Direct Quotes

1825 Direct quotes by 1446 unique authors

Your assumptions about the lives of others are in direct relation to your naïve pomposity. Many people you believe to be rich are not rich.… — Cheryl Strayed
You know, sometimes the most direct route isn't the right one. - Jacob — Justina Chen
The illusion of the seventh veil was the illusion that you could get somebody else to do it for you. To think for you. To… — Tom Robbins
The ability to hurt someone is usually in direct proportion to how much that person cares about you. — Susan Mallery
Human love is directed to the other person for his own sake, spiritual love loves him for Christ's sake. Therefore, human love seeks direct contact… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I have read that there are two fears that cannot be trained out of us: the startle reaction upon hearing an unexpected noise, and vertigo.… — Yann Martel
By lying, we deny others a view of the world as it is. Our dishonesty not only influences the choices they make, it often determines… — Sam Harris
How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there… — Elif Safak
Can we go back to the part about Moroi girls hanging out in LA?" asked Adrian hopefully. "Can you direct me to some of the…oh,… — Richelle Mead
Don’t.” I walked up to him. “If it ever comes down to a situation between me and you, save yourself. I’m not worth dying for.”… — Amanda Hocking
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 known— or unknown— 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

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