Bright Quotes

1996 Bright quotes by 1325 unique authors

Tasteful illumination of the night, Bright scattered, twinkling star of spangled earth. — John Clare
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a… — Ramakrishna
Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend To mean devices for a sordid end. Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne, By which the… — George Farquhar
It seems obvious that colors vary according to lights, because when any color is placed in the shade, it appears to be different from the… — Leon Battista Alberti
Indian yellow, banned. Cows were poisoned with mango leaves and the colour was made from their urine. It is the bright yellow in Indian miniatures.… — Derek Jarman
When the evil deed, after it has become known, brings sorrow to the fool, then it destroys his bright lot, nay, it cleaves his head. — Max Muller
Trying to do good to people without God's help is no easier than making the sun shine at midnight. You discover that you've got to… — Therese of Lisieux
We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions… — Carlisle Floyd
The summer day is closed, the sun is set: Well they have done their office, those bright hours, The latest of whose train goes softly… — Bear Bryant
I spent more hours than I can count a quiet witness to the highly mannered, manifold expressions of life that grace our planet. It is… — Yann Martel
You can have all the intelligence in the world and don't have enough stamina. I have seen some very bright, bright women who do not… — Charleszetta Waddles
Used throughout a room, orange can become surprisingly neutral, and yet it can be bright and mood-enhancing. — Jonathan Adler
Central depth of purple, Leaves more bright than rose, Who shall tell what brightest thought Out of darkness grows? Who, through what funereal pain, Souls… — Leigh Hunt
Morn on the waters, and purple and bright Bursts on the billows the flushing of light O'er the glad waves, like a child of the… — Unknown Author
Stars of heaven, clear and bright, Shine upon this Christmas light, Vaster far than midnight skies Are its timeless mysteries. — Unknown Author
The saddest day has gleams of light, The darkest wave hath bright foam beneath it. There twinkles o'er the cloudiest night, Some solitary star to… — Sarah Winnemucca
We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate. — Saint Francis de Sales
In the lexicon of youth which fate reserves for a bright manhood, there is no such word as fail. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
I mean you think about the guy, the Nigerian guy, who was going to blow up the plane. He was wearing a pair of Fruit… — David Letterman
And to lose the chance to see frigatebirds soaring in circles above the storm, or a file of pelicans winging their way homeward across the… — Theodore Roosevelt
Children need directing and teaching what is right in a kind, affectionate manner How often we see parents demand obedience, good behavior, kind words, pleasant… — Brigham Young
In this world men struggle and suffer vainly, finding pleasure only in the bright madness of battle; dying, their souls enter a gray misty realm… — Robert E. Howard
And I sort of look at us as two of the luckiest guys [Bill Gates the other] on the planet because we found what we… — Steve Jobs
Every child is born blessed with a vivid imagination. But just as a muscle grows flabby with disuse, so the bright imagination of a child… — Walt Disney
All we are is our ideas, or people. That's what keeps us going to work in the morning, to hang around these great bright people.… — Steve Jobs

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