Momentarily Quotes

65 Momentarily quotes by 61 unique authors

Poems . . . are perfume bottles momentarily unstopped—what they release is volatile and will vanish, and yet it can be released again, — Jane Hirshfield
Perhaps I might be satisfied, momentarily, with a work finished at one sitting, but I would soon get bored looking at it; therefore, I prefer… — Henri Matisse
Time and times are but cogwheels, unmatched, grinding on oblivious to one another. Occasionally - oh, very rarely! - the cogs fit; the pieces of… — Robert E. Howard
If I am right in saying that thought is the ultimate origin or source, it follows that if we don't do anything about thought, we… — David
I don't think of Bush as a particularly angry person - if anything, he has a facility for not harboring grudges, for letting things roll… — Robert Draper
Liquor is not a necessity. It is a means of momentarily sidestepping necessity. — Clifton Fadiman
Doubtless almost any intense emotion may open our 'inward eye' to the beauty of reality. Falling in love appears to do it for some people.… — Margaret Prescott Montague
Throughout the history of mankind there have been murderers and tyrants; and while it may seem momentarily that they have the upper hand, they have… — Mahatma Gandhi
It appears then, that capitalist production comprises conditions independent of good or bad will, conditions which permit the working-class to enjoy that relative prosperity only… — Karl Marx
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself. — Soren Kierkegaard
All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer. — Tom Peters
Well. Then we had the irises, rising beautiful and cool on their tall stalks, like blown glass, like pastel water momentarily frozen in a splash,… — Margaret Atwood
Psychedelics helped me to escape.. albeit momentarily.. from the prison of my mind. It over-rode the habit patterns of thought and I was able to… — Ram Dass
Thus they went on living in a reality that was slipping away, momentarily captured by words, but which would escape irremediably when they forgot the… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
She looks at the swings, and I can see she’s imagining what they’d look like if the kids weren’t there. The guilt of this holds… — Markus Zusak
You’re here.” “I am.” Jason boldly took in the way she looked. “I take it you don’t often wear that dress in court.” “Probably not… — Julie James
Your friend's poetry is terrible," he said. Clary blinked, caught momentarily off guard. "What?" "I said his poetry was terrible. It sounds like he ate… — Cassandra Clare
I wept bitterly, surrendering momentarily to my fear and heartbroken confusion, but slowly I began to quiet a bit, as Jamie stroked my neck and… — Diana Gabaldon
There's a space at the bottom of an exhale, a little hitch between taking in and letting out that's a perfect zero you can go… — Mary Karr
The human mind works at low efficiency. Twenty percent is the figure usually given. When, momentarily, there is a flash of greater power, it is… — Isaac Asimov
i was momentarily sidetracked by the vision of Eric herding a cow into a trailer and driving it to the shoulder of the the interstate… — Charlaine Harris
Tsornin's nostrils showed red, but his ears were as alert as ever, and occasionally he would rub his nose gently against the nape of her… — Robin McKinley
Our age is essentially one of understanding and reflection, without passion, momentarily bursting into enthusiasm and shrewdly relapsing into repose. — Soren Kierkegaard
Alec drew his hand back with a low whistle. "The Inquisitor meant business." "Of course she did. I'm a dangerous criminal. Or hadn't you heard?"… — Cassandra Clare
What do you mean? Grace Brisbane, you do not mean that you're not going back home again. Tell me that this was just because you… — Maggie Stiefvater

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