Empty Quotes

2485 Empty quotes by 1617 unique authors

If I am going somewhere exotic, I take an empty suitcase with me to bring back the objects I fall in love with. — Alain Ducasse
When I was 11, I burned a field down by mistake. It was an empty field, probably about 10 acres in size. Me and my… — Unknown Author
No actor wants to play to an empty house. — Ian Mckellen
Life would have been absolutely empty without imagination. — Jack Williamson
Woe to the generation of sons who find their censers empty of the rich incense of prayer, whose fathers have been too busy or too… — Edward McKendree Bounds
I was married to a law student, and I used to attend classes with him at Georgetown University Law Center. Being of dramatic bent, I… — Luanne Rice
As I have shown, I will defend democracy with arms when it is threatened by violence; with firmness when it is weakened by division; with… — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
I have to admit that the empty prestige and the stupid glory - yes, the horrible rush, the deadly sense of importance that war brings… — Michael Hastings
Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. — Charles Spurgeon
Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. — Charles Simic
The theatre fulfills, whereas the cinema is empty. — Marie Trintignant
We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we… — William Henry Ashley
All phenomena are empty. — Bodhidharma
Of this they drank half a pint every day, and sometimes more or less, as it operated, by way of gentle physic. Two others had… — James Lind
Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it. — Dee Hock
Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty mailbox and the silent telephone. — Hedda Hopper
I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible. I want them… — Michelangelo Antonioni
I believe in a packed Heaven and an empty Hell. — Pat Buckley
Do not be surprised if I adore as God what you called humanity, since you talked of humanity as if it was empty of spirit… — Michael Servetus
We have forgotten that we have not come to an empty land to inherit it, but we have come to conquer a country from people… — Moshe Sharett
I walk slowly into myself, through a forest of empty suits of armor. — Tomas Transtromer
We did some soul-searching. Was the cable industry obsolete? Was it an opportune time to get out? Our conclusion was that if you rebuilt your… — Brian Roberts
The glass is always half empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth. — Janeane Garofalo
President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people.… — John Roberts
Up to his twenty-sixth year, the heart of Ignatius was enthralled by the vanities of the world. His special delight was in the military life,… — Saint Ignatius

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