Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Votes: 5
Albert EinsteinOur business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits. Votes: 4
Robert Louis StevensonIf you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit. Votes: 4
Oprah WinfreyThe very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. Votes: 2
Christopher McCandlessChicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago. Votes: 2
Lincoln SteffensThe person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed. Votes: 2
Bennett CerfThe restaurants express the spirit of the chef, the spirit of the city, the country. Votes: 2
Alain DucasseThis is the spirit of the Order, indeed the true spirit of Mercy flowing on us. Votes: 2
Catherine McAuleyThe spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society. Votes: 2
Henrik IbsenA good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends. Votes: 2
Friedrich NietzscheAmerica, I like the spirit. Because American people here believe in something. I like that spirit. Votes: 2
Paz VegaWhen the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body. Votes: 2
SaadiBeyond matter is spirit and in spirit there is nothing but love.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellMusic, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonChrist furnished the spirit and motivation while Gandhi furnished the method.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Sin spoils the spirit's delicacy, and unwillingness deadens its susceptibility.
Charles Henry ParkhurstMan's mind and spirit grow with the space in which they are allowed to operate.
Krafft Arnold EhrickeAction is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.
Marcus Tullius CiceroDeceit and treachery skulk with hatred, but an honest spirit flieth with anger.
Martin Farquhar TupperAll people have dignity. Theres nobody who was born without a soul and a spirit.
Binyavanga WainainaEvery mighty move of the Spirit of God has had its source in the prayer chamber.
Edward McKendree BoundsMusic is the mediator between the life of the senses and the life of the spirit.
Ludwig van BeethovenAnd ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit.
Robert K. DellenbachWhen you're attuned to Spirit, there is nothing in the outer world that matters.
Roger Delano HinkinsThe more you trust and rely upon the Spirit, the greater your capacity to create.
Dieter F. UchtdorfThose who operate through the Holy Spirit are more equipped to resist temptation.
Monica Mcgowan JohnsonOpen your hearts as wide as ever you will, the Spirit of the Lord shall fill them.
George WhitefieldIt shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.
Marcus Tullius CiceroWild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; Destroyer and preserver; hear, oh, hear!
Percy Bysshe ShelleyThe church that is married to the spirit of this age, becomes a widow in the next.
William Ralph IngePrayer is an art which only the Spirit can teach us. He is the giver of all prayer.
Charles SpurgeonFor every house is incomplete without him, and a blessing is lacking in the spirit.
Christopher SmartHappy is the spirit that attains to the perfect formlessness at the time of prayer.
Evagrius PonticusIt's actually the spirit helping the spirit; it is the doctor, the bed, the potion.
Franz GrillparzerWe have not received the Spirit of God because we believe, but that we may believe.
Fulgentius of RuspeFor the most part, the best man's spirit makes a fearful sprite to haunt his grave.
Henry David ThoreauEverything that frees our spirit without giving us control of ourselves is ruinous.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThat evidence of the spirit of life is what makes me get out of bed in the morning.
Kristin Bauer van StratenSchool takes 13 years, because that is how long it takes to break a child's spirit.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Serenity of spirit and turbulence of action should make up the sum of a man's life.
Vita Sackville-WestAll means prove but blunt instruments, if they have not behind them a living spirit.
Albert EinsteinFacts by themselves can often feed the flame of madness, because sanity is a spirit.
Gilbert K. ChestertonWhere the most beautiful wild flowers grow, there mans spirit is fed and poets grow.
Henry David ThoreauThe Universe and Spirit do not understand limitations...PEOPLE invented limitations!
Jennifer O'NeillThe only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all other activities of the human spirit could be left to take care of themselves. Votes: 1 Herbert Read
But in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. Votes: 3 Christopher McCandless
Baseball is the exponent of American Courage, Confidence, Combativeness, American Dash, Discipline, Determination, American Energy, Eagerness, Enthusiasm, American Pluck, Persistency, Performance, American Spirit, Sagacity, Success, American Vim, Vigor, Virility. Votes: 3 Albert Goodwill Spalding
In all religions, the quickening spirit has been symbolically represented as a bird. At the baptism, when Jesus' body was in the water, the Spirit of Christ descended into it as a dove. Votes: 1 Max Heindel
My dad has this beautiful spirit of being able to create no matter where he is. He's always been so selfless with our family. It's hard to put words to it. He's an incredible man. Votes: 3 Matt Lauria
Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body. Votes: 2 Christopher Reeve
I learned again that the mind-body-spirit connection has to be in balance. Votes: 3 Wynonna Judd
Although one soul lives in the whole body, and all the body's members are controlled by one soul, still the whole body and the whole soul and the parts of the universe are vivified by a certain total spirit. Votes: 1 Giordano Bruno
We need worship for our spirit, fellowship for our soul and committed subservience for our body. Votes: 1 Larry Norman
We are showing that Englishmen can still die with a bold spirit, fighting it out to the end. Votes: 3 Robert Falcon Scott
You cannot be escorted by the belief of inadequacy and get to the destination of excellence. Go along with "a can do spirit" because that is the only companion! Votes: 3 Israelmore Ayivor
The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things. Votes: 6 Thomas S. Monson
I am here before you tonight to dedicate this administration to bringing a new renaissance of neighborhood life and community spirit, a renewal of confidence in the future of our city and a revival of opportunity for all Chicago. Votes: 3 Jane Byrne
Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it may erect pain barriers that the spiritual athlete must crash through. Votes: 4 Germaine Greer
The condition of the physical body can affect the spirit. Votes: 1 Ezra Taft Benson
Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit. Votes: 3 Lillie Langtry
The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears. Votes: 3 Charles Simeon
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. Votes: 2 Ansel Adams
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates. Votes: 3 Oscar Wilde
The rivalry between the Montague and the Capulet kids seems very modern to me. Juliet is a free spirit, full of untapped love and passion. I think a lot of girls can relate to her. And it's very relevant in terms of kids defying their parents. Votes: 1 Hailee Steinfeld
With determined spirit you can overpower any difficulty. Votes: 3 Lailah Gifty Akita
Walking on the path of celebrating your inner light, and empowering your spirit - is to embrace the divine nature of your self, in a day to day in a graceful way you have within you the tools to awaken, nurture, and heal your essence, the goddess in YOU Votes: 3 Angie Karan
If you look at the fact that the best chance we have for a good economy is the private sector. The government cannot create jobs. If the government could create jobs, then Communism would have worked. But didn't work. So what we have to do is allow the private sector and the entrepreneurial spirit to lead us back to a job-filled recovery. Votes: 4 Tim Scott
Of all the evil spirits abroad at this hour in the world, insincerity is the most dangerous. Votes: 4 James Anthony Froude
There is such a thing as 'thanks-feeling' - feeling thankful. This ought to be the general, universal spirit of the Christian. Votes: 1 Charles Spurgeon
Faith, prayer, and the Word of God are the weapons God provides you with to fight spiritual battles. Votes: 3 Jim George
Yela' represents hunger, life, light, fire, power. 'Wolf' speaks to my fighting spirit. The soul I put in my music. Votes: 3 Yelawolf
The most cherished and sacred moments of our lives are those filled with the spirit of love. Votes: 1 Joseph B. Wirthlin
As I discovered music, especially Rock 'n Roll, new territory was opened to me. I was lured by the unbridled rhythm of this art form. It was like gasoline on the fire of my youthful spirit. Votes: 1 Taylor Hanson
Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers. Votes: 3 Robert Henri
Whomsoever you follow, howsoever great, see to it that you follow the spirit of the master and not imitate him mechanically. Votes: 3 Mahatma Gandhi
A few years ago, I bought an old red bicycle with the words Free Spirit written across its side - which is exactly what I felt like when I rode it down the street in a tie-dyed dress. Votes: 6 Drew Barrymore
The single dynamic that helps people be most aware of God and most experiencing the fruit of the Spirit is gratitude. Votes: 1 John Ortberg
Fruit is always the miraculous, the created; it is never the result of willing, but always a growth. The fruit of the Spirit is a gift of God, and only He can produce it. They who bear it know as little about it as the tree knows of its fruit. They know only the power of Him on whom their life depends Votes: 3 Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is. Votes: 2 Kim Campbell
Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit. Votes: 4 Charlie Trotter
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit. Votes: 2 Anne Frank
I know now what this meant, that the bison were the gift of a good spirit and were our strength, but we should lose them, and from the same good spirit we must find another strength. Votes: 1 Black Elk
Peace is a gift that is embodied through the Holy Spirit through the acceptance of Christ. Votes: 1 Monica Johnson
Lay down an unforgiving spirit, because there'll be no peace until you do. Votes: 3 Anita R. Sneed-Carter
The life-giving preacher is a man of God, whose heart is ever athirst for God, whose soul is ever following hard after God, whose eye is single to God, and in whom by the power of God's Spirit the flesh and the world have been crucified, and his ministry is like the generous flood of a life-giving river. Votes: 1 Edward McKendree Bounds
God the Father and God the Son cannot be everywhere present; indeed they cannot be even in two places at the same instant: but God the Holy Spirit is omnipresent - it extends through all space, with all other matter. Votes: 5 Orson Pratt
I know my spirit is not mean, and I have a very good spirit and a funny spirit. Votes: 4 Tracy Morgan
Our religion is the traditions of our ancestors - the dreams of our old men, given them in solemn hours of the night by the Great Spirit; and the visions of our sachems, and is written in the hearts of our people. Votes: 4 Chief Seattle
When ypu awaken love and laughter in your life, your mind lets go of fear and anxiety, and your happy spirit becomes the healing balm that transforms every aspect of your human experience. Votes: 2 Jesse Dylan
Daily mediation is a healthy spiritual exercise. Votes: 3 Lailah Gifty Akita
But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions. Votes: 3 Homer
Jesus is a personal symbol of the Holy Spirit. Having been totally healed by the Holy Spirit, Jesus became one with him. Every thought, action, and deed of Jesus was guided by the Holy Spirit instead of ego. Votes: 6 Marianne Williamson
Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. Votes: 4 Bernard Williams
You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and how evil you all are, and then prayer will mount on wings of faith to heaven. Votes: 3 Charles Simeon
We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit. Votes: 5 Tom Brown, Jr.
We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. Votes: 4 Albert Schweitzer
I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning 'full of the spirit.' I do believe that it comes to you. Votes: 1 Jimmy Webb
Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world. Votes: 2 Lucy Maud Montgomery
Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about what they should do. But there is a way to live a simple, joy-filled, peaceful life, and the key is learning how to be led by the Holy Spirit, not the traditions or expectations of man. Votes: 2 Joyce Meyer
Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. Votes: 1 Reinhold Niebuhr
The light of the spirit has to come into your attention. Votes: 3 Nirmala Srivastava
If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the same laws, and pervaded by the same Spirit, it is impossible that one part should be independent of all the rest. Votes: 1 Charles Hodge
Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit. Someone said to me not too long ago, "Until you're twenty, you have the face you are born with, and after that you have the face you deserve.", and I really loved that - the idea that you wear who you are on your face. Votes: 3 Jennifer Lopez
I learned again that the mind-body-spirit connection has to be in balance. Votes: 3 Wynonna Judd
I learned again that the mind-body-spirit connection has to be in balance. Votes: 2 Wynonna Judd
Human spirit, things that aren't tangible, fascinate me, so I'm always researching mind, spirit, soul. Votes: 1 Jada Pinkett Smith
Somehow, I've been blessed to be able to have the young spirit inside - not feel like every year I get a year older. I feel like every year I get a year younger. I don't wake up in the morning with aches and pains. Votes: 1 Rickey Henderson
We need above all to learn again to believe in the possibility of nobility of spirit in ourselves. Votes: 3 Eugene O'Neill
The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age. Votes: 4 Pierre de Coubertin
History doesn't mean dates and wars and textbooks to me; it means the unconquerable pioneer spirit of man. Votes: 2 Henry Ford
We can be poor in spirit, and I don't even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing, it can be here today and gone tomorrow. Votes: 3 Ann Romney
There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. Votes: 3 John Clayton
Museums are just a lot of lies, and the people who make art their business are mostly imposters. We have infected the pictures in museums with all our stupidities, all our mistakes, all our poverty of spirit. We have turned them into petty and ridiculous things. Votes: 3 Pablo Picasso
Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit. Votes: 1 Chuck Palahniuk
Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'. Votes: 1 Edith Stein
Let go of your disappointments, mistakes and failures. May you find complete healing, renewed spiritual strength and courage to begin again. Votes: 3 Lailah Gifty Akita
My early wounds were the English school system among other things. It wasn't merely the discipline, it was the ways in which boys got what was called the school spirit. Votes: 3 George Woodcock
The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. Votes: 3 Thomas Huxley
Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying. Votes: 1 Johannes Tauler
My spirit animal... probably like a turtle, because I have no concept of time. Votes: 4 Rita Ora
Dimitri: "They weren't supposed to let you in."Rose: "Yeah. Well, I kind of found a work-around."Dimitri: "Of course you did."- Dimitri Belikov and Rose Hathaway (Spirit Bound) Votes: 6 Richelle Mead
In the inhalation and exhalation there is an energy and a lively divine spirit, since He, through his spirit supports the breath of life, giving courage to the people who are in the earth and spirit to those who walk on it. Votes: 3 Michael Servetus
The purpose of a spirit filled life is to demonstrate the supernatural power of our living God so that the unsaved multitudes will abandon their dead gods to call upon the name of The Lord and be delivered. Votes: 4 T.L. Osborn
With the right to vote, our choice should be for the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us. Votes: 1 Monica Johnson
There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance. Votes: 2 Arthur Helps
In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics. Votes: 1 Ferdinand de Saussure
America, I like the spirit. Because American people here believe in something. I like that spirit. Votes: 2 Paz Vega
Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal. Votes: 1 Mary Baker Eddy
Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential. They experience synergy only in small, peripheral ways in their lives. But creative experiences can be produced regularly, consistently, almost daily in people's lives. It requires enormous personal security and openness and a spirit of adventure. Votes: 4 Stephen Covey
That's the true spirit of Christmas; people being helped by people other than me. Votes: 1 Jerry Seinfeld
But it has, in addition, an even more precious quality - a consciousness of the human intelligence, the human spirit and that man is a social creature. Votes: 1 Norman McLaren
Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation. Votes: 1 Ignatius of Antioch
Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation. Votes: 1 Ignatius of Antioch
Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship. Votes: 4 Brennan Manning
Since the beginning of time mankind has used music and dance to commune with the spirit of nature and the spirit of the universe. Votes: 3 Goa Gil
Feeling at home with ourselves and being able to create a spirit of place that nourishes us physically, emotionally and spiritually is a goal worthy of our highest priority. Votes: 5 Alexandra Stoddard
I take pride in knowing the NFL is pink in October, sparking conversations everywhere about breast cancer and prevention, all in the spirit of my mom. Votes: 1 DeAngelo Williams
In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed by miracles. In modern religions the spirit is expressed through the many and confirmed by reason. Votes: 2 Heinrich Heine
Only the holy spirit, the spirit of the lord, can transform us. Votes: 2 Joseph Prince
This is me, a sinner on whom the Lord has turned his gaze. And this is what I said when they asked me if I would accept my election as pontiff. I am a sinner, but I trust in the infinite mercy and patience of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I accept in a spirit of penance. Votes: 1 Pope Francis
People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress. Votes: 2 Dale Turner
Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. Votes: 1 John Denham
Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'. Votes: 1 Edith Stein
God allows us, through thoughts, ideas, words and revelations, to imagine things in ourconscious mind that He has already created in the invisible spirit realm. Votes: 3 Sunday Adelaja
Going to rehearsals of school plays got me out of science. It became clear what inspired me and what dampened my spirit. The only other thing I could do at school was trampolining - it didn't seem to have much future in it. Votes: 3 Tamsin Greig
Mind is the Soul speaking and Conscience is the Spirit speaking. Votes: 3 Ian Gardner
The drawing teacher has this problem of communicating how to draw by osmosis and not by instruction, while the physics teacher has the problem of always teaching techniques, rather than the spirit, of how to go about solving physical problems. Votes: 1 Richard P. Feynman
There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance. Votes: 1 Walt Whitman
The spirit world doesn't admit to communicating with me, so it's fairly even. Votes: 4 Howard Nemerov
Our spiritual attitude is determined by our conception of our relation to infinite spirit. Votes: 1 Paul Twitchell
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. Votes: 6 Max Ehrmann
True happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances. Votes: 4 Daisaku Ikeda
Everyone fears the cut of the blade. It doesn't matter after that. I know the spirit survives as there is so much evidence of the survival of the personality in the afterlife. Votes: 1 Dan Aykroyd
I think it's the human spirit inside of all of us that has an enormous capacity to survive. Votes: 1 Amanda Lindhout
We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup. Votes: 6 Robbie Keane
I will say that I know Nirvana did a show and played a few chords from 'More Than a Feeling' before they did 'Teen Spirit,' and it wasn't very good. But in all seriousness, 'Teen Spirit' was a great song. If subconsciously or somehow I had any influence on that, I'll take that as a compliment. Votes: 1 Tom Scholz
True friends are always together in spirit. (Anne Shirley) Votes: 3 Lucy Maud Montgomery
When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled. Votes: 2 Joel Osteen
Endeavoring to live the Christian life by your own efforts is the greatest single hindrance to walking in the Spirit. Votes: 2 Derek Prince
To open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit. Votes: 4 Jack Kornfield