State Quotes - page 9

State is the name of the coldest of all cold monsters. Coldly it lies; and this lie slips from its mouth: 'I, the state, am the people'. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
...the Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind. View quote
John Burroughs
Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress. View quote
Melody Beattie
Let me simply state that it is wrong to regard any other human being, a priori, as an object, or an 'It.' This is so because each and every human being - you, every friend, every stranger, every foreigner - is precious. View quote
M. Scott Peck
Since the earliest times it is as the exploiter that the Jew has been known amongst his fellow men of all races and creeds. Moreover, he has persistently shown himself ungrateful... The Jews have always formed a rebellious element in every state. View quote
Nesta Helen Webster
As long as Palestinian violence exists, but not a Palestinian state, Israel is in danger, because it cannot obtain assistance from the international community against an entity that is not subordinate to international law. View quote
Stephane Hessel
For I see that then I was still all in a state of innocence, but that innocence, once lost, is lost forever. View quote
Susan Hill
When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life. View quote
Suze Orman
But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance. View quote
Antonio Tabucchi
Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as in the nation state, guarantees homogeneity and thus an appropriate form of democracy and centralized government. View quote
Ulrich Beck
In some states militant nationalism has gone to the lengths of dictatorship, the cult of the absolute or totalitarian state and the glorification of war. (Arthur Henderson)
True inspiration overrides all fears. When you are inspired, you enter a trance state and can accomplish things that you may never have felt capable of doing. View quote
Bernie Siegel
Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost assets for the state and individuals. They frequently overlook the most serious loss that Germany suffered. View quote
Gustav Stresemann
No change in the balance of political parties can alter the general determination that no class should be excluded from contributing to and sharing responsibility for the state. View quote
Gustav Stresemann
Love is the total absence of fear. Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement. View quote
Gerald Jampolsky
Our beliefs create the kind of world we believe in. We project our feelings, thoughts and attitudes onto the world. I can create a different world by changing my belief about the world. Our inner state creates the outer and not vice versa. View quote
John Bradshaw
From the perspective of meditation, every state is a special state, every moment a special moment. View quote
Jon Kabat-Zinn
The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage state, while peace is the result of acquired characteristics. View quote
Elihu Root
Life is a state of mind. View quote
Jerzy Kosinski
And the curt truth is that, in a deep secret way, the state of being loved is intolerable to many. View quote
Carson McCullers
If you just casually look at a baby, it doesn't look like there's very much going on there, but they know more and learn more than we would ever have thought. Every single minute is incredibly full of thought and novelty. It's easy as adults to take for granted everything it took to arrive at the state where we are. (Alison Gopnik)
The territorial state is such an ancient form of society - here in Europe it dates back thousands of years - that it is now protected by the sanctity of age and the glory of tradition. A strong religious feeling mingles with the respect and the devotion to the fatherland. View quote
Christian Lous Lange
Earlier ages fortified themselves behind the sovereign state, behind protectionism and militarism. View quote
Christian Lous Lange
The sovereign state has in our times become a lethal danger to human civilization because technical developments enable it to employ an infinite number and variety of means of destruction. View quote
Christian Lous Lange
Modern techniques have torn down state frontiers, both economical and intellectual. The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an opportunity for division of labor embracing all the developed and most of the undeveloped states. View quote
Christian Lous Lange