Contained Quotes

463 quotes by 378 authors

The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. — Noah Webster
One could say: "The boundary condition of the universe is that it has no boundary." The universe would be completely self-contained and not affected by… — Stephen Hawking
Who was it who said that every virtue contains its corresponding vice? C.S. Lewis? Virginia Woolf? You forget. But it has always worried you that… — Kevin Brockmeier
Each time I told my story, I lost a bit, the smallest drop of pain. It was that day that I knew I wanted to… — Alice Sebold
The burning of a book is a sad, sad sight, for even though a book is nothing but ink and paper, it feels as if… — Daniel Handler
The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of… — Ezra Pound
Because horror on Earth is real and it is every day. It is like a flower or like the sun; it cannot be contained. — Alice Sebold
The human species was given dominion over the earth and took the opportunity to exterminate other species and warm the atmosphere and generally ruin things… — Jonathan Franzen
[The Head of Radio Three] had been ensnared by the Music Director of the college and a Professor of Philosophy. These two were busy explaining… — Douglas Adams
The bad news was that the yard contained a dog. A very, very large dog, wide and hairy, like a cross between a rottweiler and… — Dave Barry
An infinity of passion can be contained in one minute, like a crowd in a small space. — Gustave Flaubert
She had willed her heart to stay small and contained, but it wouldnâ€™t be. Oh, well. — Ann Brashares
So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no… — Stephen Hawking
Why? Why does what was beautiful suddenly shatter in hindsight because it concealed dark truths? Why does the memory of years of happy marriage turn… — Bernhard Schlink
It is man's social nature which distinguishes him from the brute creation. If it is his privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty… — Mahatma Gandhi
Werenâ€™t all books ultimately related? After all, the same letters filled them, just arranged in a different order. Which meant that, in a certain way,… — Cornelia Funke
Still, I couldn't help but wonder if it was a mistake for people like us to be tied to a place. If we weren't meant… — Alice Hoffman
And the Law that once contained impossible demands -- Thou Shalt Not... -- actually becomes a promise we fulfill in you. — William P. Young
Her voice, high and clear, moved through the leaves, through the sunlight. It splashed onto the gravel, the grass. He imagined the notes falling into… — Kim Edwards
He gave an impression of coiled power, a contained violence that if released, would explode with terrifying intensity. — Ilona Andrews

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