
Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself earnestly to do it.
The whole mystery of temptation is to have sins suggested to us, and to be swept after them by a sudden enthusiasm, which sometimes feels as strong as the Spirit of God ever made in us the enthusiasm for virtue.
Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
Hollywood never knew there was a Vietnam War until they made the movie.
God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
Wherever you’re from, you adapt to your environment. It definitely made my music a little bit more explicit. Because I really was in North Philly, I listened to State Property and stuff. Everything my dad listened to, I listened to.
A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once.
The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.
Men are what their mothers made them.
God made you a masterpiece – be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped.
I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.
Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.
From the dust of the earth, from the common elementary fund, the Creator has made Homo sapiens. From the same material he has made every other creature, however noxious and insignificant to us. They are earth-born companions and our fellow mortals.
The most remarkable discovery in all of astronomy is that the stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth.
I’m not one for blaspheming, but that one made me laugh.
Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer and chemicals into farming, the more we knock out the mechanism that made it all work in the first place.
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
If God made anything better than women, I think he kept it for himself.
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.
I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that’s fine.
Music is made one of Satan’s most attractive agencies to ensnare souls; but, when turned to a good account, it is a blessing. When abused, it leads the unconsecrated to pride, vanity, and folly.
Living big and joyful and content is almost always the result of our finding satisfaction in life’s ordinary day-to-day pleasures. And God must be fond of them, too, for He made so many of them for us to enjoy.
Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.
I’m not interested in my legacy. I made up a word: ‘live-acy.’ I’m more interested in living.
Looking back, I’m really happy with the choices I’ve made in my career. I know for a fact I could be wealthier. Who knows, maybe I could be more successful, maybe not. I don’t know. But just about every single thing I’ve ever done I’ve gone into with the right intentions, and that goes a long way.
Fire made us human, fossil fuels made us modern, but now we need a new fire that makes us safe, secure, healthy and durable.
Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.
I’ve made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them.
I like the feeling of making things. It’s very very rewarding. And filmmaking is that type of experience, where you’re forced to collaborate with so many people. You’re involved in the beginning to end, you’re involved with so many elements, and when it’s done, you’re like, ‘I made this movie.’
Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students to utilize their unique gifts and talents.
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
I have made a lot of mistakes, but I am proud of them all.
If God be God and man a creature made in image of the divine intelligence, his noblest function is the search for truth.
It’s funny because I’ve made a living off of words, but words get in the way of what you really want to say.
Today’s policies and political activity treat people like pawns. More than ever before, attempts will be made to use people like cogs in a wheel. People will be handled like puppets on a string, and everyone will think that this reflects the greatest progress imaginable.
I was born in South Africa during apartheid, a system of laws that made it illegal for people to mix in South Africa. And this was obviously awkward because I grew up in a mixed family. My mother’s a black woman, South African Xhosa woman… and my father’s Swiss, from Switzerland.
Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all ‘pretend’ most of the time.
Man is not made for defeat.
I feel like, at times, I’ve been seen as the dirty stepchild of Australian comedy. I think there’s a few people out there that are pissed off that I made it big overseas.
The importance of art is in the process of doing it, in the learning experience where the artist interacts with whatever is being made.
I once made love for an hour and fifteen minutes, but it was the night the clocks are set ahead.
Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.
The body of a beautiful woman is not made for love; it is too exquisite.
We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
