Imminent Quotes

115 quotes by 109 authors

The world is ruled by violence, or at least the imminent threat of violence. It always has been. — John Malkovich
I'm familiar with that feeling of silence that comes with a very imminent catastrophe, when you know you have absolutely no control over a situation. — Dave Matthews
Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist policy directed against free trade… — Ludwig von Mises
Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise. — Jonathan Sacks
Within three hours of a disaster event there should be a recon damage assessment of the infrastructure and an educated guess as to the casualties… — Steven Van Zandt
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore… — Frank Lloyd Wright
Overhead will eat you alive if not constantly viewed as a parasite to be exterminated. Never mind the bleating of those you employ. Hold out… — Felix Dennis
the natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. strangely enough it all works out in the end... it's a… — Tom Stoppard
If we sip the wine, we find dreams coming upon us out of the imminent night — D. H. Lawrence
If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign. — James A. Owen
The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective. — James Patterson
Nothing is more imminent than the impossible . . . what we must always foresee is the unforeseen. — Victor Hugo
What, unless biological science is a mass of errors, is the cause of human intelligence and vigour? Hardship and freedom: conditions under which the active,… — H.G. Wells
But choosing to lovingly care for her was like steering a plane into a mountain as gently as possible. The crash is imminent; it's how… — Jamie Ford
But sometimes the future is latent in us without our knowing it, and our supposedly lying words foreshadow an imminent reality. — Marcel Proust
There are no moments more painful for a parent than those in which you contemplate your child's perfect innocence of some imminent pain, misfortune, or… — Michael Chabon
Fang looked at me, hope in his eyes, and I smirked at him. I save the huge emotional kissy-face for imminent death scenes. This probably… — James Patterson
Had he known his death was imminent, he might have gone somewhere else. Instead, he did what we all do. He went about his dull… — Mitch Albom
It was nice standing out in the darkness, in the damp grass, with spring coming on and a feeling in my heart of imminent disaster. — Michael Chabon
Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. You can't… — Jessica Stern

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