Burst Quotes

502 Burst quotes by 414 unique authors

Hasidism has a tradition that one of man's purposes is to assist God in the work of redemption by "hallowing" the things of creation. By… — Annie Dillard
To be here, is a dream come true. A dream is something that you set for yourself, not what other people set for you. When… — Natalie du Toit
In pulp fiction it is a rigid convention that the hero's shoulders and the heroine's balcon constantly threaten to burst their bonds, a possibility which… — S. J. Perelman
It was just as the 1914 War burst on me that I made the discovery that 'legends' depend on the language to which they belong;… — J.R.R. Tolkien
We may overcompensate for our feelings of powerlessness by attempting to control and manipulate other people and our environment. Or we may eventually burst forth… — Shakti Gawain
By the time I got writing 'Halcyon,' I was on a roll, and I realized I had so much to write about, I realized I… — Ellie Goulding
I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawling out, getting rescued by brave… — Roald Dahl
I always had a sense that I would fall in love with Tokyo. In retrospect I guess it's not that surprising. I was of the… — Junot Diaz
I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you will work them, water them with your blood and tears… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly,… — William Falconer
Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst. — George Farquhar
My friends and I make short films. We pretended to rob the Dairy Queen where our friend worked, but someone thought we were real thieves… — Josh Hartnett
The women's movement burst forth when I was fifteen. That was when I began to believe that life might semi-work out after all. The cavalry… — Anne Lamott
In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no… — Aldo Leopold
He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and… — Herman Melville
At one point in the mid-Eighties I shared a promoter with the Smiths. One night, we were sitting backstage when Morrissey burst in, utterly distraught,… — Paul Merton
Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight. — Harvey Milk
If you look at that incredible burst of fantastic characters that emerged in the late 19th century/early 20th century, you can see so many of… — Alan Moore
People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale.… — Nathan Myhrvold
My first modeling job in Paris, the photographer said, 'Tue es belle,' which means, 'you are pretty,' and I thought he said, 'Tu es poubelle,'… — Rachel Nichols
They say it's better to bury your sadness in a graveyard or garden that waits for the spring to wake from its sleep and burst… — Conor Oberst
When my son was born, and after a day of lying-in I was told that I could leave the hospital and take him home, I… — Susan Orlean
We had a booming stock market in 1929 and then went into the world's greatest depression. We have a booming stock market in 1999. Will… — Jeffrey Sachs
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We… — Albert Schweitzer
I think when you're young and have that first burst of energy and make five or six pictures in a row that tell the stories… — Martin Scorsese

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414 authors contributed a total of 502 Burst Quotes, led by these top contributors: