Finest Quotes

491 Finest quotes by 393 unique authors

They were all dressed in their finest as though life really were some magical stage play in which every moment ought to be illuminated with… — Anna Godbersen
Education is not confined to books, and the finest characters often graduate from no college, but make experience their master, and life their book. [Some… — Louisa May Alcott
I am Tarzan of the Apes. I want you. I am yours. You are mine. We live here together always in my house. I will… — Edgar Rice Burroughs
I'd learned a long time ago that one of the finest weapons in my arsenal was my ability to invade personal space — Maggie Stiefvater
ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out… — Aeschylus
The finest fury is the most controlled. — Christopher Hitchens
I don't say he's a great man. Willie Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the… — Arthur Miller
There is, I have heard, a little thing called sunrise, in which the sun reverses the process we all viewed the night before. You might… — Lauren Willig
Ah, Meese has brought us her finest goblets! A moment, whilst Kruppe sweeps out cobwebs, insect husks and other assorted proofs of said goblets' treasured… — Steven Erikson
We had little or no emotion. We lacked the capacity to feel fear, to experience love, to enjoy the sensations of happiness and delight.The finest… — Michael Scott
To be silent the whole day long, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip, be thoroughly and completely lazy, thoroughly and completely… — Henry Miller
Take the universe and grind it down to the finest powder and sieve it through the finest sieve and then show me one atom of… — Terry Pratchett
The difference between a simpleton and an intelligent man, according to the man who is convinced that he is of the latter category, is that… — R.K. Narayan
The trouble with emergencies is," she said, "that I always put on my finest underwear and then nothing happens. — Zelda Fitzgerald
Appius Livius Ocella made mistakes in his whole long existence. Perhaps changing Eric was his finest hour. He created the perfect vampire. Eric's only flaw… — Charlaine Harris
Jenks laughed, taking to the air and saying, “Give it up, FIB man. It’ll take more than you to get her out. Remember what Ivy… — Kim Harrison
Velius--so who is she? no wait, let me guess. skin of the finest porcelain. hair of the softest silk. a voice like birdsong, a smile… — Alethea Kontis
I have a different idea of elegance. I don't dress like a fop, it's true, but my moral grooming is impeccable. I never appear in… — Edmond Rostand
Girl, boy or dancing bear, you're the finest page-the finest squire-to-be-at court." (Jon to Alanna) — Tamora Pierce
To survive, humans will work together. Accept each other. For a moment, we are all equal. Backs against the wall, human beings are at their… — Daniel H. Wilson
...the finest act of seeing is necessarily always the act of not seeing something else. — Mark Z. Danielewski
You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known—and even that is an understatement. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
One person looks around and sees a universe created by a god who watches over its long unfurling, marking the fall of sparrows and listening… — Mark Haddon
Most of us, I believe, admire strength. It's something we tend to respect in others, desire for ourselves, and wish for our children. Sometimes, though,… — Fred Rogers
We offer love to our customers. And in return, we receive the finest smiles. And even if we cannot return their affection, at least we… — Bisco Hatori

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