Lap Quotes

390 quotes by 331 authors

In a world full of war, famine, oppression, deceit, monotony, whatâ€”apart from the eternal innocence of animalsâ€”offers an image of hope? A mother with a… — Harry Mulisch
One of my earliest memories involves sitting on my dadâ€™s lap in his studio in the garage of our house and watching him draw. I… — Kara Walker
The Woodshed Orchestra trade in exuberance and might, a glistening thunderslap on the hind of musical atrophy. These songs leap from disc to lap, a… — Dave Bidini
The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or… — R. J. Palacio
Don't wait till you're older, or in some better job than you have now. Don't wait for anything. Don't wait till some magical...idea drops into… — Ira Glass
It's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. — Russell Simmons
Kyle Busch has got to be the loneliest NASCAR driver ever. He's led so many laps he never sees anybody in front of him for… — Unknown Author
Love, compassion and concern for others are real sources of happiness. If you have these in abundance, you will not be disturbed even by the… — Dalai Lama
Running is a gift I give myself almost daily. Even at days when everything seems to go wrong, I treat myself on the satisfaction of… — Arthur Blank
Words are substance strange. Speak one and the air ripples into another's ears. Write one and the eye laps it up. But the sense transmutes,… — Dan Beachy-Quick
It's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer,… — Russell Simmons
You have got me walking up and down all day under those trees, saying to me over and over again, "Solitude, solitude." And You have… — Thomas Merton
I never use a napkin on my lap at a restaurant...because I believe in myself. — Hannibal Buress
One evening at Chequers the film was Oliver Twist. Rufus, as usual, had the best seat in the house, on his master's lap. At the… — Winston Churchill
His mind was like a soup dish, wide and shallow; it could hold a small amount of nearly anything, but the slightest jarring spilled the… — Irving Stone
And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse — John Milton
I can write with a crying child on my lap. I have. Often. — David Baldacci
I didn't have a clue where I was going on my first lap of practice. — Joey Dunlop
Writers take words seriously-perha ps the last professional class that does-and they struggle to steer their own through the crosswinds of meddling editors and careless… — John Updike
If you are truly a seeker of truth, truth cannot hide from you. It is in the lap of truth that you have happened. — Jaggi Vasudev

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