Passage Quotes

469 Passage quotes by 408 unique authors

After clearing 9 metres of the descending passage, in about the middle of the afternoon, we came upon a second sealed doorway, which was almost… — Howard Carter
If we pursue this matter further, we shall be told that the stable object is unchanging under the impact or stress of some particular external… — Gregory Bateson
Especially these days where everything is so polite and so proper, I think that rites of passage are good. — Emile Hirsch
It is only with the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 that we have been able to put a dent in violence… — Gwen Moore
It can be dismaying, all the same, for a novelist to compare the slowness of the writing with the speed of the reading. Novels are… — Graham Swift
The first time I thought about attempting a body suspension was after watching a documentary on rites-of-passage ceremonies from other cultures. I was completely intrigued… — Criss Angel
Rituals, anthropologists will tell us, are about transformation. The rituals we use for marriage, baptism or inaugurating a president are as elaborate as they are… — Abraham Verghese
LEONINE, adj. Unlike a menagerie lion. Leonine verses are those in which a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at… — Ambrose Bierce
They that live in a trading street are not disturbed at the passage of carts — Richard Steele Sr
God promises a safe landing but not a calm passage. — Bulgarian Proverb
I have always been very obsessed with time. Time's passage makes us all very vulnerable and because we all experience it in our own way,… — Joe Barton
You, the American people, have made our passage into the global information age an era of great American renewal. — Bill Clinton
Consuming less and creating more. It means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and deciding for you. It means learning to respect and… — Melchor Lim
A girl's true beauty lies in her eyes which never fades with the passage of time. — Rajdeep Sarkar
In the beginning conversations starts with great love and affection and with the passage of time it ends with Irritations. — Mudassir Qayyum
A pretty face cannot stand the passage of time but a pretty heart can endure forever — Kgedzah
Consequent on your birth as a human, you are bound to receive all the dues inherited by you fatefully. Nevertheless, only the passage of time… — Chandrababu VS
Irrespective of 'globalization mania', the only genuine experience we all share as cohabitants on this 3rd rock from the Sun, is the passage and marking… — L Vincent Majestic
We all live in the space between one moment and eternity. We meet and part. Everyone lives their lives to the fullest in a world… — Accel World
We all live in the space between one moment and eternity. We meet and part. Everyone lives their lives to the fullest in a world… — Accel World
The gift of life is death, and we'll carry this burden. The curse, of being human, is mortality the reminder that with each day a… — Jeremy Limn
The House passage of our bill is a victory for this country! Common sense wins out. I'm just so thrilled and excited. The sale of… — Sarah Brady
What's wonderful is to read the different translations - some done in 1600 and some in 1900 - of the same passage. It's fascinating to… — Martin C Smith
I'm reticent to say much more, but we would like to begin in the coming year. We'd like to shoot through the seasons because of… — Madeleine Stowe
Not only does the passage of time produce knowledge, it also produces ignorance... As the passage of time removes people with first-hand knowledge of an… — Thomas Sowell

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