Captured Quotes · Page 9

When I achieved the European record for reciting pi in 2004, this captured the imagination of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen in Cambridge, and…

— Daniel Tammet

We had our own civilization in Africa before we were captured and carried off to this land. We smelted iron, danced, made…

— Richard Wright

The U.S. military has done a phenomenal job of creating these facilities almost over-night and dealing with these sworn enemies of America…

— Anonymous

my life has been saved over and over again by picking up a book in which someone captured the whole experience of…

— Dorothy Allison

It so happened that I was on a German sailing vessel on the way to Australia when the ship was captured, and…

— Fritz Sauckel

Why is there such insistence that AGW has occurred and needs drastic solutions? This is a puzzle, but my short answer is…

— Don Aitkin

I have travelled a good deal in Concord; and everywhere, in shops, and offices, and fields, the inhabitants have appeared to me…

— Henry David Thoreau

Rarely has a new player on the world stage captured so much attention so quickly - young and old, faithful and cynical…

— Nancy Gibbs

What's interesting is the show allows for the awkward pauses to be captured, which makes it stylistically unique, especially for American audiences.

— Rainn Wilson

You get into moods - like, if somebody does something to you, then you're angry for maybe 30 seconds, or maybe 30…

— Bill Callahan

Ecology also teaches that all life on earth can be viewed as a competition among species for the solar energy captured by…

— Michael Pollan

At first I didn't understand what [Thelonious Monk] was doing, but I went back again, and what I can say about Monk…

— Randy Weston

The God of the Hebrews is a God that human language, we're not even supposed to speak the holy name. We were…

— John Shelby Spong

Creation is too grand, complex, and mysterious to be captured in a narrow creed. That is why we cherish individual freedom of…

— William F. Schulz

Then, in the 1980's, came the paroxysm of downsizing, and the very nature of the corporation was thrown into doubt. In what…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

When he stood trembling with fear before the captor, bruised from falls by the restrictive rope, made submissive by choking, clogs, cuts…

— J. Frank Dobie

Fighting hard to protect yourself and your relatives is good for your genes, but when captured and escape is not possible, giving…

— Keith Henson

I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently…

— Pete Rozelle

Reality is devoid of any intrinsic identity that can be captured by any one single proposition - that is what Buddha meant…

— Dalai Lama

Only when we are captured by an overwhelming sense of awe and reverence in the presence of God, will we begin to…

— Alistair Begg

I think what I love most [about writing] is that feeling that you really nailed something. Sometimes with a line you feel…

— Andre Dubus

I think there are very few invisible musical instrument players out there who can claim the chops and sheer perseverance of Björn…

— John Hodgman

Commitment and creativity cannot be captured and handcuffed. Inspiration cannot be jailed. The heart cannot be contained.

— Gary Zukav

My father was famous for his photographic memory. He was in the OSS. They trained him to be captured on purpose and…

— Mark Helprin

I found it was remarkable. It was so evocative. I feel like it captured the urgency and the chaos, but through the…

— Zachary Quinto