Direct Quotes

Men's ideas are the most direct emanations of their material state.

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not.

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.

The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.

Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.

When Katrina hit, I had only one thing in my mind as a Slow Food leader: finding a direct way to help small farmers, artisans and fisherman get back to work and sustain themselves and their families.

I want to note that the guilty must be punished. And just those, those with direct and full responsibility for the tragedy. Not the second-class, little men.

On a practical level, the design creates a new direct link to Governors Island for both tourists and Island workers from both Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. The system is very light, using only three supports, none of which stands in the water, so the shipping channels are left completely open.

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses.

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions...

Do you have any direct proof that Ms. March, Janet March, is dead?

The most drastic, and usually the most effective remedy for fear is direct action.

There was a direct and positive association between cola consumption and the risk of high blood pressure. It was present in sugared cola and diet cola, and it was absolutely a surprise to us.

The air we are breathing is corrupt. It's not the end of the Orange Revolution; it's the direct action of the Orange Revolution. A public cleansing of society is underway.

Mr Lindesay has a unique power to direct public attention on Great Wall protection. But what we do is what we really feel from the heart and what we can fulfil. The results can be immediately seen.

The rule is a direct reason why the exchange index has risen.

Iran has another policy as well: to work with militias, provide training and provide weapons to extremist groups, direct and indirectly.

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments.

Now the proposal is yet again another $150 billion before we start to think about a freeze. But $150 billion spent on more government programs; monies being created to direct and what kind of jobs that Washington thinks ought to be created. Come on. I mean there is a government that can help, and the government can also hurt.

All I can really say is it's bloodier than hell. In this one I'm going to be much more direct and honest in my description of the actual killings and the crime scene.

My partner Dan Ireland wants me to direct, and I read a lot of scripts - some good enough that I could see myself. But then it's like, so what? Who cares? Let someone else direct it.

My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut.

In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route.

Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.