Descriptions Quotes

106 Descriptions quotes by 95 unique authors

There is some confusion as to what magic actually is. I think this can be cleared up if you just look at the very earliest… — Alan Moore
If we were magically shrunk and put into someone's brain while she was thinking, we would see all the pumps, pistons, gears and levers working… — Gottfried Leibniz
I will begin with what in my opinion is your lack of restraint. You are like a spectator in a theatre who expresses his enthusiasm… — Anton Chekhov
In descriptions of nature one must seize on small details, grouping them so that when the reader closes his eyes he gets a picture. — Anton Chekhov
What makes screenplays difficult are the things that require the most discipline and care and are just not seen by most people. I'm talking about… — Robert Towne
It's easy to set a story anywhere if you get a good guidebook and get some basic street names, and some descriptions, but, for me,… — Jhumpa Lahiri
I saw that everything famous and beautiful in the world, if we judge by the descriptions and drawings of writers and artists, always loses when… — Giacomo Casanova
I loved reading Roald Dahl when I was young but I had forgotten a lot about the books. I read the 'BFG' on the iPad… — Frank Lampard
Each of us have things and thoughts and descriptions of an amazing universe in our possession that kings in the 17th Century would have gone… — Kary Mullis
When I first collected these authorities, I was desirous that every quotation should be useful to some other end than the illustration of a word;… — Samuel Johnson
So near are the boundaries of panegyric and invective, that a worn-out sinner is sometimes found to make the best declaimer against sin. The same… — Charles Lamb
One single glance will conquer all descriptions. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
Euphemism in the workplace does not end with job descriptions. It reaches a pusillanimous peak at the other end of the work process - in… — Nigel Rees
Nancy Drew was always changing her outfits. I despised girls' clothing, I couldn't wait to get home from school and get out of it. The… — Alison Bechdel
There is no point in being a responsible member of society, nor is there any point in being an irresponsible member of society. Both are… — Frederick Lenz
The challenge of abating one with a genuine ego problem is to not try to put him down. Any and all antagonization, in his mind,… — Criss Jami
The British are proud of their ability to create a muddle and then muddle through all difficulties. I must shake the British pride: muddle is… — George Mikes
One of the most important things about the geology on the moon is your descriptions of what you see, comparing them to things that you've… — Gene Cernan
Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people. — Jose Padilha
I feel as though I am trying to describe a three-dimensional experience while living in a two-dimension world. The appropriate words, descriptions, and concepts don't… — Mary C. Neal

Who Wrote These Descriptions Quotes

95 authors contributed a total of 106 Descriptions Quotes, led by these top contributors: