Armchairs Quotes

42 quotes by 38 authors

Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to do, and I… — Maeve Binchy
One man has discovered that by running there is no need to meditate, just by running meditation happens. He must be absolutely body oriented. Nobody… — Rajneesh
Art should be something like a good armchair in which to rest from physical fatigue. — Henri Matisse
After Daskalos returned to his armchair and was getting ready to continue our discussion I asked him whether the affliction of that man was due… — Kyriacos C. Markides
Conversion is not putting a man in an armchair and taking him easily to heaven. It is the beginning of a mighty conflict, in which… — J C Ryle
M. J. Putney has created true magic with this book, the kind that comes when you curl up in a comfortable armchair and let the… — Catherine Asaro
From a distance, everyone will be able to read text, enlarged and limited to the desired subject, projected on an individual screen. In this way,… — Paul Otlet
It's in the kitchen that confidences are exchanged, that family life takes place; it's among the remains of a meal or when your're elbow-deep in… — Benoite Groult
Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action. — Nelson Mandela
I have now and again tried to imagine the perfect environment, the ideal conditions for reading: A worn leather armchair on a rainy night? A… — Michael Dirda
It is my dream to create an art which is filled with balance, purity and calmness, freed from a subject matter that is disconcerting or… — Henri Matisse
Joe Calzaghe is next. If he gets himself out that armchair, gets himself back in the gym, let's have a fight for the British fans… — Carl Froch
Armchair warriors often fail - and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales — Don Henley
My wife and I have just returned from Belgium where, courtesy of the hotel TV, we acquired a new perspective on the Iraq war. The… — David Walker
I saw him...at peace in my armchair. I remember wishing he could stay in peace like that forever. I had a feeling of easing his… — Dennis Nilsen
What I want is an art of equilibrium, of purity and tranquility, free from unsettling or disturbing subjects, so that all those who work with… — Henri
I have an armchair interest in gardening, but I don't like to get my knees dirty. I don't have a garden. — Nick Cave
A vision of truth which does not call upon us to get out of our armchair - why, this is the desideratum of mankind. — John Jay Chapman
I might have simply settled down into an armchair literary life. I really don't know exactly why I didn't. — Edward Carpenter
You may drive a dog off the King's armchair, and it will climb into the preacher's pulpit; he views the world unmoved, unembarrassed, unabashed. — Jean de la Bruyere

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