May Quotes

20575 May quotes by 7930 unique authors

The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the individual, idiosyncratic vision of one human being, in which, to our delight and great… — Salman Rushdie
When reading about what may be described as the lesser celebrated heroic figures of the Harlem Renaissance, we rarely get a definitive look at just… — Aberjhani
A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own fireside. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
And yet the motives of women are so inscrutable. You remember the woman at Margate whom I suspected for the same reason. No powder on… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Goresthorpe Grange is a feudal mansion - or so it was termed in the advertisement which originally brought it under my notice. Its right to… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Love has been taken away from the poets, and has been brought within the domain of true science. It may prove to be one of… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Perhaps a man may commit suicide in self-defense. — Khalil Gibran
We cannot fight for love, as men may do; we shou'd be woo'd, and were not made to woo — William Shakespeare
This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet — William Shakespeare
If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an… — Thomas Watson, Jr.
Flowers may beckon todwards us, but they speak todward heaven and God. — Henry Ward Beecher
We find a place for what we lose. Although we know that after such a loss the acute stage of mourning will subside, we also… — Sigmund Freud
May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense. — Seneca the Younger
Many may very well continue to ask why more value is placed on technicalities of a law than on a man's flesh and blood life,… — Aberjhani
My research has shown me that when emotions are expressed-which is to say that the biochemicals that are the substrate of emotion are flowing freely-all… — Candace Pert
Even though there may be times It seems I'm far away Never wonder where I am 'Cause I am always by your side. — Celine Dion
They used to give us a day-it was called International Women's Day. In 1975 they gave us a year, the Year of the Woman. Then… — Bella Abzug
We are always making God our accomplice so that we may legalize our own inequities. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is!… — Black Elk
Inaction may be the biggest form of action. — Jerry Brown
None of you has ever failed. School may have failed you. Goodbye to failure, children. Welcome to success. — Marva Collins
It is more than their land that you take away from the people, whose native land you take. It is their past as well, their… — Isak Dinesen
We would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down. We would have every path laid open to women as freely as to men. If you ask… — Margaret Fuller
In the Spirit which draws us into honest engagement with one another, including those who may be very different from us in various ways, God… — Carter Heyward
Our highest ambition is to be included in the stream of American life, to be permitted to "play the game" as any other American; and… — Chester Himes

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