Fairly Quotes

774 Fairly quotes by 662 unique authors

The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside by a generous hand. But- and this is the point- who gets excited by… — Annie Dillard
I am, when you stop to think of it, a member of a fairly select group: the final handful of American novelists who learned to… — Stephen King
That’s what the human brain is there for—to turn the chaos of given experience into a set of manageable symbols. Sometimes the symbols correspond fairly… — Aldous Huxley
When we begin to glimpse the reality of God, the natural reaction is to worship him. Not to have that reaction is a fairly sure… — N. T. Wright
What is an adjective? Nouns name the world. Verbs activate the names. Adjectives come from somewhere else. The word adjective (epitheton in Greek) is itself… — Anne Carson
There is nothing harder to estimate than a writer's time, nothing harder to keep track of. There are moments—moments of sustained creation—when his time is… — Elwyn Brooks White
In fact I was fairly certain there was no one in the entire world quite like Adrian Ivashkov. — Richelle Mead
My understanding of magic is fairly straightforward. Hit enemies with a sword until they’re dead. If they rise again, hit them again. Repeat as necessary.… — Rick Riordan
The universe rings true whenever you fairly test it. — C.S. Lewis
Poetic simile was strictly limited to statements like 'his mighty steed was as fleet as the wind on a fairly calm day, say about Force… — Terry Pratchett
You are fairly smart," I said after a while. "You are fairly good at compliments," he answered. — John Green
Unhappiness. There are all kinds of unhappy people in the world. I suppose it would be no exaggeration to say that the world is composed… — Osamu Dazai
We are not being true to the artist as a man if we consider his art work junk simply because we differ with his outlook… — Francis Schaeffer
How can we judge fairly of the characters and merits of men, of the wisdom or folly of actions, unless we have . . .… — William Wilberforce
The way to find justice is to deal fairly with other people and not worry about how they deal with you. — Robert A. Heinlein
I'm fairly convinced that the Kingdom of God is for the broken-hearted. You write of 'powerlessness.' Join the club, we are not in control. God… — Fred Rogers
I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skilfully and fairly as I can. If I… — Jean Webster
Modern business must have its finger continuously on the public pulse. It must understand the changes in the public mind and be prepared to interpret… — Edward Bernays
If you don't want to be a victim, don't act like one." It was fairly safe to assume that that was the first time anyone… — Ally Carter
Are you a censor? Do you tell people not to say “girl”? Shame on you! If nothing offends you, you’re a saint or you’re psychotic.… — William T. Vollmann
Be sure to put the knocker fairly low on your door in case a very small friend drops by. — A A Milne
It is fairly clear that many of the arguments against proposition testing are really arguments against propositions themselves. — Stephen King
I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people… — Aung San Suu Kyi
Knowledge about the process being modeled starts fairly low, then increases as understanding is obtained and tapers off to a high value at the end. — Unknown Author
Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for… — Bill Bradley

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