Awkwardly Quotes
32 quotes by 29 authors
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Parents of handicapped children are occasionally embarrassed or hurt by others who awkwardly express sympathy but cannot know or appreciate the depth of the parents…
— James E. Faust
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Is it not possible to look beyond the canes, the wheelchairs, the braces, and the crutches into the hearts of the people who have need…
— James E. Faust
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In dialogue, make sure that your attributives do not awkwardly interrupt a spoken sentence. Place them where the breath would come naturally in speech-that is,…
— Elwyn Brooks White
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DUEL, n. A formal ceremony preliminary to reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance; if awkwardly performed . . .…
— Ambrose Bierce
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I would love to learn how to air kiss non-awkwardly.
— Ned Beauman
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I've loved singing since forever. Whether it was with my sisters while cleaning the kitchen, putting shows on for my stuffed animals, writing songs about…
— Kina Grannis
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People who are unable to use their hands skillfully for all kinds of work, will not become good thinkers and will behave awkwardly in life.…
— Rudolf Steiner
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The wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one;…
— Mark Twain
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Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.
— Daniel Handler
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That said, deciding to avoid other people does not necessarily equate with having no desire whatsoever for company; it may simply reflect a dissatisfaction with…
— Alain de Botton
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If at large gatherings or parties, or around people with whom you feel distant, your hands sometimes hang awkwardly at the ends of your arms…
— Nicole Krauss
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The needle rocked awkwardly and at the end of her beginning rows, Isabel held up her work to show Esperanza. "Mine is all crooked!" Esperanza…
— Pam Muñoz Ryan
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I'm somewhat socially inept. Slide me between two strangers at any light-hearted jamboree and I'll either rock awkwardly and silently on my heels, or come…
— Charlie Brooker
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Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow cooking at the same small…
— Christopher Isherwood
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He entertained these thoughts awkwardly, as a man entertains unexpected guests. Then, as he reached his objective, he pushed these thoughts away, as a man…
— Neil Gaiman
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Felt my heartbeat falter, hesitate, then stumble awkwardly forward, tripping on the next beat, then the next, faster and faster until each one tumbled into…
— Darynda Jones
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Hamilton awkwardly folded himself into the passenger seat. "Couldn't you get something bigger?" he asked as he banged his knee against the dashboard. "We're supposed…
— Judy Blundell
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The wolf stared down at me, paws still on my chest, its shaggy tail thumping from side tot side and spraying us both with snow.…
— Jennifer Estep
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I was crying and laughing, snuffing tears and blood, bumping at him with my bound hands, trying awkwardly to thrust them at him so that…
— Diana Gabaldon
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Watching my father plan and strategize for the resistance has taught me about trust.†She leaned forward. “Personal trust is very different from political trust,…
— Alison Goodman
Who Wrote These Awkwardly Quotes
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