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970 Instant quotes by 780 unique authors

He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his… — Gilbert Parker
Cigarettes are an instant signifier in culture. It punctuates a joke, or puts that extra zing on a punch line. I like them as a… — Martha Plimpton
God the Father and God the Son cannot be everywhere present; indeed they cannot be even in two places at the same instant: but God… — Orson Pratt
Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time. — Josh Radnor
I do music because I can just pick up my guitar and sing, and completely satisfy, instant gratification. I don't need a script, I don't… — Jeremy Renner
Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an… — Tony Robbins
The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most… — Jerry Saltz
Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is… — Marilyn vos Savant
When you are a rock star in front of 20,000 people, you receive instant gratification. A rock star on tour is a king in his… — Gene Simmons
When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even… — Simon Sinek
Instant gratification is not soon enough. — Meryl Streep
I need instant gratification. — Barbra Streisand
My fans don't feel like I hold anything back from them. They know whatever I'm going through now, they'll hear about it on a record… — Taylor Swift
In this cry of pain the inner consciousness of the people seems to lay itself bare for an instant, and to reveal the mood of… — John Millington Synge
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant? — Henry David Thoreau
So thoroughly and sincerely are we compelled to live, reverencing our life, and denying the possibility of change. This is the only way, we say;… — Henry David Thoreau
Newspapers are technologically obsolete. In the days of instant electronic communications, its crazy to have to print these newspapers at a central plant and deliver… — Ted Turner
Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part. — Mia Wasikowska
In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant… — Elie Wiesel
Books had instant replay long before televised sports. — Bernard Williams
It's very clear from Biblical history and Jewish history that Jewish monotheism wasn't developed in an instant, that it became gradually the accepted norm. But… — Robert Winston
As we get past our superficial material wants and instant gratification we connect to a deeper part of ourselves, as well as to others, and… — Judith Wright
I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time. — Steven Wright
I bought some instant water one time but I didn't know what to add to it. — Steven Wright
You know the great thing, though, is that change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can… — Mark Andrus

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