Children with Autism aren't missing. Instead, they are off making discoveries Votes: 3
Jacob BarnettInstead of recognizing their mistakes, some people commit crimes to hide them Votes: 3
Bangambiki HabyarimanaInstead of running from the negative, I've started running towards the positive. Votes: 3
Michelle GielanInstead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers. Votes: 3
Malala YousafzaiInstead of asking "whatâs the problem?" ask "what's the creative opportunity? Votes: 3
Deepak ChopraInstead of past, present and future, I'd prefer chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. Votes: 3
Ashleigh BrilliantInstead of reading vows at the wedding ceremony, they read hacked Sony emails. Votes: 3
David LettermanInstead of finding the needle in the haystack, we're making the haystack bigger, Votes: 3
Jesselyn RadackInstead of eating exclusively from the sun, humanity now began to sip petroleum. Votes: 3
Michael PollanInstead, we linger over a luxury that costs nothing: Imagining what may be. Votes: 3
Patricia McCormickPossession means to sit astride the world Instead of having it astride of you. Votes: 3
Charles KingsleyInstead of loving people and using money, people often love money and use people. Votes: 3
Wayne Gerard TrotmanInstead of announcing what you are about to tell is interesting, make it so. Votes: 3
William Strunk, Jr.It takes 42 muscles to smile. Instead pick up your middle finger and say "bite me! Votes: 3
Sherrilyn KenyonInstead of sailing off into the sunset, he hopes to sail into the next century. Votes: 3
Dave AndersonInstead of crying and begging for your love, you can stand and fight for it. Votes: 3
M.F. MoonzajerInstead of insight, maybe all a man gets is strength to wander for a while. Votes: 3
William Least Heat-MoonInstead of waiting for perfection, run with what you've got, and fix it as you go. Votes: 3
Paul ArdenInstead of becoming the worldâs expert on Buddhism, just let go, let go, let go. Votes: 3
Ajahn SumedhoInstead of hating, my heart cries mercy! Mercy on me! Mercy on me! Mercy on me! Votes: 3
Phindiwe NkosiInstead of being a student of a (given) field, I would like you to be the field. Votes: 3
Jacob BarnettDon't ask whether it is right or wrong. Instead try to find out what is going on. Votes: 3
Marshall McLuhanInstead of war on poverty, they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me. Votes: 3
Tupac ShakurAlways be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. Votes: 2
Judy GarlandDo not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Votes: 2
Ralph Waldo EmersonForget the complaints against complexity; instead, complain about confusion. Votes: 0
Donald A. NormanTravel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation. Votes: 0
Elizabeth DrewNext time you're about to judge someone, attempt to understand them instead. Votes: 0
Marianne WilliamsonEarthlings went on being friendly, when they should have been thinking instead. Votes: 0
Kurt VonnegutGrace is not something one possesses; instead, grace is something one receives. Votes: 0
Bill CourtneyWe need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington. Votes: 0
Jack KevorkianA teetotaller is one who suffers from thirst instead of enjoying it. Votes: 0
Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron DewarPeople, instead of competing, they can actually support each other, in music. Votes: 0
Adrian GrenierThere are clothes which keep rejuvenating themselves instead of getting worn out. Votes: 0
Roberto JuarrozWe're creating a little niche for ourselves instead of working the whole canvas. Votes: 0
Bernie GlassmanIn Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed. Votes: 0
Baden Powell de AquinoEverything is vain and tortures the spirit instead of calming and satisfying it. Votes: 0
Johann Georg HamannIn Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed. Votes: 0
Robert PowellEven though we can't communicate using the same language, we use music instead. Votes: 0
Kim Jong-hyunDon't look backwards. That never does any good. Think about the future instead. Votes: 0
Abigail StromThat's very different, picking up the impulse instead of picking up the cue. Votes: 0
Sanford MeisnerWhen there's nothing to see, when there are no thoughts, life comes instead. Votes: 0
John Ajvide LindqvistIn this case, instead of thinking "I want success," think "I have success." Votes: 0
Neale Donald WalschHikmah (Wisdom) is knowing when to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice. Votes: 0
Boonaa MohammedLiving is nothing more or less than doing one thing instead of another. Votes: 0
Jose Ortega y GassetTry lighting your house by prayer instead of electricity and see which one works. Votes: 0
A.C. GraylingMake every decision based on your last years of life instead of your next 10. Votes: 0
Gary VaynerchukAccept a miracle, instead of wit See two dull lines, with Stanhope's pencil writ. Votes: 0
Edward YoungProcrastination is a way of living in the past instead of the present moment. Votes: 0
Debasish MridhaEnvy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own. Votes: 0
Harold CoffinMoms, let's pledge to build each other up instead of tearing each other down. Votes: 0
Lysa TerKeurstWe need to support our future instead of undermining human survival. Let's do it. Votes: 0
Graciela ChichilniskyI loved college. I wish I was still taking classes instead of teaching them. Votes: 0
Patrick RothfussI realized I needed to work with other people instead of doing everything myself. Votes: 0
Jens LekmanI'm losing myself trying to compete with everyone else, instead of just being me. Votes: 0
Demi LovatoFind the goddess inside yourself instead of looking for the god in someone else. Votes: 0
Francesca Lia BlockRelate to the little instead of relating to the big. The little is indomitable. Votes: 0
John de RuiterForce loses its legitimacy when it is used instead of free and open discussion. Votes: 0
Gustavo de GreiffNo story is worth telling without the twists and turns. Make them count instead. Votes: 0
Charlotte ErikssonDon't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead. Votes: 0
Jackie ChanWho knows how to taste wine never drinks wine again, but tastes secrets instead Votes: 0
Salvador DaliThey say, don't cry because it's over but instead smile because it had happened. Votes: 0
Ravinder SinghA brainy person does not abuse copyright; instead they respect it and uphold it. Votes: 0
Maximillian DegenerezIn a certain sense, Zen is feeling life instead of feeling something about life. Votes: 0
Alan WattsWhy seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? Votes: 0
Carol S. DweckWhen solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves. Votes: 0
Anthony J. D'AngeloI chose Real Madrid instead of Barcelona because I'm a winner, not a loser Votes: 0
Alfredo Di StefanoIn Greece we're too poor to go to psychiatrists -- we have friends instead. Votes: 0
Melina MercouriWe were looking for a 'good shepherd', and instead we got a German shepherd. Votes: 0
Pope Benedict XVIWe were looking for a 'good shepherd,' and instead we got a German shepherd. Votes: 0
Pope Benedict XVIAnd you chose to fight for Artemis instead, what kind of stupid are you? (Jeff) Votes: 0
Sherrilyn KenyonWhy do people measure life by the years instead of how good the years were? Votes: 0
Gabriel IglesiasCivilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock. Votes: 0
Sigmund FreudIve always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag. Votes: 0
Alexander WangWhen I am scared of something, I run towards it, instead of away from it. Votes: 0
Michelle RodriguezGreat names abase, instead of elevating, those who do not know how to bear them. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldGreat leaders are always out front with a banner, instead of behind with a whip. Votes: 0
John WoodenEnemies of art are the opposite of the Sun; they emit darkness instead of light! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanI never learned to count my blessings I choose instead to dwell in my disasters Votes: 0
Ray LaMontagneThe space for what you want is already filled with what you settled for instead. Votes: 0
Richard BachI have come to realize it's not the QUANTITY of LOVE but instead the QUALITY Votes: 0
Shannon ElizabethA real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame. Votes: 0
David CottrellHad enough of my poetry yet? That's why they pay me to fight demons instead. Votes: 0
Charles StrossOpen the door by yourself instead of waiting the door to be opened by itself! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanI think we all get too caught up in doing instead of just being sometimes. Votes: 0
Anne Rivers SiddonsI've always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag. Votes: 0
Alexander WangIf you promise you will get better instead of dying, I promise I will, too. Votes: 0
Jordan SonnenblickSex is just another form of talk, where you act the words instead of saying them. Votes: 0
D. H. LawrenceI try to be appreciative of what I have instead of bitter about what I've lost. Votes: 0
Jenny LawsonStand up for the things that are right. Try to talk things out instead of fight. Votes: 0
Robert Alan AurthurOpera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. Votes: 0
Robert BenchleyWe love each other like matches in the dark. We don't talk, we catch fire instead Votes: 0
Mathias MalzieuMoney enables us to get what we want instead of what other people think we want. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawJesse Jackson has to get back to "I am somebody" instead of "I am some color." Votes: 0
Ernest HollingsThe world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl. Votes: 0
Irving BerlinIf you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away? Votes: 0
Lord ChesterfieldIt is man's consolation that the future is to be a sunrise instead of a sunset. Votes: 0
Victor HugoYou can use melted butter instead of oil, but your cake may be a little denser. Votes: 0
Dorie GreenspanLife demands that we live to care for others instead of living to care for self Votes: 0
Sunday AdelajaFocus on where you are instead of where you wish you were. The joy will follow. Votes: 0
John BinghamI never read comics as a kid. I guess I was lazy and watched cartoons instead. Votes: 0
Kirsten DunstI can only have dinner with my girlfriends once a month instead of once a week. Votes: 0
Andrea JungThe tragedy is when you've got sex in the head instead of down where it belongs. Votes: 0
D. H. LawrenceNot to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men. Votes: 0
Mortimer AdlerI think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose. Votes: 0
Eric DavisI could have could haved, but instead I did have. Is there any other way to love? Votes: 0
Jarod KintzI picked up the knife to cut the melon, and then smashed it with my fist instead. Votes: 0
Jarod KintzI was going to get my teeth whitened, but I said, "I'll just get a tan instead." Votes: 0
Mitch HedbergI do not think we remember our family in any real sense. We live in them instead Votes: 0
Anne EnrightWhen I find a ladybug I ask the butler to take it outside instead of killing it. Votes: 0
Winston ChurchillOh, let us lose our milk teeth and cut instead the strong teeth of hate and love.
St. Catherine of SienaFrankly, too many women treat their husbands as accessories instead of priorities.
Laura SchlessingerWho I am inside determines how I feel about my body instead of the other way around
Alanis MorissetteChristians, instead of arming themselves with swords, extend their hands in prayer.
Athanasius of AlexandriaI decided to take the love that I'd have for a child and give it to myself instead.
Danielle HendersonInstead of Criticizing Someone's Success, Why Not Learn Something Valuable from It?
Ernie J ZelinskiWhen kings interfere in matters of religion, they enslave instead of protecting it.
Francois FenelonMy phone just auto-corrected my name to "Jamie unnecessary," instead of Jamie Lynn.
Jamie Lynn SiglerOne arises from a low to a high station more often by using fraud instead of force.
Niccolo MachiavelliInstead of the question "What must I do for my employer?" substitute "What can I do"
Andrew CarnegieWhen you love what you do, it stops seeming like work and instead becomes necessity.
Caroline LeavittIf you do not choose the kingdom of God, it does not matter what you choose instead.
Gordon B. HinckleyAspire to do better. Instead of being the leader of the group, be the little person.
Jake M. JohnsonWhen a man works by faith, he works by mental exertion instead of by physical force.
Joseph Smith, Jr.Schooling, instead of encouraging the asking of questions, too often discourages it.
Madeleine L'EngleJust stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as 'he' instead of 'I'.
Strickland GillilanI tend to think that knowledge is preceded by power instead of the other way around.
Zephyr TeachoutI can't begrudge anyone who opts to get a job instead of creating one for themselves.
Alexis OhanianDo not put chewed bones back on plates. Instead, throw them on the floor for the dog.
Desiderius ErasmusToo often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversations.
Elizabeth DrewWe're changing ourselves to fit the world instead of changing the world to fit women.
Gloria SteinemI don't find Hollywood interesting, so I'm thinking of studying architecture instead.
Hayden ChristensenI have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one.
Mahatma GandhiIf you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
Mata AmritanandamayiInstead of watching DVDs at home, I prefer going to the cinema to get the experience.
Sunidhi ChauhanOne day I'll be appreciated for what I do instead being held back for what I don't do.
Burnell TaylorIt's exciting to take control of your future instead of waiting for the phone to ring,
Jennifer WestfeldtI'm very happy to have a small, long, career instead of one big hit and then oblivion.
Susannah McCorkleWe have forgotten to observe. Instead of observing, we do things according to patterns.
Andrei TarkovskyInstead of assuming everything you're being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
Barbara CorcoranAbout being grateful for what you have instead of yearning for what you think you want.
Gayle FormanWhat if instead of focusing on what you don't have, you concentrate on what you've got?
Jodi PicoultI've got so much work to do today, I'd better spend two hours in prayer instead of one.
Martin LutherInstead of going to the gym, I dress in black - a lot more practical and much more fun.
Monica BellucciThe past isn't fixed and frozen in place. Instead, its meaning changes as life unfolds.
Parker J. PalmerWe can let the energy of love flow instead of placing it in a jar and leaving it aside.
Paulo CoelhoInstead, to be financially free, we need to learn how to make mistakes and manage risk.
Robert KiyosakiTried living in the real world instead of a shell, but I was bored before I even began.
Steven MorrisseyHave faith in yourselves, be proud of your ancestors, instead of being ashamed of them.
Swami VivekanandaInstead of spreading antagonism or hate, try to make a positive remark about something.
Tyler BlackburnDo not take yearly results too seriously. Instead, focus on four or five-year averages.
Warren BuffettDon't worry about what you can't do; focus instead on what you can do... and then do it.
Billy GrahamInstead of chopping yourself down to fit the world, chop the world down to fit yourself.
D. H. LawrenceUniversities charge outrageous prices instead of dipping into their own massive funding.
Donald TrumpIt is always dishonest for a reviewer to review the author instead of the author's book.
Edward AbbeyWe still seek to solve conflicts with 'judgement' instead of designing the way forwards.
Edward de BonoId rather be seen the way I am now instead of falling over myself walking out of a club,
Hilary DuffInstead of telling God how big your problems are, tell your problem how BIG your God is.
Joel OsteenJazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.
John Philip SousaInstead of building castles against your enemies, build bridges for them to come to you!
Mehmet Murat ildanI think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition
Shannon MillerDo not presume to choose your own way of serving instead of the one I have made for you.
St. Catherine of SienaThere was so much that you could do, instead of looking for things that you couldn't do.
Theodore SturgeonI hope that some day scientists can be considered heroes again, instead of Paris Hilton.
Walter IsaacsonCan women make use of men's vulnerability not to marry but instead to destroy male power?
Andrea DworkinInstead of wondering WHY this is happening to you, consider why this is happening to YOU.
Dalai LamaDwell not on the faults and shortcomings of others; instead, seek clarity about your own.
Gautama BuddhaPeople had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person.
Marilyn MonroeThe Yankees would be a much better team if they signed a proven closer instead of Tanaka.
Mitch WilliamsIt's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately filling up space.
Pema ChodronInstead of being ashamed of what you've been through, be proud of what you have overcome!
Phil McGrawDon't do anything for the money you WILL make, but instead for the SKILLS you will learn.
Robert KiyosakiYou shouldn't say anything mean about people who can't read. You should write it instead.
Will RogersIf you want to drive the devil out of the world, hit him with a cradle instead of a crutch
Billy SundayConfidence is not 'they will like me'. Confidence instead is 'I'll be fine if they don't'.
Christina GrimmieAnytime you're tempted to upsell someone else, stop what you're doing and upserve instead.
Daniel H. PinkCome here often?' I asked instead, humoring no one but myself. So it was totally worth it.
Darynda JonesHow much of our lives could we buy back if we cherished our lives instead of our trinkets?
Gerry SpenceIt isn't useful to curse the darkness; instead light your candle and let your light shine.
Hafsat AbiolaIn nakedness I behold the majesty of the essential instead of the trappings of pretension.
Horatio GreenoughI never actually learned the rules of grammar, relying instead only on what sounded right.
Joan DidionWe ask the poet: 'What subject have you chosen?' instead of: 'What subject has chosen you?
Marie von Ebner-EschenbachI like the thought of playing for money instead of silverware. I never did like to polish.
Patty SheehanAsk for the impossible, then settle instead for what you really wanted in the first place.
Rachel VincentInstead of being intimidated by the limitations, be inspired to find new ways around them.
Ralph MarstonIf you're fighting with emotion instead of structure... it's always going to be a mistake.
Ronda RouseyPerfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead.
Seth GodinAn expert knows the subject very well. A model teaches by showing instead of just telling.
Thomas LeonardStop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far theyâve come.
Bob GoffSometimes, instead of going down the road less taken, you just charge down the beaten path.
Charlaine HarrisInstead of reality being passively recorded by the brain, it is actively constructed by it.
David EaglemanFaith actually moves no mountains, but instead raises them up where there were none before.
Friedrich NietzscheThere are only 24 hours in a day. We need to quit trying to be awesome and instead be wise.
Jen HatmakerNay, but prithee, with sprinkles 'pon it instead," I said solemnly, "and frosting of white.
Jim ButcherIf you think positively instead of negatively, you'll behave better and you'll feel better.
Laura SchlessingerThe day you let go of fear and instead embrace understanding, is the day you begin to live.
Leon BrownKnowing that anger makes me ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself and meditate on love.
Nhat HanhHow about we talk about your love life instead?" "Why? Are you in the mood to be depressed?
Nicholas SparksOur religion doesn't demand perfection but instead a manageable strive to better ourselves.
Nouman Ali KhanPeople no longer try to decipher the mystery of life but choose instead to be a part of it.
Paulo CoelhoWhat if we actually demonstrated God's love for the world instead of just talking about it?
Richard StearnsToo many people go through life waiting for things to happen instead of making them happen!
Sasha AzevedoI wish I could, instead of destroying things like that, I wish I could build, build, build.
Sergei PoluninThere needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do.
Temple GrandinDying for an idea,' again, sounds well enough, but why not let the idea die instead of you?
Wyndham LewisDo not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.
ConfuciusThere's not much to be done about the impossibility. One must instead get rid of the desire.
Ernest SosaPeople see only my actions. Instead, if I focus on Christ with thanksgiving, people see Him.
Francis ChanNo-fault guilt: This is when, instead of trying to figure out who's to blame, everyone pays.
Judith ViorstBut let's not speak of what might have been. Let us speak instead of what is. You are whole.
Kate DiCamilloIf economists were good at business, they would be rich men instead of advisers to rich men.
Kirk KerkorianWhen someone gives me three reasons instead of one, I'm inclined not to believe any of them.
Margaret MillarI was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.
Mary RobinsonWhat better way to discover the unknown than to follow your instincts instead of your plans.
Rolf PottsThe time has come to match outgo to income, instead of always doing it the other way around.
Ronald ReaganInstead of searching for what you do not have, find out what it is that you have never lost.
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajInstead of being a person to whom things happened, I became a person who made things happen.
Tony ClarkBeware of making a fetish of consistency to your convictions instead of being devoted to God.
Oswald ChambersSalvation happens every time someone with a key uses it to open a door he could lock instead.
Barbara Brown TaylorIn the morning, instead of saying to yourself, âI got to wake up' say âI get to wake up!'
Erykah BaduThe short-cut to popularity is to lend everyone your ears, instead of giving them your tongue
Frank BettgerWhen you are handed something instead of having to work for it, you don't respect it as much.
Katie PavlichFollowing rulers instead of prophets, the wicked can rule you, but the knowledge can stop it.
Kool Moe DeeSometimes, instead of helping people to advance, a discovery or an invention holds them back.
Margaret MeadWhat if today.. you were inspired and fed by your thoughts instead of being confined by them?
Marjo-Riikka MakelaWe can aim to create a culture, where kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.
Michelle ObamaThe canary is like a man's soul. It sees bars around it, but instead of despairing, it sings.
Nikos KazantzakisFather's Day makes me wish I could talk to my Dad just one more time, instead of all the time.
Anthony JeselnikWe wanted to raise a generation of heretics, but instead we raised a generation of ignoramuses
Berl KatznelsonYoga is the only exercise on this planet from which you gain energy instead of burning energy.
Bikram ChoudhuryDonât believe in the fate society chose for you. Instead, carve out a new fate for yourself.
Bill CourtneyI could have written a misery memoir and instead I tried to make it funny. I never complained.
Caitlin MoranPeople who face a difficult question often answer an easier one instead, without realizing it.
Daniel KahnemanThey who quarrel with others, instead of quarrelling with their own hearts, waste their lives.
Guru Amar DasIf only there was a way I could cover my tension with the scent of eau de brass valls instead.
Jeaniene FrostThe problem with you is that you always see a glass of milk half empty instead of half filled.
Jodi PicoultInstead of inflicting upon us the judgment we deserved, God in Christ endured it in our place.
John StottIf you don't look at yourself and evaluate it, you instead see how the world's reacting to it.
Nick OffermanWhat a trade! Poor painters! They always wish to be understood, and they are analysed instead.
Pablo PicassoMaybe I should go back to teaching school about crazy people instead of being one. (Jim Alvin)
Patricia BriggsInstead of expending time to train yourself not to be afraid of snakes, avoid them altogether.
Richard KochYour customers dream of a happier and better life. Don't move products. Instead, enrich lives.
Steve JobsWhen you love yourself, you'll feel sorry for those that hate you instead of hating them back.
Tony GaskinsSo then I though I'd make some plans, but Fire thought she'd really rather be Water instead...
Tori AmosFarmers have about given up hope of getting farm relief and have decided to fertilize instead.
Will RogersThe anti-Semitism of the new movement was based on religious ideas instead of racial knowledge.
Adolf HitlerChristianity is hard when we try to serve God in man's way instead of serving God in God's way.
Aiden Wilson TozerBush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the pockets of working people.
Carol Moseley BraunIt is secular spiritual music, the gospel blues. It's music from the heart instead of the head.
Charlie MusselwhiteStop thinking about your difficulties, whatever they are, and start thinking about God instead.
Emmet FoxHow different the new order would be if we could consult the veteran instead of the politician.
Henry MillerI wanted to get a tape recorder, but I got a parrot instead. I think I did that joke backwards.
Mitch Hedberg"I pay my taxes," says somebody, as if that were an act of virtue instead of one of compulsion.
Robert MenziesMotives by excess reverse their very nature and instead of exciting, stun and stupefy the mind.
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeWhy does not the brain adapt to repeated exposure and become indifferent, instead of satisfied?
Semir ZekiInstead of telling our young people to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan to be surprised.
Steve CarellIt appears to me that men are trying to speak for God instead of letting God speak for himself.
Theodore M. BurtonThe secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer.
Zadie SmithThe year I began to say vahz instead of vase, a man I barely knew nearly accidentally killed me.
Amy HempelDon't look for "depth" but instead search for subject aspects which prove the presence of depth.
Andreas FeiningerInstead of focusing on the work, you focus on the entropy and the chaos and you get a byproduct.
Ben ChestnutInstead of envying what others have, decide what YOU want out of life and focus on achieving it.
Beverly EngelI saw the film Pearl Harbour and it made me wish that the Japanese had bombed Hollywood instead!
Clive JamesThe decision to overlook the seeming inequities of life instead of reacting to them is a choice.
David Hawkinsyou must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look through your heart, instead.
Elizabeth GilbertGod has really blessed me. He could've allowed me to keep playing, but instead he saved my life.
Isaiah AustinDrink water between meals instead of with them so that the digestive juices will not be diluted.
Jane FondaInstead of using technology or wearing technology constantly, we will start becoming technology,
Neil HarbissonInstead of making Christianity a vehicle of truth, you make truth only a horse for Christianity.
Ralph Waldo EmersonGiving your team cover for their cowardice is foolish. Give them a platform for bravery instead.
SethI want to break something, or hit something, but I am afraid to move, so I start crying instead.
Veronica RothI miss being able to call people back instead of having to text them that I can't talk right now.
Brendan DoolingInstead of trying to manufacture feelings, use the way you already feel. Or at least add that in.
Geena DavisI want to live in a world where people are judged by who they are instead of what size they wear.
Jennifer WeinerIf you'll spend time praying for people instead of talking about them, you'll get better results.
Joel OsteenDo not become a disciple of one who praises himself, in case you learn pride instead of humility.
Mark the EvangelistI think people never hear what they say, and speech is a mocking sound instead of a jazz concert.
Mike BassCreationists use facts the same way a drunk uses a lightpost: for support instead of illumination
Robert Green Ingersoll[on having to lose weight] I thought I'll drink vodka instead of wine because it's less calories!
Sienna MillerAnyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.
VoltaireUnfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth.
Wilhelm SteinitzInstead of working out three times a week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk everyday.
Beverly JohnsonTreat your past as a book that you learn from instead of a hammer that you beat yourself up about.
Bill WhittleDrinking is another way of thinking, another way of living. It gives you two lives instead of one.
Charles BukowskiI cannot stand public attention, I just can't. Of course, if I may I might write something instead
Elfriede JelinekThe terror of performing never goes away. Instead, you get very, very comfortable being terrified.
Eric WhitacreWe are subsidizing healthy food instead of subsidizing food that is definitely not healthy for us.
Jill SteinI've never considered myself to be working for a living; I've enjoyed myself for a living instead.
John MillsTwitter wanted to become a more egalitarian justice system, but instead it became a draconian one.
Jon RonsonIt's a new low for actresses when you have to wonder what is between her ears instead of her legs.
Katharine HepburnI expected to have one husband and seven babies. Instead I had seven husbands and one living baby.
Lana TurnerI know that many ailments can be healed with food by nourishing your body instead of taking drugs.
Laura PreponThe weight is off my shoulders. I don't live in the past anymore. I look forward, instead of back.
Mackenzie PhillipsCountries keep on building higher and higher buildings, instead of building higher and higher men!
Mehmet Murat ildanMore people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.
Roger BabsonI prefer the word "engagement." Instead of empowerment, it's enabling women to engage in business.
Sallie KrawcheckInstead of rating the man by his performances, we rate too frequently the performances by the man.
Samuel JohnsonNow you'll have to wait for hours in line for medical care instead of immediately not getting any.
Stephen ColbertI was in the first submarine. Instead of a periscope, they had a kaleidoscope. "We're surrounded."
Steven WrightMust we kill to prevent there being any wicked? This is to make both parties wicked instead of one.
Blaise PascalWe can so reconstruct society that it will be self-perpetuating instead of as now, self-exhaustive.
Charles LindberghWhy doesn't the past decently bury itself, instead of sitting waiting to be admired by the present?
D. H. LawrenceOnce in everyone's life there is apt to be a period when he is fully awake, instead of half-asleep.
E. B. WhiteInstead of thinking about the sex, I'd always think about the clap and the crabs those people have.
George CarlinMilitary missions cannot be a normal tool of politics, but instead must remain the great exception.
Guido WesterwelleTime is not measured by the years that pass by, instead by the things you do, feel or accomplish...
Jawaharlal NehruLet both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.
John F. KennedyInstead of command and control, managing the creative process is about facilitating and permitting.
John KaoA tendency to fly too straight at a goal, instead of circling around it, often carries one too far.
Lin YutangIt be better, I think, to climb out in search of something, instead of hating, what you're leaving.
Lois LowryGiving a poor person money keeps them poorer longer...often forever; give them knowledge instead...
Robert KiyosakiI'm just suggesting that when you're faced with fear and anxiety, don't medicate. Meditate instead.
Russell SimmonsI wanted the songs to be themselves, instead of worrying about all this crazy slickster production.
Ryan CabreraInstead of seeing the rug being pulled from under us, we can learn to dance on the shifting carpet.
Thomas CrumDo not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.
UmarMost unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.
William JamesI coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender! But instead I got a one way ticket to Palookaville.
Budd SchulbergInstead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.
Clarence DarrowGive me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
EpictetusIn the sleeping state, instead, one is much more oneself, even if society never ceases to intervene.
Erich FrommHalf of the misery in the world comes from trying to look, instead of trying to be, what one is not.
George MacDonaldI tried to picture a female version of Jim and got Jim in a dress instead. The image was disturbing.
Ilona AndrewsMany Christians suffer because they're too busy seeking carnal knowledge instead of the Word of God.
Joyce MeyerWe must meditate on what God has done in our life instead of what we are still waiting on Him to do.
Joyce MeyerI wish I was making shoes instead of reading or watching movies, which is what I do in my free time.
Manolo BlahnikOur religion is made to eradicate vices, instead it encourages them, covers them, and nurtures them.
Michel de Montaigne'Salaam Bombay' didn't put a halo on the poor. Instead, it said that they will teach us how to live.
Mira NairEverything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it.
Ram DassWhen you start talking about government as 'we' instead of 'they,' you have been in office too long.
Ronald ReaganYou have it in your power to make your days on Earth a path of flowers, instead of a path of thorns.
Sathya Sai BabaIllusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead.
Sigmund FreudMeditation allows us to directly participate in our lives instead of living life as an afterthought.
Stephen Levine