Grain Quotes

495 Grain quotes by 409 unique authors

The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough. — Christopher Paolini
Think of your life as an hourglass. You know there are thousands of grains of sand in the top of the hourglass; and they all… — Dale Carnegie
His head was an hour-glass; it could stow an idea, but it had to do it a grain at a time, not the whole idea… — Mark Twain
Evidence indicates that cats were first tamed in Egypt. The Egyptians stored grain, which attracted rodents, which attracted cats. (No evidence that such a thing… — William S. Burroughs
It's not enough to be numbered with the grains of sand on the beach and the stars in the sky. — Chuck Palahniuk
Poireaux vinaigrette aux grains de caviar.” I did a quick translation. “Leeks and fish eggs in vinegar?” He grinned. “It sounds better in French.” Yeah,… — Karen Chance
When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain, Before high-piled books, in charactery, Hold like… — John Keats
People sometimes accuse me of knowing a lot. "Stephen," they say, accusingly, "you know a lot." This is a bit like telling a person who… — Stephen Fry
Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence. — John Dryden
Faith as tiny as a grain of sand allows us to move mountains. — Paulo Coelho
Now she realized that she was not peering at a so-dark-blue-it-looked-black ocean, but rather she was looking straight through miles of incredibly clear water at… — Fuyumi Ono
You can’t blame a fella for kissing the prettiest girl in New York, can you, sister?” Sam’s grin was anything but apologetic. Evie brought up… — Libba Bray
The UN special envoy on food called it a 'crime against humanity' to funnel 100 million tons of grain and corn to ethanol when almost… — Jonathan Safran Foer
I never liked that ending either. More love streaming out the wrong way, and I don't want to be the kind that says the wrong… — Richard Siken
‗In life, at sometime or another we come to a point where all relationships cease—where there is only us and Allah. There are no parents,… — Umera Ahmed
Sorghum started to answer, but Wheat flew at him and knocked him down. The karpoi began to fight, dissolving into funnel clouds of grain. Hazel… — Rick Riordan
The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said; The recent buds relax and spread, Their greenness is a kind of grief. Is… — Philip Larkin
Toughness found fertile soil in the hearts of Palestinians, and the grains of resistance embedded themselves in their skin. Endurance evolved as a hallmark of… — Susan Abulhawa
To get up in the morning, wash and then wait for some unforeseen variety of dread or depression. I would give the whole universe and… — Emile M. Cioran
Maybe happiness was an hourglass already running out, the grains tipping, sifting past each other. Maybe it was a state of mind. — Paula McLain
In this single galaxy of ours there are eighty-seven thousand million suns. [...] In challenging it, you would be like ants attempting to label and… — Arthur C. Clarke
It's only a world, after all, and they're just sand grains in the desert, worlds. — Neil Gaiman
And human instinct is ancient and reliable, utterly mysterious and possibly capable of great genius. I believe that refined, fluent instincts are a person's most… — Augusten Burroughs
We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die, because they are never going to… — Richard Dawkins
Pick up a grain a day and add to your heap. You will soon learn, by happy experience, the power of littles as applied to… — Unknown Author

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