Behind Us Quotes

171 Behind Us quotes by 144 unique authors

It occurs to me to wonder: do I believe in any god, or even positively not believe, as James does? I believe in systems and… — Emma Bull
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey towards it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. ...Hope sweetens the memory of experiences… — Samuel Smiles
They're safe,'' he said. "And you're not made of glass". He swept me up in his arms. I laughed. "And I'm not made of glass."… — Sherwood Smith
I have never been much of a patriot. My father would not have allowed such a thing while he lived, and his death insured that… — David Benioff
The future is there," Cayce hears herself say, "looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become. And from… — William Gibson
If men could learn from history, what lessons it might teach us. But passion and party blind our eyes, and the light which experience gives… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A witch, a vampire, and a pixy walk into a bar, I thought as I led the way into the Squirrelâ€™s End. It was early,… — Kim Harrison
As if it were our very birthright, which we could not come to grasp the meaning of until this time of middle life when we… — Anne Rice
The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They… — Douglas MacArthur
While we exert ourselves to grow beyond our humanity, to leave the human behind us, God becomes human; and we must recognize that God wills… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The days, the weeks, the years out here shall come back again, and our dead comrades shall then stand up again and march with us,… — Erich Maria Remarque
I wish we could spend July by the sea, browning ourselves and feeling water-weighted hair flow behind us from a dive. I wish our gravest… — Zelda Fitzgerald
I saw a huge steam roller, It blotted out the sun. The people all lay down, lay down; They did not try to run. My… — Kurt Vonnegut
The cloak of the past is cut from patches of feeling ,and sewn with rebus threads.Most of the time , the best we can do… — Gregory David Roberts
My eyes are bright, my hair has come loose from its ribbon, and Stella's scarf is waving around my neck. But that's not what I… — Wendy Mass
Seal the door behind us. (Acheron) Um, not to be argumentative or anything, but didnâ€™t we have to fight to get that opened? (Kish) Well,… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I thought of the wilderness we had left behind us, open to sea and sky, joyous in its plenitude and simplicity, perfect yet vulnerable, unaware… — Edward Abbey
My name is Zia Rashid.â€ She tilted her head as if listening. Right on cue, the entire building rumbled. Dust sprinkled from the ceiling, and… — Rick Riordan
It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Without the sustaining influence of faith in a divine power we could… — Calvin Coolidge
Days to come stand in front of us like a row of lighted candlesâ€” golden, warm, and vivid candles. Days gone by fall behind us,… — Constantine Peter Cavafy

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