Literally Quotes

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If you start responding to every stimulus, then you end up as a nerve gas case, quite literally. Neurons fire at once. — Hollis Frampton
In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively. — Gene Tunney
The earth is literally our mother, not only because we depend on her for nurture and shelter but even more because the human sepcies has… — Rene Dubos
The utter incompetence of the U.N. is literally incomprehensible. — Malcolm Wallop
Having a body that is like a musical instrument, open enough to be able to resonate, literally resonate with what is coming both from the… — Marion Woodman
In his youth Michael Owen was literally a greyhound. — Jamie Redknapp
Design is, literally, purposeful planning. Graphic Design, then, is the form those plans will take. — Chip Kidd
An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers. — Naguib Mahfouz
Lazy breathing converts the lungs, literally and figuratively speaking, into a cemetery for the deposition of diseased, dying and dead germs as well as supplying… — Joseph Pilates
To a man who is uncorrupt and properly constituted, woman always remains something of a mystery and a romance. He never interprets her quite literally.… — James Parton
Since the Columbia accident, the Russian space agency, or the Russian space program, has been literally carrying the load bringing us all the supplies we… — John L. Phillips
Frankly, the reason I joined MENSA is because I was dating a guy at the time who spoke five languages and could solve a Rubik's… — Ashley Rickards
It has not been a good day. I lost my glasses early this morning and I had to go buy a pair of 79 dollar… — Darryl Sutter
Aston Villa have literally metaphorically had their pants pulled down — Dion Dublin
Every ball that is kicked, Martin O'Neill will be literally kicking it — Dwight Yorke
Are you kidding? I'm a terrible cook, but John is a really great one. Literally, I never cook. The whole time we were dating, I… — Rebecca Romijn
Throughout your career people will try to distract you. Some will scream at you, others will say things behind your back, and a few feral… — Sharyn Alfonsi
There is no real independent self, aloof from other human beings, inspecting the world, inspecting other people. You are, in fact, connected not just via… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
When we were walking through the narrow alleys [of the Mathare Valley slums], it was literally impossible not to step in the raw sewage and… — Jacqueline Novogratz
Eisenhower had run the Army; he knew all the ways decision making can go off the rails, and insisted on collective debate precisely to prevent… — Nancy Gibbs

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