Beacon Quotes

116 quotes by 101 authors

America has been a beacon of hope for vulnerable people throughout the world. — Jim Edgar
Do not let your "eye" be drawn by the false "beacon lamps" -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will… — John of the Cross
The wound of peace is surety, Surety secure; but modest doubt is called The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches To th' bottom… — William Shakespeare
One is responsible to life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return. — James A. Baldwin
And thou hast stolen a jewel, Death! Shall light thy dark up like a Star. A Beacon kindling from afar Our light of love and… — Gerald Massey
An indispensable hypothesis, even though still far from being a guarantee of success, is however the pursuit of a specific aim, whose lighted beacon, even… — Max Planck
Adele's like a beacon of honesty. Doesn't compromise, goes to America and she's still the same sweary cockney. — Paloma Faith
Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China. — Nick Lampson
Joe Arpaio needs no help from me getting attention. For years he has been a beacon of bigotry and intolerance for all the world to… — Conor Oberst
We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the America that challenges each… — Mitt Romney
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. — William Shakespeare
And here, over the portals of my fort, I shall cut in the stone the word which is to be my beacon and my banner.… — Ayn Rand
Once freedom lights its beacon in man's heart, the gods are powerless against him. — Jean-Paul Sartre
Ah; but my courage fails me, and my heart is sick within me! â€”Lord, take pity on the Christian who doubts, on the skeptic who… — Joris-Karl Huysmans
And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of… — Barack Obama
...these stories are a kind of beacon. By making stories full of empathy and amusement and the sheer pleasure of discovering the world, these writers… — Ira Glass
live in the space between chaos and shape. I walk the line that continually threatens to lose its tautness under me, dropping me into the… — Jeanette Winterson
For life is the best thing we have in this existence. And if we should desire to believe in something, it should be a beacon… — Patti Smith
Even on the poorest streets people could be heard laughing. Some of these streets were completely dark, like black holes, and the laughter that came… — Roberto Bolano
Unfathomable mind: now beacon, now sea. — Samuel Beckett

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