Opening Quotes

1144 Opening quotes by 922 unique authors

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with this idea of opening a restaurant back in Indiana on a little pond. The guests would… — Greg Kinnear
The death of Jesus was the opening and the emptying of the full heart of God; it was the outgushing of that ocean of infinite… — Octavius Winslow
In chess so much depends on opening theory, so the champions before the last century did not know as much as I do and other… — Bobby Fischer
Show me three variations in the leading handbook on the openings, and I will show you two of those three that are defective. — Emanuel Lasker
It must be clearly understood that Soviet players do not seek simple systems in the opening, but try to formulate opening systems in which everything… — Mikhail Botvinnik
Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and thus had more… — Edmar Mednis
But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook… — Ronnie Spector
Notwithstanding these setbacks, the dream of a beautiful American orchestra goes on, and I share Dr. King's faith that each year we move inexorably closer… — Adam Schiff
Unfortunately, most of the songs that I write I don't write them with guitar in mind. I just write it as a song and that… — Roy Wood
For hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our bridge between Earth and Heaven, our way of opening our hearts to… — Nick Rahall
About the twenty-third year of my age, I had many fresh and heavenly openings, in respect to the care and providence of the Almighty over… — John Woolman
The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world. — Rita Dove
[C]ensorship in any form is the opening wedge for fascism, since it places arbitrary and unwarranted power in the hands of individuals. — Jack Parsons
Then, we realize that the degraded cocoon we have been hiding in is revolting, and we want to turn up the lights as far as… — Chogyam Trungpa
Nowadays even presidents, vice-presidents, and heads of big agencies are opening their minds to accept psychic phenomena, because they know it works. — Uri Geller
Over the course of four rough, ego-shattering hours, the ayahuasca shows me that opening myself to love of Zoe and all others is the sure… — Chris Kilham
Great art grabs you, against your will, and then suspends your will. You are ushered into a quiet clearing, free of desire, free of grasping,… — Ken Wilber
It doesn't promise to solve or erase suffering but to transform it, pledging that by loving one another, even through pain, we will find more… — Sarah Miles
[Statistics are] the only tools by which an opening can be cut through the formidable thicket of difficulties that bars the path of those who… — Francis Galton
It is a maxim of ours to work in the service of the people, with the good pleasure of the pastors, and never to act… — Vincent de Paul
...No opening sermons concerning children with humps and fins for limbs, who nonetheless, immortal souls all, deserve life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happy Meals. — Gregory Maguire
It was dawn now on Long Island and we went about opening the rest of the windows downstairs, filling the house with gray-turning, gold-turning light.… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I work for perfection, for perfection's sake. I don't care what the external reasons are. And it's much more like a ballerina on opening night.… — Story Musgrave
Whining is anger through a small opening. — Al Franken
I do not enjoy writing at all. If I can turn my back on an idea, out there in the dark, if I can avoid… — Richard Bach

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