Devotion Quotations

Nelson Mandela went to jail believing in violence, and 27 years later he and his colleagues had slowly and carefully honed the skills, the incredible skills, that they needed to turn one of the most vicious governments the world has known into a democracy. And they did it in a total devotion to non-violence.

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!

Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.

Let us instance one respect in which American life has recently undergone a great change. We allude to its increased devotion to pleasure, to happiness, to dancing, to sport... to the delights of the country, to laughter, and to all forms of cheerfulness.

As I wrote I began to see more strongly that there were inescapable analogies. You couldn't really live through the '80s without feeling how crass and distasteful some of the economic doctrines were. The slave trade is a perfect model for that kind of total devotion to the profit motive without reckoning the human consequences.

I'm quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they could, but it takes devotion and talent.

I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to participate in that work as a representative of my country, Canada, whose people have, I think, shown their devotion to peace.

Character is the starting point from which we go on. When I say a man has character, I mean that when you go to that man and say, 'What are the facts in this case?' he will tell you the truth, justly, truly, and wisely as he knows, with the minimum of exhibitionism and the maximum of devotion to the common cause.

Joyce for all his devotion to his art, terrible in its austerity, was a lad born with a song on one side of him, a dance on the other; two gay guardian angels every human ought to have.

I have loved but one flag and I can not share that devotion and give affection to the mongrel banner invented for the League of Nations.

I tend to end relationships, so she can find somebody better than me. Because I want to be fair to people. I cannot devote enough energy and time and devotion to her. I think that is fair, no?

Personally, I always find it especially piquant when cultural conservatives, usually quick to profess their devotion to the Free Market, rail against the success in said market of some product of which they disapprove.

I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me to live my days in the most emotionally and intellectually productive manner. I am devoted to the idea of devotion itself.

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal

The children who are 'our future' will inherit a world created not just by parental devotion but by the sort of zealous, focused endeavors that can preclude good parenting.

When I look back at my childhood on the Ayrshire coast, I recall a basic devotion to the idea that human nature and national character are as unknowable as the weather's rationale.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen of the angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Infant Jesus, without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the services he rendered them then.

The educator wants the child to be finished at once and perfect. He forces upon the child an unnatural degree of self-mastery, a devotion to duty, a sense of honour - habits that adults get out of with astonishing rapidity.

My dog has the intellectual capacity of a lime wedge, yet even he possesses an elaborate set of assumptions, based on his ability to control my behavior through a combination of slavish devotion and incessant howling.

What is enthusiasm but a passionate belief in what seems to be a high and holy aim - an unselfish devotion to some noble cause - a consecration of heart and mind and soul to the attainment of a great object?

Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear consciencewill overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness andhigh achievement.

We remember his sturdy idealism and his devotion to public good.

Throughout his years on the nation's high court, Chief Justice Rehnquist stood as a beacon of judicial restraint and reverence for the Constitution and the institution of the Supreme Court. I believe Judge Roberts will follow the lead of his mentor, and guide our nation's highest court by those same principles and devotion to the rule of law for all,

The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.

Men who refuse to worship the true God now worship themselves with tender devotion.

Love of Mary and devotion to her are a sure sign of obtaining eternal salvation.

Unless devotion is given to the thing which must prove false in the end, the thing that is true in the end cannot enter.

I may die of earthly love, or of devotion.

Prayer thrives in the atmosphere of true devotion.

Indian standards of artistry, and Indian standards of humanity, and Indian standards of love, and of family, devotion, commitment, stand for me as the standard for how one should behave.

Destruction is a true sign of devotion. As I always tell my girlfriend when she threatens to kill me. 'You should kill me and it would tell me that you love me.

Do not always scrupulously confine yourself to certain rules, or particular forms of devotion, but act with a general confidence in GOD, with love and humility.

When I work, I disappear into work, which I like to do, and sometimes I don't really have a choice. It's not a conscious thing. It's just total devotion to what I'm doing.

You will find that hate can unify people more quickly and more fervently than devotion ever could.

Aggressiveness is not the main trouble with the human species, but rather an excess capacity for fanatical devotion.

In a secularising world, art has replaced religion as a touchstone of our reverence and devotion.

We were competitive, but we were always bound by a shared devotion to being reporters first.

You who are in power have only the means that money produces — we who are in expectation, have those which devotion prompts.

Since at this place, those who have devotion have gathered and people of all nations have come, I cannot but tell you one fact.

She has been known for her meticulous devotion to the facts of the particular cases that come before her and her belief that each case needs to be decided on its complex facts.

She is able to take the time -- and maybe that's because of who she is -- to be able to get the scene right ... She's really good at saying what she needs to make herself feel like she's gotten it right. I really respect that -- and then of course there's her total devotion to her family. I'm inspired by how she's able to juggle it all.

Modesty and devotion to God are real jewels for woman kind. The feminine is the foundation on which a peaceful and happy world is to be raised.

NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

one of our nation's great treasures. He will always be remembered for his love, concern, and selfless devotion for the men and women in the armed services.

One attains the highest perfection by devotion to one's natural work. Listen to Me how one attains perfection while engaged in natural work.

Nobody has worked harder at inactivity with such a force of character, with such unremitting attention to detail, with such conscientious devotion to the task

Persons of firm resolve worship Me with ever steadfast devotion by always singing My glories, striving to attain Me, and prostrating before Me.

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

I bow in humble devotion to one who inspires me to meet with my Beloved

I'm an Anti-Nationalist (Nationalism - The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals), Anti-War, Anti-Corruption, Pro-Music, Pro-Voice, Pro-Patriotism (Patriotism - Love and devotion to one's country), and Pro-Peace.

I find a welcome interest in the problems of everyday life. I find a humanity and a devotion to using thought to alleviate suffering.

I enjoy reading about the lives of musicians, and find many similarities in their ideas of preparation and their utter devotion to this great, eternal language: music.

He has selected nominees from the Taliban wing of American politics, appeased the wretched appetites of the extreme right wing and chosen Cabinet officials whose devotion to the Confederacy is nearly canine in its uncritical affection.

He might well be attracted. I think his devotion to Christ is very real.

Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart - a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water - I accept with joy.

Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart -- a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water -- I accept with joy.

The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint

We looked at private equity when we were considering hedge funds but there was no similar record of problems - evidence of fraud - that merited the devotion of inspection and other resources.

It is hard not to see the theological overtones in the movie... Beauty, goodness, love and devotion are all part of nature, built into the DNA of the universe.

Our relations are based on mutual interest and devotion to peace, in the context of cooperation and integration.

Matrimonial devotion doesn't seem to suit her notion.

Mario's exceptional play earned him accolades. His ability to face adversity earned him respect. His devotion to Pittsburgh and the Penguins earned him admiration. His dedication to hockey -- at both the NHL and international levels -- earned him the enduring appreciation and thanks of everyone associated with the game. We celebrate his playing career and wish him the best in the future.

The woman who too easily and ardently yielded her devotion will find that its vitality, like a bright fire, soon consumes itself.

The abortion industry can try to improve its 'messaging' all it wants. But unless abortion advocates change their devotion to abortion-on-demand, the only message Americans will receive is that the abortion industry is only really interested in improving its bottom line at the expense of the most defenseless among us.

We don't pray aloud. There are no religious classes, but we do have devotion each morning and we do have a New Testament and Old Testament survey. That is as far as we go.

Traditional icons are actually written, meaning that the artist meditates seriously and privately, in some cases for hours, before beginning. This puts the artist in a specific frame of mind and soul. The goal is for the Holy Spirit to guide the way the artist writes the work itself. Very rarely does the artist sign their name. (The work is) done anonymously as a devotion to God. Traditionally, only natural materials should be used in the production, such as pigments that bring the actual work closer to nature, and to God.

... nothing is so boring as devotion.

Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.

Despair the twin-born of devotion.

"The best form of devotion to the service of Allah is not to make a show of it."

Ignorance is the Mother not of Devotion, but of Heresy.

The life of a devotee is a crusade of which the heart is the Holy Land.

Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.

I’d never known it was possible to love as he did— with complete devotion yet devoid of promises.

Are We Going to die in our religion or are we going to die in our devotion?

For me, one of the pleasures of cats company is their devotion to bodily comfort.

Whosoever offers Me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water with devotion; I accept and eat the offering of devotion by the pure-hearted.

Those who worship the Lord with devotion night and day are attuned to His Love, O Nanak, they are absorbed in the True Lord.

This Supreme abode, O Arjuna, is attainable by unswerving devotion to Me within which all beings exist, and by which all this universe is pervaded.

This year's winners show a devotion to their schools, a proven record of academic success and strong faith values. Like those scholarship recipients who have gone before them, this group is outstanding in every way.

Yet at my devotion I love to use the civility of my knee, my hat, and hand.

There are good intentions behind many people's conversion to veganism, including an admirable devotion to the well-being of animals and a justified skepticism about the crap the USDA allows manufacturers to put in our food. But it's hard to ignore the often sanctimonious nature of what some nutritionists view as an 'extremist' way of eating.

With devotion at the center of your awareness, you don't have to refer to your past in order to make a choice of how to respond or react in any given situation.

Explain it as we may, a martial strain will urge a man into the front rank of battle sooner than an argument, and a fine anthem excite his devotion more certainly than a logical discourse.

turn against themselves and consider their hopes as having been childish--their enthusiasm and, above all, their devotion absurd.

Bob's devotion to the craft of filmmaking and his wealth of head-and-heart knowledge about what we do and how we do it was a special gift to his fellow directors,

devotion to the craft of filmmaking and his wealth of head-and-heart knowledge about what we do and how we do it was a special gift to his fellow directors.

? devotion to the craft of filmmaking and his wealth of head-and-heart knowledge about what we do and how we do it was a special gift to his fellow directors.

devotion to his followers is a remarkable example to all of us.

Devotion is not a uniform to be worn on certain days and then to be put aside.

DEVOTION fosters the highest virtue; it is the most precious treasure, it is the truest path, the only way to God.

Devotion begins at home, inside your own awareness.

The selfless service, sacrifices and devotion of police and security forces has started giving positive results on the ground and the state is fast heading towards complete normalcy.

Ray's passion, vision and devotion to WFMT fueled its growth for over 40 years, ... The success we enjoy today as one of the premier classical music radio stations in the world is due in large part to his uncompromising standards and unending enthusiasm for the station.

So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work and a boundless optimism and sort of a possibility of creativity and ideas.

Detachment, non-fondness with son, wife, and home; unfailing equanimity upon attainment of the desirable and the undesirable; and / Unswerving devotion to Me by the yoga of exclusivity, love for solitude, distaste for social gossips; and / Steadfastness in knowledge of the Supreme Spirit, and the perception of (the omnipresent God as) the object of true knowledge is called knowledge; what is contrary to this is ignorance.

A religious person, who spends his time in devotion and worship gets blessed with happiness and prosperity.

YOUR devotion to God is best expressed by achieving the control of the senses. For the senses rush towards the temporary and the tawdry; and they foul the heart.

This is a race in a heavily Democratic state that, for a Republican candidate, will require full-time devotion in order to win, ... I could not be a senator and a father during this campaign. I could only be a candidate.