Forming Quotes

268 Forming quotes by 238 unique authors

Next to a shot of some good, habit-forming narcotic, there is nothing like travelling alone as a 'builder-upper. — Robert Benchley
Familiarity so dulls the edge of perception as to make us least acquainted with things forming part of our daily life. — Julia Ward Howe
Were it not for this [dissatisfaction], the perfect painting might be painted, on the completion of which the painter could retire. It is this great… — Lucian Freud
Gigantic second and third growth trees are found in the redwoods, forming magnificent temple-like circles around charred ruins more than a thousand years old. — John Muir
Bookish people drolly claim to be addicted. I think, in some cases, this is literally true. . . . I suppose this makes me a… — Henrietta Rose-Innes
Losing is like smoking. It's habit formingâ€; â€œFear is the basis of all mankind. In cards, you psyche 'em out, you shark 'em, you put… — Puggy Pearson
The real story in housing will be a recovery in the economy that will drive a recovery in housing, When people are working, when there… — Jamie Dimon
Individuals are custodians of the life stream -- temporal manifestations of far greater being, forming from and returning to their essence like so many dreams. — Charles Lindbergh
God lends us a little of His reasoning powers and that is how we think: He puts a little of His love into us and… — C.S. Lewis
Thou spring'st a leak already in thy crown, A flaw is in thy ill-bak'd vessel found; 'Tis hollow, and returns a jarring sound, Yet thy… — John Dryden
You should have disagreements with your leaders and your colleagues, but if it becomes immediately a question of questioning people's motives, and if immediately you… — William J. Clinton
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own… — Anne Frank
I would never talk just to be social. Now, to sit down with a bunch of engineers and talk about the latest concrete forming systems,… — Temple Grandin
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming… — Albert Einstein
Writing for the page is only one form of writing for the eye. Wherever solemn inscriptions are put up in public places, there is a… — James Fenton
I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming. — W.C. Fields
Leadership means forming a team and working toward common objectives that are tied to time, metrics, and resources. — Russel Honore
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. — Samuel Johnson
Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of… — Barbara Jordan
Obama and the Democrats are not focused on the moderates. They're focused on getting their base out, and they're trying to expand that base by… — Rush Limbaugh

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