Bright Quotes

1996 Bright quotes by 1325 unique authors

Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under protection of habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected, these principles form the… — Thomas Jefferson
In every country where man is free to think and to speak, difference of opinion will arise from difference of perception, and the imperfection of… — Thomas Jefferson
Success is a lot like a bright, white tuxedo. You feel terrific when you get it, but then you're desperately afraid of getting it dirty,… — Conan O'Brien
Probably there is an imperceptible touch of something permanent that one feels instinctively to adhere to true humour, whereas wit may be the mere conversational… — Mark Twain
Solitary reading will enable a man to stuff himself with information, but without conversation his mind will become like a pond without an outlet-a mass… — William Matthews
One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Ruth is so loyal and gentle-hearted, we cannot help loving her, as she stands with the reapers amid the waving corn. Her beautiful, unselfish spirit… — Helen Keller
To see the earth as we now see it, small and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders… — Archibald MacLeish
In closing, let me thank you, the American people, for giving me the great honor of allowing me to serve as your president. When the… — Ronald Reagan
At certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm fire. — Franz Grillparzer
There is no longer a clear, bright line dividing America's domestic concerns and America's foreign policy concerns...If we want America to stay on the right… — William J. Clinton
Bravery is a complicated thing to describe. You can't say it's three feet long and two feet wide and that it weighs four hundred pounds… — Mickey Mantle
I was in yoga the other day. I was in full lotus position. My chakras were all aligned. My mind is cleared of all clatter… — Ellen DeGeneres
I tend to follow a very nocturnal sort of existence mainly because I don't much care for sunlight. Bright colors of any kind depress me,… — Glenn Gould
Colours change: in the morning light, red shines out bright and clear and the blues merge into their surroundings, melting into the greens; but by… — Rosemary Verey
(To the haters)You are not extinguishing the bright lights of mankind, your're simply burying yourself in an unmarked grave. — Stefan Molyneux
I saw old Autumn in the misty morn Stand shadowless like silence, listening To silence, for no lonely bird would sing Into his hollow ear… — Thomas Hood
Whatever a man's age, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright-colored flower in his button-hole. — Mark Twain
The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year. — Samuel Johnson
My wind is turned to bitter north, That was so soft a south before; My sky, that shone so sunny bright, With foggy gloom is… — Arthur Hugh Clough
We forget cruelty and past betrayal, Heedless of where the next bright bolt may fall. — Robert Graves
Come boy, and pour for me a cup Of old Falernian. Fill it up With wine, strong, sparkling, bright, and clear; Our host decrees no… — Horace
The afternoon is bright, with spring in the air, a mild March afternoon, with the breath of April stirring, I am alone in the quiet… — Antonio Machado
I feel weird without lipstick. Even after the first time I wore a really neon pink or a really bright red, I felt really strange… — Marina and the Diamonds
As I get older, I find that wearing bright colors cheers me up. — Tadashi Shoji

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