Describing Quotes

223 Describing quotes by 207 unique authors

A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase. — George Orwell
There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government should… — Ron Paul
Describing certain sounds, there's a common language that guitar players have. — Joe Perry
Why, listening to Obama talk about his economic triumphs over the last three years might make you want to move to the country he was… — John Podhoretz
I really love baseball. The guys and the game, and I love the challenge of describing things. The only thing I hate - and I… — Vin Scully
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it. — Stendhal
Of course, politicians always say they're just describing their opponents' positions, even if they are in fact offering absurd caricatures, if not outright lies. — James Surowiecki
Even before string theory, especially as physics developed in the 20th century, it turned out that the equations that really work in describing nature with… — Edward Witten
And all the books you've read have been read by other people. And all the songs you've loved have been heard by other people. And… — Stephen Chbosky
The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing Religion as she descended from Heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is… — Edward Gibbon
But Phileas Fogg, who was not traveling, but only describing a circumfrence,... — Jules Verne
He read me extracts from a medical journal describing the progress of a staphylococcus aureus infection. And then he pleasured me with a potato. — Grant Morrison
A man of my acquaintance once wrote a poem called "The Road Less Traveled", describing a journey he took through the woods along a path… — Daniel Handler
Words... They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension… — Tom Stoppard
Jane Austen easily used half a page describing someone else's eyes; she would not appreciate summarizing her reading tastes in ten titles. — Tracy Chevalier
Well, we were always going to fail that one," said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase. He had just made Harry feel rather… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Tell me about this Wizard Howl of yours." "He's the best wizard in Ingary or anywhere else. If he'd only had time, he would have… — Diana Wynne Jones
When you are describing, A shape, or sound, or tint; Don't state the matter plainly, But put it in a hint; And learn to look… — Lewis Carroll
I remember saying things, but I have no idea what was said. It was generally a friendly conversation.â€ â€”Associated Press reporter Jack Sullivan, attempting to… — Chuck Klosterman
Donâ€™t underestimate this gift of finding a place in the writing world: if you really work at describing creatively on paper the truth as you… — Anne Lamott

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