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1493 Finished quotes by 1163 unique authors

A scientist can hardly meet with anything more undesirable than to have the foundations give way just as the work is finished. I was put… — Gottlob Frege
I don't have an idea for a play until after I've finished writing it. I write first, and come up with what it's about later.… — Wallace Shawn
God... sat down for a moment when the dog was finished in order to watch it... and to know that it was good, that nothing… — Rainer Maria Rilke
You've built your homeyou've fledged your birdsyou've beaten the windwith your bonesyou've finished alonewhat no one began — Alejandra Pizarnik
The workman cut to the left, still laying on his horn, and roared around the drunkenly weaving limousine. He invited the driver of the limo… — Stephen King
Our righteousness doesn't depend on our present performance but on Jesus' finished performance. — Judah Smith
There have been times I've finished a big job and thought, 'Great, a couple of weeks off.' But then a couple of weeks turns to… — Johnny Vegas
I've seen novels that have grown out of one story in a collection. But it hasn't occurred to me to take any of those stories… — Jhumpa Lahiri
In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. — Alain Prost
When I finished high school, I wanted to take all my graduation money and buy myself a motorcycle. But my mom said no. See, she… — Anthony Jeselnik
I waited a long time, an hour or two, to make that picture perfect. But I wasn't totally satisfied. Then, when I'd finished the shoot,… — Mario Testino
We take care of those who are grieving, and when that's finished, they should know: We will follow them to the gates of hell until… — Joe Biden
I've always considered my work one piece and I consider that my work won't be finished until I am dead and buried and I hope… — John Lennon
I have a lot of novels that I haven't finished. I usually get 150 pages in and I realize it's not going anywhere. I don't… — Jeffrey Eugenides
The Besicovitch style is architectural. He builds out of simply elements a delicate and complicated architectural structure, usually with a hierarchical plan, and then, when… — Freeman Dyson
The writer's job, after all, is not to dictate meaning, but to give the reader enough pieces to create his or her own satisfying meaning.… — Celeste Ng
The painting is usually finished before you are. — Rex Brandt
I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I'd actually… — Sebastian Vettel
When I'm doing interviews, I'm doing interviews, and when I am writing, I'm writing. I sit there with a musician and I write. It's the… — Lisa Marie Presley
Knowing is not thinking. Knowing begins when thinking ceases, having finished its work. Every new knowing is a joy, for it is a new experience… — Ernest Wood

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