Instant Quotes

970 Instant quotes by 780 unique authors

Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant. — Joan Didion
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life. — Benjamin Disraeli
Our music has always been instant reactive and I guess taking our time to absorb things and say what you really want to say could… — Fred Durst
Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe,… — Sylvia Earle
There exists only the present instant... a Now which always and without end is itself new. There is no yesterday nor any tomorrow, but only… — Meister Eckhart
Instant gratification takes too long. — Carrie Fisher
An instant-read thermometer is your best bet for making sure that meat and fish are cooked to the proper temperature. — Bobby Flay
'Bombing Afghanistan back into the Stone Age' was quite a favourite headline for some wobbly liberals. The slogan does all the work. But an instant's… — Christopher Hitchens
You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway… — Daisaku Ikeda
Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts. — Mick Jagger
I'm sorry, it's true. Having children really changes your view on these things. We're born, we live for a brief instant, and we die. It's… — Steve Jobs
The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler. — Franz Kafka
One morning, in February 1986, out of nowhere, I experienced a realization. In an instant, I discovered that when I believed my stressful thoughts, I… — Byron Katie
Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing. — Allen Klein
E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start reading it five… — Anne Lamott
Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. — Dorothea Lange
But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's world because of the Internet and cell phones and the… — Armistead Maupin
I think that being thrown into instant fame must be, at times, difficult. — Martina McBride
Growing up on stage, I was introduced to makeup at a young age and I will never forget the first time I tried on a… — Lea Michele
I remember the first time I received a cassette tape of a band called The Clash. I became an instant fan of the Clash and… — Michael Moore
My films don't have instant impact because they're dense with ideas that people have not thought about. It takes a while for the American public… — Michael Moore
If every human being disappeared off the face of the earth in an instant, the earth would still keep spinning and the planet would develop… — Graham Nash
There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on… — Anais Nin
Sometimes people take it for granted that they had success, especially nowadays when you have instant stardom. A lot of people feel entitlement and nobody… — Donny Osmond
The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security. — Thomas Paine

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