Quotes about still

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“When the light of the sun shines through a prism it is broken into beautiful colours, and when the prism is shattered, still the light remains. So does the life of life shine resplendent in the forms of our friends, and so, when their forms are broken, still their life remains; and in that life we are united with them; for the life of their life is also our life, and we are one with them by ties indissoluble.”

“It seems amazing that those who advocate energy conservation haven't noticed what happens: As soon as some energy is freed up by conservation, the technological world-system gobbles it up and demands more. No matter how much energy is provided, the system always expands rapidly until it is using all available energy, and then it demands still more.”

“Profits, wages and salaries are still determined not by any conditions of national interest or social justice, but by the traditional methods of laisser-faire. Under conditions of full employment, this must result in a continuous inflationary pressure, which undermines the real value of social security and small savings, as well as making our products less competitive in foreign markets and so jeopardising our capacity to maintain the standard of living.”

“I still like the guys in the suit myself, I mean I was a guy in a suit I guess, but I think it still can be fun to do.”

“People aren’t stupid. They just want to believe in others. They just want to believe that the world isn’t coming to an end. And more importantly, they just want to believe in themselves. They want to believe that they can still trust their fellow human being to do the right thing.”

“Lord yes, in a certain sense it was a preventive war, [motivated by] the constant threat of attack, the greater likelihood of its inevitability in the future, and by the military's claim: today war is still possible without defeat, but not in two years! Yes, the generals. It could only have been avoided by a rapprochement with England, that is still my conviction. But after we had decided for a [common] policy with Austria, we could not desert her in such danger.”

“If you are right among the wrong people, you may even be right, but you will still be seen as wrong.”

“Some people found error messages they couldn't ignore more annoying than wrong results, and, when judging the relative merits of programming languages, some still seem to equate "the ease of programming" with the ease of making undetected mistakes.”

“The safest way to transport a sick newborn, so hospital wisdom goes, is when it is still inside its mothers.”

“[Canada] is an imperfect country, but it is still a great country, just as John A. Macdonald was an imperfect man but was still a great leader.”

“This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.”

“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”

“All is flux; nothing stays still.”

“The moon is still bright;
The lights below the hills are still on;
The sky is still full of stars
Hanging like dreams.”

“It still felt like hauling buckets from a well of memory with a rope that burned his hands.”

“I expect death will still be cheap and always available, doesn’t take high tech.”

“It's amazing how even with the language barrier women still communicate. You talk to women around the world and you find out we all have the same problems.”

“Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.”

“You're Still You”

“God is not interested in the freedom of black men or brown men or yellow men. God is interested in the freedom of the whole human race, the creation of a society where every man will respect the dignity and worth of personality. So when we sing We Shall Overcome, we are singing a hymn of faith, a hymn of optimism, a hymn of faith in the future.
I can still sing that song because I have faith in the future. I believe that we, as Negroes, are going to gain our freedom in America because the goal of America is freedom. Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America.”

“The Divine Energy is listening to us when we speak to other people, but also when we are still and silent and able to accept solitude as a blessing.”

“So near at hand is freedom, and is anyone still a slave?”

“When I was a child, I used to think that rabbits were gnomes, and that if I held my breath and stayed quite still, I should see the fairy queen.”

“In reality, there is no truth in socialism, because it has never worked. Still smarting from the hard lessons of history, today's Marxist socialists have learned to swiftly bury truth and any truth-seekers, before they can become entombed themselves.”

“In this world of turmoil, I still believe in one thing strongly and that’s the flag and everything our country was built on.”

“We’re still a mission diocese and we have missionary needs.”

“Ask that merchant in human flesh what property is. He will tell you, pointing to the long bier that he calls a ship and in which he has herded and shackled men who still appear to be alive: “Those are my property; I bought them at so much a head.””

“The search for Truth is not about running away from the things of this world but about understanding their ephemeral nature. And more than that, it is about discovering our true nature as an inherent stillness from where even the subtlest movements of phenomena are being perceived.”

“Well, I remember!
I remember, don't worry
How could I ever forget?
It's the first time, the last time we ever met
But, I know the reason why you keep your silence up,
No you don't fool me.
The hurt doesn't show
But the pain still grows
It's no stranger to you and me.”

“There are two kinds of thoughtforms: those which are mental and those which are the result of man's fears - these are unreal. But they become real, because every thought is real. Even if it is an astral thoughtform, it is still a potent force although it has no essential reality.”

“From an early age, I tried to be funny for the adults. [...] I think I thought and feel still that I have to provide that in order for people to like me.”

“Most things around are very similar in every respect, the music and the way people look. In order to be in a band, you have to have certain colors in your hair—still! Our image is striking because it is different, not because it is particularly outstanding.”

“Pauperism had become a portent. But its meaning was still anybody's guess.”

“The moment I understood that what's been keeping my success back is thinking that I'm still young, I grew up not in body shape but mind.”

“In my mind, there is still the idea of ​​fraternity in the Bible.”

“The negro workers are still unaware of the force that can give them union organization; happy industrialists.”

“People have begun to engage in mutual aid and support for their neighbours. Even if people didn't have much, they were still looking out for each other. Through this, we began to see the ways in which new webs were being constructed.”

“It was very difficult not to want to go into acting because it is in my blood and I still feel to this day that a dressing room is like another home.”

“Impossible's possible
I know 'cause I lost it all
I know the price of my ego
It's lethal
I still got the hots for you”

“How can you be qualified as a genius without knowing the primary factors that made you to be so in the first place? Without knowing the cause, shows that you are still ignorant of your own existence.”

“How can you find peace or label yourself as being 'free' while you are still terrified of Mondays?!”

“I was asleep but my mind was awake. Now, I'm awake, but my mind is still asleep.”

“If you still want to keep dreaming, then go back to sleep. But if you want to succeed then wake up and act.”

“In our generation, we have moved away only one step from slavery. The difference is that, every work deserves a payment nowadays. But the employees are still under the mercy of the employer.”

“Julius conquered the minds and Jesus conquered the hearts during his time. Both of them are still famous until today.”

“My eyes are too shy to deceive me; because I am still young and fresh.”

“No matter how big the size of the sun may appear to your imagination, but it will still fit into the scope of your eye.”

“Perhaps, even in love, freedom can still be considered sweeter than peace. That is to say that, you are capable of scheduling and re-scheduling your plans without waiting for the approval of any third-party.”

“Religiously speaking, we are still in the year 2021; but science claims that the Earth is around 4.5 billion years old.”

“Skipping the basic methods will cost you more at the top than following the full process of doing things while you are still at the bottom of the ladder”

“The benefit of writing is that: No man can doubt the existence of Julius, but many are still in doubt whether Jesus existed or not. Mind over emotions.”

“Trust not these prophets of today, who are still using the same old Bible as a referencing point.”

“Adam and Eve were still ignorant and new residents of Heaven, yet the tree was placed there to test their IQ level.”

“Being a parent is the most difficult profession in the whole universe. Thank God that you're still single.”

“God created everything, but humans are still ashamed to talk about themselves in the public domain.”

“I denounced the body and the mind. Still, that doesn't mean I should refrain from feeding the beast.”

“I do not rely on the odds or held back by the circumstances, but my faith is still in God alone.”

“I've been frequently told that I'm worth more than what I thought. But I still don't see any difference in their opinions.”

“It is not necessary to define the meaning of a shadow while you are still in the darkness.”

“Of course, every organ in your body matters. Except your feet and your hands. You can still live without them. They are part of you, but not the real YOU.”

“Religions, including science, are still so immature. They did not find the location of the soul. Most of them are still in doubt.”

“The brain is the kind of beast you can't stop. Even after the soul leaves the body, what we call death, the brain can still function for a few seconds or even a few minutes.”

“The devil may seem clever and cunning, but he is still a creature of God. Therefore, God must take all the credits, both good and bad. But that means nothing to Him.”

“The devil still rebelled, despite having lived in paradise for many years.”

“The fame and name of Jesus is still above most of the living people today, considering that, he died two thousand years ago.”

“The first child is also loved, when he is still the only child and there is the absence of someone who can take his place.”

“The Olympian doesn't mind the pain in training, but his eyes are still on the prize; which is the gold medal at the end of the game.”

“The world is still the same, keeping the atmospheric pressure aside, but it's the minds that are busy wandering around. Ruin and flee from the present moment, while seeking for the future.”

“Time is still too complicated for us to comprehend and we cannot define it using our wristwatches, nor by using the big clocks on the wall.”

“You can imagine or pretend to know your partner, but you will still be surprised at the end of the day.”

“You can still get away with the speech, but the face reveals as much as it conceals.”

“You can still reach the level of the angels by doing great deeds in your daily life.”

“A tax increase is still a tax increase, no matter what you call it.”

“It’s just skating, and I’ll survive, but at the same time, it’s hard because I’ve worked so long for this moment. It’s not the way I wanted it to go, but at the same time I’m telling everybody, you can fall and still get up and keep going.”

“Nothing is more important than self-respect in our life. It hurts a lot if someone hurts our self-respect. It seems as if we have no value in their eyes, we are torn apart completely and we separate ourselves from the world, but still our self-respect does not allow us to live peacefully throughout life.”

“It is a dull and obtuse mind, that must divide in order to distinguish; but it is a still worse, that distinguishes in order to divide. In the former, we may contemplate the source of superstition and idolatry; in the latter of schism, heresy! and a seditious and sectarian spirit.”

“The inability of those in power to still the voices of their own consciences is a great force leading to change.”

“If faith is a mystery, it is because its nature is inexpressible in the measure that it is profound, for it is not possible to convey fully by words this vision which is still blind, and this blindness which already sees.”

“I am an ambitious person and I consider myself as still quite young and I am convinced that I still have time to realize my ambitions.”

“Families don’t follow tradition as much as they used to. Family is still important, but many of the customs have fallen to the wayside. Some families, though, still hold onto tradition. Good, bad, or ugly.”

“He said the giant was a deity that offered salvation from a meaningless cycle of birth and rebirth, and perhaps the cracked stonework still possessed a lingering divinity.”

“No one writes each other letters anymore, but I think there's something so special about receiving a really heartfelt letter, still.”

“If you still thought evolution was about the good of the species, stop thinking so right now.”

“Theater is the only thing that still belongs to the people”

“Workers who don’t share ownership of the robots will be reduced to political powerlessness far worse than their conditions today. We have the opportunity to solve this problem during the bootstrapping period while human labor is still needed for space industry.”

“The urge to control others is very strong, but the desire for freedom and the ability to show compassion will always survive. Darkness is everywhere, but the Light still appears.”

“He bowed his head. He stood so still,
They bowed their heads as well.
And softly from the organ-loft
The song began to swell.

Come up with blood-red streamers,
The reeds began the strain.
The vox humana pealed on high,
The Spring is risen again!”

“The autumn sun shone brightly. It was still the same sun and the same clouds. The sun didn’t care about the landscape inside people’s heads.”

“The Quranic conception of God was, and can still be, a revolutionary force of incalculable value for the attainment of human welfare.”

“Taxes are an evil—a necessary evil, but still an evil, and the fewer of them we have the better.”

“While still living in the palace, Abba Arsenius prayed to God in these words, "Lord, lead me in the way of salvation." And a voice came saying to him, "Arsenius, flee from men and you will be saved."”

“Even after a tiring day, I still have a lot of work to do. I have to think about my future, there are still many arrangements left to do to make my tomorrow better. Some wishes of my heart are yet to be fulfilled.”

“We were promised change – but corruption and brutality still rule in Zimbabwe.”

“But are we within likelihood? Are we even still within the realm of anything other than paranoid lunacy?”

“Regarding the change in identity, I actually took the initiative to accept and work hard to change in this direction, because I feel that growing up on the stage is not as rewarding as recording a show, and I am still eager to go.”

“It is worrying that 17 years after the Beijing Declaration, women have still not achieved the 50-50 representation with their male counterparts.”

“We Croatians are suffering from an overdose of history during the past century. Of course we still have some nationalism. But the feelings are slowly cooling down.”

“The most effective way to live is as a warrior. A warrior may worry and think before making any decision, but once he makes it, he goes on his way, free from worries or thoughts; there will be a million other decisions still awaiting him. That's the warriors' way.”

“We still have forces that want to turn Baku into Beirut. Foreign forces are at work. We must be careful.”