Came Upon Quotes

40 Came Upon quotes by 39 unique authors

I received my money from the treasury, I used to very early to go the clubs, but when the burden of looking after my children… — Kamisese Mara
When Europeans came upon real ruined cities they refused to believe that they had been built by Africans. Here the past has been distorted and… — Henry Louis Gates
I was digging for stuff in a used bookstore, and I came upon 'Little Sister.' I fell in love with Chandler that night. I fell… — Robert Crais
For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock bottom down there.… — Jessica Lange
How fortunate it was for the world that when these great trials came upon it there was a generation that terror could not conquer and… — Winston Churchill
The cities swept about me like dead leaves, leaves that were brightly colored but torn away from the branches. I would have stopped, but I… — Tennessee Williams
They came upon themselves in a mirror and he almost raised the pistol. It's us, Papa, the boy whispered. It's us. — Cormac McCarthy
I knew that my heart and mind would always be tempted to feel anger--to find blame and hate. But I resolved that when the negative… — Immaculee Ilibagiza
When at last I came upon the right book, the feeling was violent: it blew open a hole in me that made life more dangerous… — Nicole Krauss
I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance. I had high hopes of being Evil… — James Thurber
On a ruinous wall I came upon a poster dating from the previous year and announcing that â€˜six handsome bullsâ€™ would be killed in the… — George Orwell
I do not live happily or comfortably With the cleverness of our times. The talk is all about computers, The news is all about bombs… — Mary Oliver
I -- I alone know how to mourn for him as he deserves.' But while we were still shaking hands, such a look of awful… — Joseph Conrad
I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the… — Buddha
After clearing 9 metres of the descending passage, in about the middle of the afternoon, we came upon a second sealed doorway, which was almost… — Howard Carter
Two lawyers were out hunting when they came upon a couple of tracks. After close examination, the first lawyer declared them to be deer tracks.… — Kevin
The attack of John Brown upon Harper's Ferry came upon Virginia like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky. — John Sergeant Wise
For 15 years now, we have lived here. Before that time, I was a pet of my master Yoshi. When we were forced to come… — Master Splinter
I wandered on for many years a victim of my fate. Until one day I came upon St Peter at the gate. — Phil Harris

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