Firmly Quotes

611 Firmly quotes by 515 unique authors

Those who feel guilty contemplating "betraying" the tradition they love by acknowledging their disapproval of elements within it should reflect on the fact that the… — Daniel Dennett
This truth I firmly hold, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding; my life has been a gift, a blessing to the world. — Anthony de Mello
My heart is set, as firmly as ever heart of man was set on woman. I have no thought, no view, no hope, in life… — Charles Dickens
It was titillating to brush up against the enigma of mortality, to steal a glimpse across its forbidden frontier. Climbing was a magnificient activity, I… — Jon Krakauer
We're going' Anne said firmly. So soon?' Percy pleaded. 'But stars come out at night.' Then they fade at dawn', Anne replied. 'This star needs… — Philippa Gregory
Suppose we pick a name for him, eh?" Caius Pompeius stepped over and eyed the child. "He looks a little like my proconsul, Marcus. We… — Neil Gaiman
We should fix ourselves firmly in the presence of God by conversing all the time with Him...we should feed our soul with a lofty conception… — Brother Lawrence
It was a sunny day, I was carrying a child in a white dress to be christened. The path to the church led up a… — Sophie Scholl
Oh, Callie-mine," Anne said, her voice taking on a tone she'd used when Callie was a little girl and crying over some injustice, "your white… — Sarah MacLean
I sleep all day. Noises flit around the house- garbage truck in the alley, rain, tree rapping against the bedroom window. I sleep. I inhabit… — Audrey Niffenegger
Begin each day with the blueprint of my deepest values FIRMLY in mind then when challenges come, make decisions BASED on those values. — Stephen Covey
...he said firmly, "God can help you. All the men I’ve seen in your position turned to Him in their time of trouble." "Obviously," I… — Albert Camus
As regards moral courage, then, it is not so much that the public schools support it feebly, as that they suppress it firmly. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If your feet are firmly planted on the grount you'll never be able to dance. — Iris Johansen
So far Kat has been through all the Wa's she could think of, but Hale hadn't admitted to being Walter or Ward or Washington. He'd… — Ally Carter
It's convenient how everyone who supports waterboarding and torture, or "enhanced interrogation techniques" as they like to call it, have never experienced it themselves. Yet… — Jesse Ventura
We might have been ready to offer sympathy, but in actuality there were stronger reasons to want to congratulate her for having found such a… — Alain de Botton
She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life. — Barbara Taylor Bradford
Paradigms power perception and perceptions power emotions. Most emotions are responses to perception - what you think is true about a given situation. If your… — William P. Young
Oh, Myr," he chokes out. "I hate having to ask this of you..." He glances towards the car again, and I crouch down in the… — Margaret Haddix
She firmly held the theory that everyone gets at least one very stupid superpower. — Maureen Johnson
I'm depressed! I'm completely depressed! I am firmly convinced that there is no one in this world who really likes me!" "So what else is… — Charles M. Schulz
I believe the defining moment was when certain persons, who shall remain nameless, objected to my fuchsia silk striped waistcoat. I loved that waistcoat. I… — Gail Carriger
You are safe," he said firmly. "You have my name and my family, my clan, and if necessary, the protection of my body as well.… — Diana Gabaldon
The public has a distorted view of science because children are taught in school that science is a collection of firmly established truths. In fact,… — Freeman Dyson

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