Logic only gives man what he needs...Magic gives him what he wants.
Tom Robbins
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The greatest tragedy is when man gives up what he wants most for what he wants now!
UNKNOWN She gives and gives but he never really gives back its her and only her, who is in the relationship,...
AMBER Man knows what he wants but he just doesn't know what he needs. Woman knows what she needs but she j...
ALI-AZRI HASSAN A man is what he gives to this world.
NOLAN BANKS no man can be what he wants to be, he can only be what others want him to be
MOHIT KHEMLANI The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.
ALBERT EINSTEIN Wine gives a man nothing. It neither gives him knowledge nor wit; it only animates a man, and enable...
SAMUEL JOHNSON If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
ALBERT EINSTEIN If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.
ROBERT SOUTH I'm going to call him and see what he says. He usually gives me a hard time.
DAVID PIERCY What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality
DANIEL WEBSTER What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.
DANIEL WEBSTER We have confident; God gives only what pleases Him.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suff...
BIBLE One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suff...
BIBLE A magician reveals himself not only by the magic he presents but also by the respect and entertainme...
AMIT KALANTRI What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.
JOHANN VON GOETHE What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Man never has what he wants, because what he wants is everything.
C.F. RAMUZ He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
JIM ELLIOT A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER When I was trying to earn Jesus by being good, I missed the real Jesus who wants us to love him and ...
JEFFERSON BETHKE Death is what he wants and what he'll get only if you accommodate him.
GERALD ZERKIN What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives ...
EMIL NOLDE Tom gives us quality depth at the goaltender position. We have liked what we have seen from him the ...
CRAIG BILLINGTON He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of gener...
SIR HENRY TAYLOR He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of gener...
HENRY TAYLOR His heart and hand both open and both free; For what he has he gives, what thinks he shows; Yet give...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and...
ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL He who thanks life for what it gives him is the one who doesn’t expect everything from life.
VIKRANT PARSAI Grab him by the throat, ... and just start strangling him until he gives in and does what he's suppo...
JOHN BENEDETTO He has great vision for open space at the net. He doesn't just pick a spot, he picks a space. He loo...
DAN GREEN No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs to his race, and that which...
PHILLIPS BROOKS A happy man is one who wants what he has. An unhappy man gets what he wants but never stops wanting.
VIKRANT PARSAI Modern man lives under the illusion that he knows what he wants, while he actually wants what he is ...
ERICH FROMM The worst thing you can do to a man is to tell him he can have what he wants
MARK TWAIN He has the experience and knows what it takes. He wants to go further. He just needs to relax and le...
BILL JACKSON The most important thing about a man is what he believes in the depth of his being. This is the thin...
HUGH STEVENSON TIGNER He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.
JIM ELLIOT He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
JIM ELLIOT You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you
AUDREY HEPBURN You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you.
AUDREY HEPBURN That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise.
GEORGE ELIOT It is easy to identify a shallow person by the attention he gives to what will do him absolutely no ...
MICHAEL BASSEY JOHNSON He gives (the pitching staff) the confidence that they need. If a guy makes a good pitch he lets him...
MARC MADDOX The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers, along the way, what he needs.
WALLY LAMB Only God gives a man true friends, He is the one who binds the heart of men together.
PAUL BAMIKOLE He knows what you want and he gives it to you and it is all about you, not so much about him, so you...
REBECCA LOOS He who fears something gives it power over him.
PROVERB He is no fool who gives that which he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. -Jim Elliot.
JIM ELLIOT When you know what a man wants you know who he is, and how to move him.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.
SAMUEL JOHNSON The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives hi...
OSCAR WILDE What man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH You see, what we do with what He gives us determines how much more we will get.
JOSHUA STANNARD He gives twice who gives quickly.
TURKISH PROVERB Who's the bigger person in the end? The man who allows his dog to do what he does or the dog, who gi...
BRUCE DERN But it was sure a privilege to love him, huh?"
I nodded into his shirt.
"Gives you an ide...
JOHN GREEN He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
GEORGE HERBERT What a man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH The treagedy of man is greater when he gives it up.
ANTONIO PORCHIA However much a man gives, there is more that he withholds
MARCUS AURELIUS Time's the king of men; he's both their parent, and he is their grave, and gives them what he will, ...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE My Father taught me how to be a man and not by instilling in me a sense of machismo or an agenda ...
KEVIN SMITH God gives me the children's ministry heart and patience. This is what He wants. It's awesome. I don'...
WILLIE AAMES Even the enemy needs permission from God to do what he wants with you.
JOYCE RACHELLE Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not...
PERICLES The man who gives me employment, which I must have or suffer,
that man is my master, let me call hi...
HENRY GEORGE He who buys what he needs not, sells what he needs.
JAPANESE PROVERB Immediately after the game, what does he do? He gives credit to everybody else on the planet earth. ...
JOSH MILLER He's aggressive and he takes what the pitcher gives him. He's evolved as a hitter every single year....
MARK WOODWORTH He's the leader. He's such a playmaker. He gives up the ball when he needs to and he takes his shot ...
JACK BELCHER He is still dialed in and gives good counsel, and that is what we are seeking.
JOHN SCOFIELD Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may ...
WILLIAM AMES Time flies, as he flies, adds increase to her truth,
And gives to her mind what he steals from her...
MICHAEL EYQUEN DE MONTAIGNE Time, still as he flies, adds increase to her truth, and gives to her mind what he steals from her y...
EDWARD MOORE Freedom all solace to man gives: He lives at ease that freely lives.
JOHN BARBOUR Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them.
UNKNOWN Freedom all solace to man gives:
He lives at ease that freely lives.
JOHN BARBOUR You never see Brady panic. I think that goes for the team as well. When the team sees your quarterba...
AL WILSON He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
GEORGE HERBERT He is fond of being misunderstood. It gives him a post of vantage.
OSCAR WILDE We're glad to have him though, because he gives us good veteran depth ....
DAN HENNING He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." Jim Elliot, missiona...
ELISABETH ELLIOT The world gives a way to the man who knows where he is going.
SUNDAY ADELAJA Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to con...
VIKTOR E. FRANKL I don't want to see him alone. He says things that annoy me. He gives me good advice.
OSCAR WILDE An expert gives an objective view. He gives his own view.
MORARJI DESAI A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest
PAUL SIMON Color is what gives me hope.
Color is what gives me life.
Color is what gives me love.
ANTHONY T. HINCKS I'll tell you, this horse's name says it all -- Honorable Man. He gives his all every time he runs.
STEVE HAMILTON Man... knows only when he is satisfied and when he suffers, and only his sufferings and his satisfac...
JOHANN VON GOETHE Reuben is a fighter and that's what we love about him. The offensive line and the tight ends love bl...
AARON SHEA A man is nothing without dreams. A man is called idiot while he dreams. Whatever he does, he'll be j...
ASPER BLURRY We wanted a stone on his grave. This gives him the recognition he deserves.
FRANK KELLY If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people He gives it to.
JOE MOORE He who wants to barter, usually knows what is best for him
AFRICAN PROVERB He that lends, gives.
GEORGE HERBERT
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TOM ROBBINS There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this...
TOM ROBBINS Conversation between a princess and an outlaw:
"If I stand for fairy-tale balls and dragon bai...
TOM ROBBINS There are landscapes in which we feel above us not sky but space. Something larger, deeper than sky ...
TOM ROBBINS If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, acting lovingly; if you believe eve...
TOM ROBBINS Now tequila may be the favored beverage of outlaws but that doesn't mean it gives them preferential ...
TOM ROBBINS But why diminish your soul being run-of-the-mill at something? Mediocrity: now there is ugliness for...
TOM ROBBINS But do we know how to make love stay?'
I can't even think about it. The best I can do is play i...
TOM ROBBINS Disorder is inherent in stability. Civilized man doesn't understand stability. He's confused it with...
TOM ROBBINS I am cheerful. I don't know if I'm happy. There is a difference, you know.
TOM ROBBINS At the typewriter you find out who you are.
TOM ROBBINS