Empty Quotes

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The language of the younger generation has the brutality of the city and an assertion of threatening power at hand, not to come. It is… — Elizabeth Hardwick
The narcissist devours people, consumes their output, and casts the empty, writhing shells aside. — Sam Vaknin
A loss of any kind is horrible. Not because it takes away, but because it makes you believe- in newspapers, in tomatoes, in empty whiskey… — Anosh Irani
I was a very fearful little kid, and I would always see the worst in everything. The glass was half-empty. I would see people kissing,… — Daniel Clowes
When the human organism is discharging its negative experience efficiently, the mind is empty of past or future concerns; there is no worry, anticipation, or… — Deepak Chopra
When faced with the inevitable, you always have a choice.... As I learned during my liberal arts education, any symbol can have, in the imaginative… — Margaret Atwood
Mold clay into a bowl. The empty space makes it useful. — Laozi
The Way is empty, yet inexhaustible, like an abyss! — Laozi
Is not the space between Heaven and Earth like a bellows? It is empty, but lacks nothing. The more it moves, the more comes out… — Laozi
When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty. — Laozi
I soon became convinced... that all the theorizing would be empty brain exercise and therefore a waste of time unless one first ascertained what the… — Fritz Zwicky
In short, Mr. Ryanâ€™s plan is devoid of credible math or hard policy choices. And it couldnâ€™t pass even if Republicans were to take the… — David Stockman
Have an open mind! Have an empty cup! — Tae Yun Kim
In mature years I have always been gregarious, a lover of my kind, dependent upon the company of friends for the very pulse of moral… — Edmund Gosse
I play in a lot of empty rooms. — Colin Hay
Fire doesn't fall on empty alters. There has to be a sacrifice on the alter for the fire to fall. If you want the fire… — Tommy Tenney
All my favorite establishments were either overly crowded or pathetically empty. People either sipped fine vintages in celebration or gulped intoxicants of who cares what… — Monique Truong
When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed from… — Harold Geneen
Until you divest yourself of the notion that you are a collection of needs, an empty vessel that someone else must fill up, there will… — Merle Shain
There is a breeze blowing. I see it in the deep discontent that is being voiced with the threadbare state of the evangelical world, with… — David F. Wells

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