Never do something permanently foolish just because you are temporarily upset.
It is better to ultimately succeed with the truth than to temporarily succeed with a lie.
Words not only affect us temporarily; they change us, they socialize or unsocialize us.
You saved me life, she tried to tell him. Not forever, not for good. Probably just temporarily. But you saved my life, and now I'm yours. The me that's me right now is yours. Always.
It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily.
Working with somebody who has a more interesting life than I do - and getting to take on that life temporarily - is an endlessly interesting way to have the experience of writing memoir.
If we move away from the American tradition of lawyers defending those with whom they vehemently disagree -- as we temporarily did during the McCarthy period -- we weaken our commitment to the rule of law. . . So beware of an approach which limits advocacy to that which is approved by the standards of political correctness.
Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.
I saw what a mess a lot of people could make of their lives when they're smitten. Some of them go temporarily insane. They find a person who they think holds the key to their happiness-the only key to their happiness. . . My work has always been my greatest happiness
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never allow us to bring about genuine change.
The arrogance and brutality of empire are not repealed when they temporarily get deployed in a just cause.
Others can stop you temporarily - you are the only one who can do it permanently.
A man who has once perceived, however temporarily and however briefly, what makes greatness of soul, can no longer be happy if he allows himself to be petty, self-seeking, troubled by trivial misfortunes, dreading what fate may have in store for him. The man capable of greatness of soul will open wide the windows of his mind, letting the winds blow freely upon it from every portion of the universe.
They've asked me to do this temporarily. I don't know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
Ah, if he could only die temporarily!
When the country goes temporarily to the dogs, cats must learn to be circumspect, walk on fences, sleep in trees, and have faith that all this woofing is not the last word.
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the chronicler's mind.
Lying covers a multitude of sins - temporarily.
Leaders often find themselves temporarily alone.
