Search in quotes: ground

45 quotes

For God's sake let us sit upon the ground.

For God's sake let us sit upon the ground.

Quote by William Shakespeare about philosophy, god

Our defining imperative was therefore to liberate the...

Our defining imperative was therefore to liberate the energies of Nigerians and lay the groundwork for a free society.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about society

I spent six years in Bible study because I needed to get grounded. People really need to spend time in the Bible getting to know the God they claim to love.

Quote by Willie Aames about need, god, time, love, people

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching...

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about love, writers, instinct, good, good luck

I thought I could do that by telling stories of some of...

I thought I could do that by telling stories of some of the cases that established those principles on a real life on the ground basis.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about thinking, real estate, life

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground...

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Quote by Douglas Adams about humor

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

Quote by Douglas Adams about order

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at...

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Quote by Douglas Adams

To say that authority, whether secular or religious, ...

To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction.

Quote by Joseph Addison about morality, authority

Daisies are like sunshine to the ground.

Daisies are like sunshine to the ground.

Quote by Drew Barrymore

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.

Quote by Aristotel about virtue, nature, habits, moral

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

Quote by Aristotel about praise, rightness, people, moment, time, man

Everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines...

Everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.

Quote by Orson Scott about writers

I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up...

I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.

Quote by Orson Scott about writers

I lay on the ground, but then I can't reach - I don't want to take my foot out of the tub - but I've got to call somebody because I've got to get a band-aid or something to stop the bleeding.

Quote by Danny DeVito

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

Quote by Winston Churchill about fight

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about flowers, glory, fall

The excellence of a road consists chiefly in its being protected from the reigning winds, and the swell of the sea; in having a good anchoring-ground, and being at a competent distance from the shore.

Quote by William Falconer about being, good, good luck

Apparently the Bronx at one time was a very substantial neighborhood. They used to have the Yankee Stadium and the other one was called the The Polo Grounds.

Quote by Sean Connery about time

My writing's got better, I feel more confident and more grounded with it and there's a transition in the music. It's got an eclectic flavour-there's a jazz theme, a couple of show tunes.

Quote by Geri Halliwell about couple, writing, music

Last quotes

The beautiful spring came, and when nature resumes her... (Harriet Jacobs)

Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life... (Anita Krizzan)

Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil. (Reginald Heber)

Blossom by blossom the spring begins. (Algernon Charles Swinburne)

Top quotes

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the... (William Blake)

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is... (Henry Ford)

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the... (Robert Louis Stevenson)

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. (Samuel Beckett)

Random quotes

An idea is never given to you without you being given the... (Richard Bach)

I'm in an industry where people - it's not unusual for... (Elton John)

Love is prayer that God always bends his ear. (Gabriel Petru Baetan)

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are... (Honoré de Balzac)

Authors

Famous quotes

Folklore