Confronted Quotes

296 quotes by 255 authors

The destiny of every human being is decided by what goes on inside his skull when confronted by what goes on outside his skull. — Eric Berne
Dreams have a hard time surviving when confronted with reality. — Mathias Malzieu
The genuine realist, if he is an unbeliever, will always find strength and ability to disbelieve in the miraculous, and if he is confronted with… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
I don't think it is enough appreciated how much an outdoor book the Bible is. It is a "hypaethral book," such as Thoreau talked about… — Wendell Berry
People think librarians are unromantic, unimaginative. This is not true. We are people whose dreams run in particular ways. Ask a mountain climber what he… — Elizabeth McCracken
Again, as I had often met it in my own church, I was confronted with the Impurity of Women doctrine that seemed to preoccupy all… — Harper Lee
When you are confronted with challenges that are difficult to conquer or you have questions arise, the answers to which you do not know, hold… — Jeffrey R. Holland
I got out of the elevator and confronted Mr. Wexler. â€œKilling is wrong.â€ â€œWe kill chickens,â€ Mr. Wexler said. â€œWe kill cows. We kill trees.… — Janet Evanovich
Somewhere in this process you will come face-to-face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking gibbering… — Henepola Gunaratana
When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives. — Benjamin Carson
Every person needs to take one day away.Â A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.Â Jobs, family, employers, and friends… — Maya Angelou
Finn did what he always did when confronted by an angry womanâ€”he checked out her boobs. — Jennifer Estep
Icy glares from vampires are far icier than icy glares from people and when the vampire giving you an icy glare is originally from Iceland,… — Kevin Hearne
In an average day, you may well be confronted with some species of bullying or bigotry, or some ill-phrased appeal to the general will, or… — Christopher Hitchens
Future is not to be feared but confronted" :) -Halo — Alexandra Adornetto
The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as weâ€™d like to be. And… — Patrick Rothfuss
I always thought fainting showed an inherent weakness of character, but I understood it now. It was an act of self-preservation. Confronted by emotion too… — Karen Marie Moning
For a moment, or a second, the pinched expressions of the cynical, world-weary, throat-cutting, miserable bastards we've all had to become disappears, when we're confronted… — Anthony Bourdain
I could just envision Sam imagining that I wanted him to go out to the lake with me, only to be confronted by Jannalynn and… — Charlaine Harris
A minor fief had risen up against their cruel and avaricious lord, with hundreds of people surrounding his Manor house, threatening to burn it to… — John Flanagan

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