Crossed Quotes
475 quotes by 399 authors
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When two plants, constantly different in one or several traits, are crossed, the traits they have in common are transmitted unchanged to the hybrids and…
— Gregor Mendel
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As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a piece of paper with a pencil…
— Malala Yousafzai
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They are constantly trying to drive us into a corner because we have an independent position, because we maintain it and because we tell it…
— Vladimir Putin
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I am in love with this world . . . I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt…
— John Burroughs
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When we are very young, we tend to regard the ability to use a colon much as a budding pianist regards the ability to play…
— Eric Partridge
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All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed.
— Mitchell Thomas
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I have been in relationships where a man has disrespected me, and I don't need to be friends with that man anymore. I don't want…
— Zoe Saldana
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All socialists have bad backs because we slouch — except when we're watching the news when we sit on the edge of our seats, shout,…
— Jeremy Hardy
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I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but…
— Rick Moranis
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Acting never crossed my mind for a moment when I was growing up.
— Tommy Flanagan
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There's a thin line between interesting music and self-indulgence. We crossed it on the Passengers record.
— Larry Mullen, Jr.
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I have never sold my story, done Hello! magazine, any of that stuff. I'm not guilty of exploiting my private life for cash and then…
— Paul Merton
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You can do something that walks a line, and invariably, whatever that line is, it will be crossed by people who don't know any better…
— David Fincher
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I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of…
— Stan Musial
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All your life spent getting ready for the next thing. I climbed a lot of hills now. I crossed a lot of rivers. Crossed the…
— Joe Abercrombie
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I have the utmost respect for those who have come to this country legally and have contributed to the great melting pot that is America…
— Bob Ney
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Imagine having a mother who worries that you read too much. The question is, what is it that's supposed to happen to people who read…
— Helen Oyeyemi
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This is what those who haven’t crossed the tropic of grief often fail to understand: the fact that someone is dead may mean that they…
— Julian Barnes
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I don’t see why it matters what is written. Not when it’s about people. It can always be crossed out.
— Terry Pratchett
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Regret what? That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Russians into the Afghan trap and you want me…
— Zbigniew Brzezinski
Who Wrote These Crossed Quotes
399 authors contributed a total of 475 Crossed Quotes, led by these top contributors: