Passages Quotes

538 Passages quotes by 451 unique authors

Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth,… — Laurence Overmire
The river itself portrays humanity precisely, with its tortuous windings, its accumulation of driftwood, its unsuspected depths, and its crystalline shallows, singing in the Summer… — Myrtle Reed
If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you do… — Mortimer Adler
The inspired and expired air may be sometimes very useful, by condensing and cooling the blood that passeth through the lungs; I hold that the… — Robert Boyle
In our passage from the Cape of Good Hope the winds were mostly from the westward with very boisterous weather: but one great advantage that… — William Bligh
Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of… — Samuel Johnson
The composer Stravinsky had written a new piece with a difficult violin passage. After it had been in rehearsal for several weeks, the solo violinist… — Thomas Powers
The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, youre going to live forever, and you are definitely not at 52, so that is… — Peter Hammill
Watching a scene from a film in slow motion is possible, but there’s an unreal air to it; reading a passage from a book slowly… — Lewis Buzbee
The passage into mystery always refreshes. If, when we work, we can look once a day upon the face of mystery, then our labor satisfies.… — Lewis Hyde
At the risk of appearing predictable, the Bible was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking. I was raised reading it, memorizing passages from… — Hillary Clinton
Humans are animals and like all animals we leave tracks as we walk: signs of passage made in snow, sand, mud, grass, dew, earth or… — Robert Macfarlane
You are treading the path to your greatness: no one shall follow you here! Your passage has effaced the path behind you, and above that… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Mithridates, he died old. Housman's passage is based on the belief of the ancients that Mithridates the Great [c. 135-63 B.C.] had so saturated his… — A. E. Housman
If I repeated some passages from the homilies of the Church Fathers, in the second or third century, about how we must treat the poor,… — Pope Francis
During our journey there were two occasions that we celebrated by honoring someone's talent. Everyone is recognized by a special party, but it has nothing… — Marlo Morgan
Script for an actor is like a bible. You carry it with you, you read it over and over, you go to your passages. — Cameron Diaz
Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Do not despair if the answers don't come immediately. Some answers are only revealed with… — Rainer Maria Rilke
It has been jestingly said that the works of John Paul Richter are almost unintelligible to any but the Germans, and even to some of… — Jean Paul
To me rites of passage through life, that's a wonderful, beautiful thing. — Lance Henriksen
One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the… — Walter Pater
Tattoos are a right of passage. They're a marker of bravery, of maturity, of cultural acceptance. The tattoo represents not only a willingness to accept… — Nicola Barker
Man and the animals are merely a passage and channel for food, a tomb for other animals, a haven for the dead, giving life by… — Leonardo da Vinci
I learned, too, how it was possible with the help of the picture and action to transform an apparently insignificant violin passage into an incident,… — Anton Seidl
It was the best place to be, thought Wilbur, this warm delicious cellar, with the garrulous geese, the changing seasons, the heat of the sun,… — Elwyn Brooks White

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