Approached Quotes

240 quotes by 221 authors

Jane! will you hear reason?' (he stooped and approached his lips to my ear) 'because, if you won't, I'll try violence. — Charlotte Bronte
Have you ever been approached by a grim-looking man, carrying a naked sword with a blade about ten miles long in his hand, in the… — Jim Butcher
I returned to the courtyard and saw that the sun had grown weaker. Beautiful and clear as it had been, the morning (as the day… — Umberto Eco
I did not understand that she was hiding her feelings under irony, that this is usually the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
For a long time I had not approached the forbidden fruit called happiness, but it was now tempting me with a melancholy persistence. I felt… — Yukio Mishima
He stood and went to read my pin as I approached. â€œAmerica, is it?â€ he said, a smile playing on his lips. â€œYes, it is.… — Kiera Cass
He took a bite, swallowed. "God. If asparagus tasted like that all the time, I'd be vegetarian, too." Some people in a lacquered wooden boat… — John Green
Iâ€™ll wait for you. Come back. The words were not meaningless, but they didnâ€™t touch him now. It was clear enough - one person waiting… — Ian Mcewan
I was in the kitchen drinking coffee when I heard Coretta cry, "Martin, Martin, come quickly!" I put down my cup and ran toward the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Anyone can battle for pride, power, vanity, greed, or hate, but war should always be approached with an equal measure of wisdom and strength. It's… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Can we move this along?" a bored voice stated. "I have places to be and people to shag." "Ian, I'm not going to hug you,"… — Jeaniene Frost
I would say that the whole way that I have approached the body is as a space, not a thing - not an object to… — Antony Gormley
I had always attended classes and written stories as a creative outlet because I need that, and I thought ,in my previous career in a… — Jessica Clark
All men ought to think of Christ because of the office Christ fills between God and man. He is the eternal Son of God through… — J C Ryle
Growing up in a New Jersey suburb, my Catholic faith was an important part of my young life, shaping the way I approached the world. — James Lecesne
The Chinese, as befits a Communist autocracy, approached the task of dominating the Olympics with top-down military discipline. — Shashi Tharoor
Before doing fieldwork in Middle Egypt, I analyzed satellite imagery to determine exactly where I wanted to go. Within three weeks, I found about 70… — Sarah Parcak
Over the years, I have been approached about making Ramona into a cartoon or movie, but I was afraid that no one could really capture… — Beverly Cleary
As he approached his 28th birthday in February 1840, Dickens knew himself to be famous, successful and tired. He needed a rest, and he made… — Claire Tomalin
As a life coach, I love makeovers, from new clothes to surgery, pedicures to highlights. But redoing makes you feel better only if approached with… — Martha Beck

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