Dry Quotes

1049 Dry quotes by 802 unique authors

A compelling story, even if factually inaccurate, can be more emotionally compelling than a dry recitation of the truth. — Frank Luntz
Blindness to the aesthetic element in mathematics is widespread and can account for a feeling that mathematics is dry as dust, as exciting as a… — Philip J. Davis
Some people think that mathematics is a serious business that must always be cold and dry; but we think mathematics is fun, and we aren't… — Ronald Graham
Vegetables are organized bodies that grow on the dry areas of the globe and within its waters. Their function is to combine immediately the four… — Antoine Lavoisier
All things such as grass and trees are soft and supple in life. At their death they are withered and dry. — Laozi
Look at the history of peace accords in Africa. They have a terrible record. They are shredded even before the ink on them is dry. — George Ayittey
We are Heavenly Father’s children. He wants to be a part of our lives, to bless us, and to help us. He will heal our… — Carl B. Cook
O sweet September, thy first breezes bring The dry leaf's rustle and the squirrel's laughter, The cool fresh air whence health and vigor spring And… — George Arnold
The barks of trees are best gathered in the spring, if it be of great trees, as oaks or the like, because they come easiest… — Nicholas Culpeper
There is nothing more energizing than inhaling the tang of wilderness, loamy after rain, pungent with the richness of earth shuddering with life, or taking… — Lawrence Anthony
On the darkest days you have to search for a spot of brightness, on the coldest days you have to seek out a spot of… — Tahereh Mafi
When the fountains of government [borrowing] abundance began to dry up, when through lack of funds and the impossibility of negotiating fresh loans the state… — John T. Flynn
When a human's tears finally dry up forever, they transform into a monster. — Kohta Hirano
I pride myself on how little space I take up. I am going to shrink and shrink until I am a dry fall leaf, complete… — Julie Gregory
The hour of death waits for no order. Death does not even come from the front. It is ever pressing on from behind. All men… — Yoshida Kenko
The Universe wants to play. Those who refuse out of dry spiritual greed & choose pure contemplation forfeit their humanity - those who refuse out… — Hakim Bey
While sitting on the bank of a river one day, I picked up a solid round stone from the water and broke it open. It… — Sadhu Sundar Singh
You've been walking the ocean's edge, holding up your robes to keep them dry. You must dive naked under, and deeper under, a thousand times… — Unknown Author
I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me. — Jack Brickhouse
We have lived through the era when happiness was a warm puppy, and the era when happiness was a dry martini, and now we have… — Nora Ephron
Most of these Mountains and Inland places whereon these kind of Petrify'd Bodies and Shells are found at present, or have been heretofore, were formerly… — Robert Hooke
Slinky as a lynx, hot as pepper, cool as rain, dry as smoke. There's considerably more to her than staying sexy at 60. — Unknown Author
You know that if you get in the water and have nothing to hold on to, but try to behave as you would on dry… — Alan Watts
We all run on two clocks. One is the outside clock, which ticks away our decades and brings us ceaselessly to the dry season. The… — Max Lerner
When life begins we are tender and weak When life ends we are stiff and rigid All things, including the grass and trees, are soft… — Laozi

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