Chimes Quotes

55 Chimes quotes by 53 unique authors

I'm getting married in the morning! / Ding dong! the bells are gonna chime. / Pull out the stopper! Let's have a whopper! / But… — Alan Jay Lerner
Hark, how chimes the passing bell! There's no music to a knell; All the other sounds we hear, Flatter, and but cheat our ear. This… — James Shirley
When winds are raging o'er the upper ocean And billows wild contend with angry roar, 'Tis said, far down beneath the wild commotion That peaceful… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
In all the practice centers in the tradition of Plum Village whenever the phone rings or the clock chimes in the dining hall, people stop… — Nhat Hanh
My own dear love, he is strong and bold And he cares not what comes after. His words ring sweet as a chime of gold,… — Dorothy Parker
The demographic of our audience is young. It also contains a high proportion of black, Jewish and gay people, who have all been encouraged by… — Ian Mckellen
Ah! si l'on o" tait les chime' res aux hommes, quel plaisir leur resterait? Oh! If man were robbed of his fantasies, what pleasure would… — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories.… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Spare a thought for the poor introverts among us. In a world of party animals and glad-handers, they're the ones who stand by the punch… — Jeffrey Kluger
The great myth is the manager as orchestra conductor. It's this idea of standing on a pedestal and you wave your baton and accounting comes… — Henry Mintzberg
I know it's dangerous to take on bloggers. They can go after you every day, all day long, and anonymous people can chime in, too. — Jerry Saltz
It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue - but I would argue it nevertheless - that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness… — A. N. Wilson
I loathe the expression “What makes him tick.” It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solutions, that uses the foolish expression. A… — James Thurber
And then, at night, the lit lamp and the drawn curtain, with the flutter of the turned page and soft scrape of pen on paper… — Dorothy L. Sayers
He's never fought with religion; what is the point of railing against such beauty, such intimate theatre, such chime of eternity? He can treasure it… — Ian McDonald
Her name rang in Will's mind like the chime of a bell; he wondered if any other name on earth had such an inescapable resonance… — Cassandra Clare
And this lesson about mortal peace of mind I never forgot. Even if a ghost is ripping a house to pieces, throwing in pans all… — Anne Rice
Chimes?" Phyllis asked. "Chimes to call a lover? Chimes with the voice of a bird trapped in them? Chimes that play you whatever song you… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock… — Mitch Albom
once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied — Mitch Albom
His eyes met mine at the soft touch, and a chime seemed to shake the ley line, realigning the universe. He was mine. — Kim Harrison
In Narnia a girl might ring a bell in a deserted temple and feel the chime in her eyes, pure as the freeze that forces… — Helen Oyeyemi
A tale begun in other days, When summer suns were glowing - A simple chime, that served to time The rhythm of your rowing -… — Lewis Carroll
Youth is the time to go flashing from one end of the world to the other to try the manners of different nations; to hear… — Robert Louis Stevenson
Big Ben... hearing the chimes makes me feel at home. — Jane Birkin

Who Wrote These Chimes Quotes

53 authors contributed a total of 55 Chimes Quotes, led by these top contributors: