(276 quotes found)
“The devotion of the greatest is to encounter risk and danger, and play dice for death.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.”
Walt Disney
“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”
Morrie Schwartz
“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.”
Aristotle
“The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it - and the glow from that fire can truly light the world”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is a thing no married man knows anything about.”
Oscar Wilde
“True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.”
Henry Miller
“The important thing is not the finding, it is the seeking, it is the devotion with which one spins the wheel of prayer and scripture, discovering the truth little by little. If this machine gave you the truth immediately, you would not recognize it,”
Ursula K. LeGuin
“Perfection can be achieved only through devotion (to the Supreme Lord) for devotion is the basis of all success.”
Chanakya
“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”
Abdul Kalam