Assents Quotes

#1. When then any man assents to that which is false, be assured that he did not intend to assent to it as false, for every soul is unwillingly deprived of the truth, as Plato says; but the falsity seemed to him to be true.

Epictetus

#2. We are pleased with one who instantly assents to our opinions, but we love a proselyte.

Arthur Helps

#3. There's no free will," says the philosopher; "To hang is most unjust." "There is no free will," assents the officer; "We hang because we must.

Ambrose Bierce

#4. You're presumptuous and arrogant and a whole lot of other things if you think I've changed my mind."
"You see, that's just it." There he was again, moving into my space. "I think you like the 'other things.

Richelle Mead

#5. In the beginning, when you are meditating, just ignore thought. Shine it on. Then after you are comfortable sitting there, try selectively eliminating negative thoughts, thoughts that agitate the mind.

Frederick Lenz

#6. It's sort of the American way to go up and down the ladder, maybe several times in a lifetime.

Martha Stewart

#7. Working together was a bit of a disaster. I'd tell him his ideas were cr*p and he'd say the same about mine.

Daisy Donovan

#8. I'm one of the luckiest people on earth.

Kamala Harris

#9. A test of your love for God is to examine your love for others.

Henry Blackaby

#10. The cicadas were singing a song.
It was a one-noted, one-worded; The words sounded like "please".
They were singing and singing and singing and the whole world was falling down.

Karen Foxlee

#11. You rich people are all the same. You couldn't care less about the other half of the world. They can all starve to death for all you care!

Sally Wentworth

#12. When I look back on my twenties, I just remember being afraid of everything, and in my thirties, I'm actually excited by things. And if things don't work out, you know, by the time you've hit your thirties, you've had your fair share of disappointments.

Anne Hathaway

#13. Day and night I always dream with open eyes.

Jose Marti

#14. I don't need a great life. I only want a happy one,

A Meredith Walters

#15. Medicaid and the Child Health Insurance Program are the two most important safety net programs for children.

Irwin Redlener

#16. To know Paris, Bruno began, pulling on his cigarette, you need to relax, have a glass of wine, and enjoy life.

Jennifer Coburn