Figures Quotes

2652 quotes by 2005 authors

Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority… — Phil Jackson
You know, the same percentage of people are gay and lesbian as are left-handed. Let's try to figure that out. How can it be that… — Peter Camejo
In a world where success is the measure and justification of all things the figure of Him who was sentenced and crucified remains a stranger… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Thus, just as animals of many species, including man, are disposed to respond with fear to sudden movement or a marked change in level of… — John Bowlby
It's just a combination of letters I liked. And when your whole art's based on the lettering you choose, you kinda figure out what ones… — Unknown Author
Daumier paints with an enormous capacity for absolute empathy; a complete identification of himself with the figures he paints. He sets forth what it feels… — David Sylvester
The Flapper awoke from her lethargy of sub-deb-ism, bobbed her hair, put on her choicest pair of earrings and a great deal of audacity and… — Zelda Fitzgerald
For more than 20 years, on every one of the great issues of freedom and security, John Kerry has been more wrong, more weak and… — Zell Miller
If we experience any failures or setbacks, we do not forget them because they offend our self-esteem. Instead we reflect on them deeply, trying to… — Robert Greene
My chief reason for choosing Christianity was because the mysteries were incomprehensible. What's the point of revelation if we could figure it out ourselves? If… — Mortimer Adler
Figure out who you are separate from your family, and the man or woman you're in a relationship with. Find who you are in this… — Angelina Jolie
Empathy frequently informs our earliest days with our infants as we try to figure out what they need, how to comfort and satisfy them. — Katherine Ellison
A ready means of being cherished by the English is to adopt the simple expedient of living a long time. I have little doubt that… — Malcolm Muggeridge
I know when I have a problem and have done all I can to figure it, I keep listening in a sort of inside silence… — Conrad Hilton
If your kitchen table is like mine, you sit there at night before you put the kids to bed and you talk about what you… — Joe Biden
When the Chinese told Google that they had to block sites or they couldn't do [business] in their country, they managed to figure out how… — Christopher Dodd
Age, what is it? It's not a figure that has ever meant anything to me. — Steffi Graf
A great thing happening now in art is that artists are using the figure, the body, clothing, life. — Issey Miyake
Luck is one thing. It has always been there, it has always been a part of my success. It's a part of everyone's success. Without… — Valentino Garavani
The man I marvel at is the one that's in there day after day, and night after night and still puts the figures on the… — Sparky Anderson

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