I Encountered Quotes

25 quotes by 24 authors

When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands. — Chinua Achebe
During the Second World War, evacuated to non-Jewish households, I encountered Christianity at home and in school. — Lionel Blue
I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness. — Georg Brandes
As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life. — George H. W. Bush
I've frequently been asked over the years who Lily Savage was based on and I've always answered that it was no one in particular and… — Paul O'Grady
I believe I encountered death, which was a bit too much for a seven-year-old. — Peter Straub
I many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage. I've heard it said that that was the highest quality of the human animal. I encountered… — Dorothea Lange
Hip hop is expression..our roots and culture..Its your duty to contribute uniqueness to this artform. Desire of bringing somethin new, improved, witty and soul touching… — Larry Bakersfield
I had the feeling that if I encountered anyone they would intuit my disgrace and would judge me instantly. Nothing is more isolating than having… — Kevin Powers
Place has always been important to me, and one thing today's Chicago exudes, as it did in 1893, is a sense of place. I fell… — Erik Larson
At religious instruction classes, I encountered The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, and the sincerity of the traveller in that book was overwhelming. — Lionel Blue
I encountered a large temporary sign declaring Rough Road Ahead, and indeed it was. Had I not been warned, that experience would have been disastrous.… — Richard G. Scott
Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked up two stones… — Edward Hoagland
[In school] I encountered authority of a different kind than I had ever encountered before, and I did not like it. And they really almost… — Steve Jobs
The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future. — Philip Emeagwali
As far as hypnosis is concerned, I had a very serious problem when I was in my twenties. I encountered a man who later became… — Theodore Sturgeon
Last night I encountered a dream cat with a very long neck and a body like a human fetus, gray and transluscent. I don't know… — William S. Burroughs
How many times already had I encountered the painful lesson that although we may wish for the barb to be pulled from our flesh, it… — Arthur Golden
... Where did you go?â€ â€œDown below.â€ â€œUgh,â€ she said. â€œIâ€™ve heard theyâ€™re little better than animals.â€ Funny. I thought the same thing about most… — Ann Aguirre
Never say you are five feet nine when you are five feet eight and a half" was the first one I encountered. Another was, "Always… — John Knowles

Who Wrote These I Encountered Quotes

24 authors contributed a total of 25 I Encountered Quotes as follows: