Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1446 authors

What had started out as a game was now an open challenge, as well as a direct threat. Any further action would bear results, it… — Jeaniene Frost
I have often had occasion to notice how, where a direct question would fail to elicit a response, a false assumption brings instant information in… — Agatha Christie
Brookfield High School. How may I direct your call? No, sir, this is not a waste- disposal unit, I'm afraid you have the wrong number. — Jaclyn Moriarty
Words were one of the most powerful forces knownâ€” or unknownâ€” to man. The Most High had created this world with His words. And humans,… — Gena Showalter
She didn't look at me and I didn't look at her. Some questions are so direct the only way to ask them is sideways. — Deanna Raybourn
In fact, life itself is a contradiction if only because birth is the direct cause, in every single case, of death — Gore Vidal
The word of Mohammad is a voice direct from nature's own heart - all else is wind in comparison. — Thomas Carlyle
These are all direct quotes, except every time they use a curse word, I'm going to use the name of a famous American poet: 'You… — John Green
There is no mystery about my style. My movements are simple, direct and non-classical. The extraordinary part of it lies in its simplicity. Every movement… — Bruce Lee
One cannot completely get rid of the six passions: lust, anger, greed, and the like. Therefore one should direct them to God. If you must… — Ramakrishna
No occupation is more worthy of an intelligent and enlightened mind, than the study of Nature and natural objects; and whether we labour to investigate… — Joseph Paxton
Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness. Loneliness is like sitting in an empty room and being aware of… — Kent Nerburn
The only leverage the manufacturer can apply to the retailer is his relationship with the consumer. And the main element in profit growth is going… — Stephen King
With more than half the population now checking their account balances more often as a direct result of the downturn, and with more of us… — Joe Staton
When we see the need for deep change, we usually see it as something that needs to take place in someone else. In our roles… — Robert E. Quinn
The anointing of the Holy Spirit is given to illuminate His Word, to open the Scriptures, and to place the spiritual man in direct communication… — Unknown Author
The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth. — Frances Moore LappÃ©
The humorous writer professes to awaken and direct your love, your pity, your kindness--your scorn for untruth, pretension, imposture....He takes upon himself to be the… — Mark Twain
The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in which politics means… — Petra Kelly
With three or more people there is something bold in the air: direct things get said which would frighten two people alone and conscious of… — Elizabeth Bowen

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