Lay Quotes
2047 quotes by 1399 authors
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Persons who insist to themselves that under one set of conditions only can they lead interesting and satisfying lives lay themselves open to bitter disappointments…
— Hortense Odlum
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We make a big mistake when we conclude that the law is the answer to bad behavior. In fact, the law alone stirs up more…
— Tullian Tchividjian
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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
— Saadi
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The seminary programs will help you as a young man or woman to lay a foundation for happiness and success in life.
— Richard G. Scott
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Every time I am reading actors I can pretty well tell which ones have studied with Meisner. It is because they are honest and simple…
— Arthur Miller
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We do not look at our own faults; the eyes do not see themselves, they see the eyes of everybody else. We human beings are…
— Swami Vivekananda
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I didn't tell him I was a virgin, just that I hadn't done it 'that much.' It hurt a little more than I'd expected but…
— Lena Dunham
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Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with pain with an…
— Pema Chodron
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Spirituality brings a class of men who lay exclusive claim to the special powers of the world. The immediate effect of this is a reaction…
— Swami Vivekananda
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If you will tell me when God permits a Christian to lay aside his armour, I will tell you when Satan has left off temptation.
— Charles Spurgeon
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"Hi," I said. She came over, licked my hand discreetly, allowed herself to be scratched for a time, chased her tail in a dignified circle,…
— Stanley Bing
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Three explanations dominate speculation about what Obama is up to. The first is that he's trying to lay the groundwork for his successor, presumptive nominee…
— Jonah Goldberg
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If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and…
— Laozi
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There can only be one answer to this hideous act of jihad against the staff of Charlie Hebdo. It is the obligation of the Western…
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is…
— William Wordsworth
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You have two pages, that's the whole credit card agreement. The terms are clear and flat and easy to see so anyone can read them.…
— Elizabeth Warren
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I am aware that many critics consider the conditions in the stars not sufficiently extreme . . . the stars are not hot enough. The…
— Arthur Eddington
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Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul…
— Helen Keller
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Out in the world I go! Muggers! Autograph hounds! Junkies! People with real jobs! Maybe an easy lay! United Nation functionaries and diplomats!
— Kurt Vonnegut
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I am exceedingly distressed at the proceedings of the Convention-being ... almost sure, they will ... lay the foundation of a Civil War.
— Elbridge Gerry
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