Critical Quotes
Western intellectual Islamologists have totally failed in their duties as intellectuals. They have betrayed their calling by abandoning their critical faculties when it comes to Islam.
The most critical threat to our freedom is a failure to appreciate the power of truth.
I think the lack of critical engagement with the food that we eat demonstrates the extent to which the commodity form has become the primary way in which we perceive the world.
A garden should be in a constant state of fluid change, expansion, experiment, adventure; above all it should be an inquisitive, loving, but self-critical journey on the part of its owner.
It is in the field of prayer that life's critical battles are lost or won...In prayer we bring our spiritual enemies into the Presence of God and we fight them there.
There is no distress so complete but that even in the most critical moments the inexplicable sunrise of hope is seen in its depths.
Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
In great teams, conflict becomes productive. The free flow of conflicting ideas is critical for creative thinking, for discovering new solutions no one individual would have come to on his own.
In the absence of wake-up calls, many of us never really confront the critical issues of life.
The way we regard death is critical to the way we experience life. When your fear of death changes, the way you live your life changes.
Although I was once sharply critical of the argument to design, I have since come to see that, when correctly formatted, this argument constitutes a persuasive case for the existence of God.
Far more critical than what we know or what we don't know is what we don't want to know.
Willingness to learn is important, but willingness to act on what you learn is critical.
Always take a good look at what you're about to eat. It's not so important to know what it is, but it's critical to know what it was
To have faith in the Word, Scripture must not grasp us in our critical thought, but in the life of the soul.
Playing without a concurrent critical review of one's skills will simply get you nowhere.
Life is perfect for none of us. Rather than being judgmental and critical of each other, may we have the pure love of Christ for our fellow travelers in this journey through life.
I don't think all of my ideas are good. It's almost easier when people are critical of you because it helps with the quality control.
The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.
Love the woods and nature and the water and animals. Stop the BS with poaching and hunting. Preservation is critical.
I won't live to see the death-with-dignity movement reach critical mass, but I call on you to carry it forward.
We derive immeasurable good, uncounted pleasures, enormous security, and many critical lessons about life by owning dogs.
The world is a collective madhouse, its inhabitants are merely faking sanity. It is critical to becoming aware of these aberrations, for pretensions can be the enemy of love.
The story of terrorism is written by the state and it is therefore highly instructive… compared with terrorism, everything else must be acceptable, or in any case more rational and democratic.
I think a critical part of being successful in our industry is having a beginner's mind
The Jews are the conscience of the world. They are the father figures, stern, critical, and forbidding.
It's hard to listen to your own record or your own songs and not pass judgment in a critical way just because it's your own thing. It's weird to sit down to listen to it to enjoy it.
Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.
We are at a critical point where rapid change is forcing us to look not just to new ways of solving problems but to new problems to solve.
The open society is one in which men have learned to be to some extent critical of taboos, and to base decisions on the authority of their own intelligence.
Management that is destructively critical when mistakes are made kills initiative. And it's essential that we have many people with initiative if we are to continue to grow.
We used to think that energy and water would be the critical issues for the next century. Now we think water will be the critical issue.
I love round people, I love skinny people. I love people in general; we've got to get past labels and stop being so critical about everything.
The heart of childhood, from seven to eleven, is the critical period for bonding with the earth.
There are two critical points in every aerial flight-its beginning and its end.
Your criticism sounds to me as if you have read too many critical books and are too smart in an artificial, destructive, and very limited way.
The critical task is necessarily comparative, and younger people do not truly know what is new
I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that I was wrong.
I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social issues. From the very beginning this was my goal.
Both biological and cultural diversity are now severely threatened and working for their preservation is a critical task.
You can't teach talent. You can't teach inspiration. You can teach people critical facilities. You can give them techniques. You can teach discipline. And you can teach them about the business.
I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.
Given political history in Chile, it seemed to me that there was a critical task of consolidating a democracy and creating healthy civic-military and political-military relationships.
It is critical that we have a comprehensive energy plan to provide affordable and reliable supplies of energy so that our economy will not be dependent on foreign sources of energy.
The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator.
Learn to use your brain power. Critical thinking is the key to creative problem solving in business.
