Once Knew Quotes

50 quotes by 42 authors

This single Stick, which you now behold ingloriously lying in that neglected Corner, I once knew in a flourishing State in a Forest: It was… — Jonathan Swift
My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. ... (when asked who wrote 'Some Enchanted Evening') Rodgers and Hammerstein, if you can imagine… — Cole Porter
Is beauty a reminder of something we once knew, with poetry one of its vehicles? Does it give us a brief vision of that 'rarely… — Patricia K Page
A lawyer I once knew told me of a strange case, a suffragette who had never married. After her death, he opened her trunk and… — Marguerite Young
I once knew a writer who, after saying beautiful things about the sea, passed through a Pacific hurricane, and he became a changed man. — Joshua Slocum
Strange how someone you once loved can become just another person you once knew. — Nicki Minaj
Rise early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Don't be fooled by this absurd law; I once knew a man who tried… — Mark Twain
I talk to my inner lover, and I say, why such rush? We sense that there is some sort of spirit that loves birds and… — Kabir
Paradoxically, only journeying backward in time and reentering the home we once knew allows us to go forward to the home we've always wanted. — Gloria Steinem
I once knew a chap who had a system of just hanging the baby on the clothes line to dry and he was greatly admired… — Damon Runyon
The man whose acquisitions stick is the man who is always achieving and advancing whilst his neighbors, spending most of their time in relearning what… — William James
Most homeless kids are on the streets because they have been forced by circumstances that cause them to think that they are safer there than… — Jewel
There have been times when the church seemed afraid, but she is no longer. Analyze, dissect, use your microscope or your spectrum till the last… — Henry Adams
When you deal with a person who's experiencing dementia, you can see where they're struggling with knowledge. You can see what they forget completely, what… — Walter Mosley
Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes. — Cole Porter
...poking a lump of red Jello that jiggles outrageously, like a breast I once knew. — Sara Gruen
I once knew a man who stole a Ferris Wheel... — Dashiell Hammett
Tomorrow we will be nothing but earth and dust. Who will remember the love a soldier once knew? — Shan Sa
You know, I think the people I feel saddest for are the ones who once knew what profoundness was, but who lost or became numb… — Douglas Coupland
How do I explain a life that has lasted for billions of years? It is almost as if I must start with an apology for… — Christopher Pike

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