Quotes by Degrees Distress not yourself if you cannot at first understand the deeper mysteries of Spaceland. By degrees they will dawn upon you. Edwin A. Abbott degreesdawnfirsts To be aware of little, quiet things, you need to be quiet inside. A high degree of alertness is required. Be still. Look. Listen. Be present. Eckhart Tolle alertness-isdegreesneeds If it is the quality of your consciousness at this moment that determines the future, then what is it that determines the quality of your consciousness? Your degree of presence. So the only place where true change can occur and where the past can be dissolved is the Now. Eckhart Tolle degreesqualitypast Americans resent the vagaries of weather to a degree unknown to other peoples. ... Weather is a force we have lost touch with. We feel entitled to dominate it, like everything else in the environment, and when we can't are more panic-stricken than primitives who know that when nature is out of control they can only pray to the gods. Eleanor Perenyi degreesunited-statesweather It was a noteworthy lesson, even for someone who'd been fed a daily diet of italicized lessons: that people in high places, luminaries with advanced degrees in Classics and in possession of excellent manners, can disappoint you as profoundly as anyone else. Elinor Lipman degreeslessonspeople Some directors, like Stevens [George Stevens], shoot full circle, 360 degrees, and that's what's right for them. I generally shoot at about a seven to one ratio. But part of that is because I've worked on every screenplay, so I'm further along in the visual concept. Elia Kazan degreescirclesdirectors A college degree does not lessen the length of your ears; it only conceals it. Elbert Hubbard degreescollegeeducation Margaret was not a ready lover, but where she loved she loved passionately, and with no small degree of jealousy. Elizabeth Gaskell readydegreeslovers One of the things that I think you see sometimes in politics is a certain degree of caution. It's usually advised by consultants who don't want to see you march to the end of a limb. Elizabeth Edwards degreeswantthinking The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word. Elizabeth George proportiondegreesspiritual A trait no other nation seems to possess in quite the same degree as we do namely, a feeling of almost childish injury and resentment unless the world as a whole recognizes how innocent we are of anything but the most generous and harmless intentions Eleanor Roosevelt degreesfeelingsworld Nothing can happen nowhere. The locale of the happening always colours the happening, and often, to a degree, shapes it. Elizabeth Bowen degreesshapesliterature My first degree came years before my second. I had wanted to be a physicist, but I flunked calculus. Elizabeth Moon degreesyearsfirsts One of my degrees was a science degree in biology. Elizabeth Moon biologydegrees After following the crowd for a while, I'd then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me. Elliott Erwitt following-the-crowddegreesopposites I have a lot of influences. I'm American-schooled. I'm classically trained. I'm a pretty universal student, if you will. I have a lot of degrees, which really don't pay the rent. I have two doctorate degrees, I have a bachelor's degree, but I'm still a cook. Emeril Lagasse degreespaytwo To possess a high degree of consciousness, to be always aware of yourself in relation to the world, to live in the permanent tension of knowledge, means to be lost for life. Emile M. Cioran degreesmeanworld The nineteenth century was the last moment in history when a relatively educated layperson could follow what was going on in the world of science and invention to a wide degree. Also, there were no "professionals". This was a time when amateur explorers, naturalists and enthusiasts were are still making major contributions to progress. Elizabeth Gilbert progressdegreesworld I've been acting since I was a kid, so I just feel confident in the fact that I can do it to some degree. I've never thought I was amazing; I've just thought, 'I know this, I can do it. Emily Browning degreesactingkids No, my degree was history, not the practice of art! I can't draw to save my life you know. Emma Anderson degreespracticeart«1516171819202122232425»
