I had the idea that there were secret laws of the universe that could explain the baffling human reality around me, and that philosophers maybe had the key to them.
One of the keys to learning for me has been to not get so hung up on the past. It's important to remember the past, but that doesn't mean you have to torture yourself with it by reliving it every single day.
Music, also, the architect ought to understand so that he may have knowledge of the canonical and mathematical theory, and besides be able to tune ballistae , catapultae, and scorpiones to the proper key. For to the right and left in the beams are the holes in the frames through which the strings of twisted sinew are stretched by means of windlasses and bars, and these strings must not be clamped and made fast until they give the same correct note to the ear of the skilled workman.
Just take it a day at a time. If you think, "I'm never drinking again in my life," you're setting yourself up for failure. But if you just think, "I'm not drinking today," then get through that day and just stay consistent. Consistency is basically the root to everything; it's the root to all success. Consistency is key.
Don’t be afraid to speak from personal experience; in many ways, those vulnerable moments will be the key that unlocks a hardened heart.
Sustainability is the key to our survival on this planet and will also determine success on all levels.
The things that make us sad, the things that make us righteously angry, or the things we care about that others don’t are often a key that unlocks our reason for living. It’s our burden.
Christopher Nolan's astounding third Batman feature, 'The Dark Knight Rises,' represents the true maturation of the superhero movie - and provides the key to understanding the bottomless craving moviegoers have for these films, 34 years after the Christopher Reeve Superman gave birth to the genre.
For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.
We don’t know what we’re capable of until we have to survive. Each of us is stronger than we know - the key is learning to tap that power at will.
Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
I try to keep my life low key, and I don't like going to parties unless they're thrown by a friend of mine, or they're to do with a project I'm in, or it's because I've been nominated for an award.
The key is to maintain an evenness. Try to play one possession at a time, regardless of what happened on the last possession
For manipulation to be most effective, evidence of its presence should be nonexistent. . . It is essential, therefore, that people who are manipulated believe in the neutrality of their key social institutions.
Whoever functions in an office or calling received from one who holds priesthood keys exercises priesthood authority in performing her or his assigned duties.
Solitude is one of our great superpowers. . . Solitude is the key to being able to make effective decisions and then having the courage of convictions to stand behind those decisions.
A key thing in being a leader is you’ve got to pause yourself.
From the poorest of countries to the richest of nations, education is the key to moving forward in any society.
The key to good listening isn't technique, it's desire. Until we truly want to understand the other person, we'll never listen well.
We spend our lives trying to unlock the mystery of the universe, but there was a Turkish prisoner, Bahá’u’lláh, in Akka, Palestine who had the Key.