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A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save...

A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about people, destruction, nation, death, man

Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.

Quote by Charles Dickens about heart, life

After we finished his scene, Dad wrote me a letter saying that in his 41 years of making motion pictures, he had never seen a crew so devoted to their director, nor a director so devoted to his crew.

Quote by Peter Fonda

The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours.

Quote by Charles Babbage

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own.

Quote by Aristotel about mother, suffering, children, reason

I'm such a devoted web user, myself, that it feels...

I'm such a devoted web user, myself, that it feels important to me to have a presence, to be a part of that whole collective enterprise.

Quote by Michael Chabon

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my...

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but my life has always been more important.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about life, work

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach...

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

Quote by Placido Domingo about stress, being

A business absolutely devoted to service will have only...

A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.

Quote by Henry Ford about worry, affair

It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to lead the world back into the paths of peace that I propose to devote myself to explaining what, in my opinion, can and should be done to banish the fear of war that hangs so...

Quote by Arthur Henderson about nation, opinion, world, fear, peace, war, power, faith

I play tennis a bit. I'm not a bad player, but I would be...

I play tennis a bit. I'm not a bad player, but I would be far better if I could devote more time to that sport.

Quote by Don Johnson about sport, bad luck, bad, time

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should...

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole Life to reading my works.

Quote by James Joyce about life

If you want to act, you have to devote yourself to it. Send out letters and photos every day, work all the hours under the sun, whatever it takes. If you're not determined, you won't get anywhere.

Quote by Christopher Parker about opinion, sun, contentment, work, day

The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.

Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about man, things, life

We have a reliable computerized network devoted to...

We have a reliable computerized network devoted to counterterrorist activities.

Quote by George Pataki about computers

If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote...

If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote the maximum of his life to, I would answer: training. Train more than you sleep.

Quote by Masutatsu Oyama about opinion, trains, sleep, human imperfections, being, life, contentment

I devoted to quietness: body, half-thought, countless...

I devoted to quietness: body, half-thought, countless sand glass that was my living soul..., and my heart – just the sand burning...

Quote by Dumitru Găleşanu about eternity

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