The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.
Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.
The number of kids affected by obesity has tripled since 1980, and this can be traced in large part to lack of exercise and a healthy diet.
I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the things I don't know.
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
There's no big splashy renaissance in Italian films. We have good young actors and directors. What we lack are screenwriters. It's hard to write about Italy.
The primary motive for good care and good use of the land-community is always going to be affection, which is too often lacking.
I feel the producers really exploited my lack of talent at this time. I looked like an idiot up there. I want to be good, not something that people will laugh at.
Aversion toward the blind exists for the same reason that most prejudices exist: lack of knowledge. Ignorance is a powerful generator of fear. And fear slides easily into aggression and contempt.
Being afraid to tell the truth because of the projected consequences, whatever it may be, shows a lack of faith and an abundance of fear.
I'm always feeling like I'm lacking wisdom. This reassurance that one can ask God for that and it will happen is certainly reassuring to me.
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
How can smart women be so stupid about men sometimes? Lack of knowledge. It's what men have kept secret for so long.
Much of what has gone wrong in the pursuit of Arab-Israeli peace is due to a lack of strong leadership, primarily among the Palestinians.
Serendipity is nice, but hoping for luck and the magic of happenstance shouldn't be an excuse for a lack of proactivity. I had to learn for myself that waiting isn't a life plan.
Regarding lack of vision or disabilities of the organ of sight, it has long been known among researchers that it is the effect of extreme cruelty in a past life.
Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in himself.
The lack of information is what makes one go to the desert in search of some seafood.
Any mind that lacks the spirit of gratitude knows nothing about the feeling of happiness.
