Paused Quotes
172 quotes by 117 authors
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It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American people are still demanding and…
— John Boehner
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[The woman] paused and seemed to take a deep breath. 'You see,' she declared. 'I am Tom Mallow's aunt.' Catherine's first instinct was to burst…
— Barbara Pym
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When I reached C Company lines, which were at the top of the hill, I paused and looked back at the camp, just coming into…
— Evelyn Waugh
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Very softly, but very swiftly, Last, the man with the grey face and the staring eyes, bolted for his life, down and away from the…
— Arthur Machen
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One day the President and Mrs. Coolidge were visiting a government farm. Soon after their arrival they were taken off on separate tours. When Mrs.…
— Calvin Coolidge
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Remind me," he paused, drawing in a stuttered gasp, "to never piss you off again. Christ, are you secretly a ninja?
— J. Lynn
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Adrian Rogers told us as often as he could he took the Bible literally. He illustrated by saying he believed the world was created in…
— Adrian Rogers
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"The Church of England," I said, seeing that Mr. Inglesant paused, "is no doubt a compromise."
— Joseph Henry Shorthouse
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The first time I felt I was famous was when I went to the movies with my mom. I had gone to the loo, and…
— Julia Roberts
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And the reward when good people die - her mother paused, swallowed, paused again - the reward when good people die is that they get…
— Dara Horn
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The concept of peaceful coexistence has been criticized by many who do not see the need to make the world safe for diversity. I wonder…
— U Thant
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A thunder-storm!—the eloquence of heaven, When every cloud is from its slumber riven, Who hath not paused beneath its hollow groan, And felt Omnipotence around…
— Robert Montgomery
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Buddha was speaking in a village square one day, when one of the inhabitants started to abuse him. Buddha paused and said to the man,…
— Gautama Buddha
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If we but paused for a moment to consider attentively what takes place in this Sacrament, I am sure that the thought of Christ's love…
— Angela of Foligno
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We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of Wanda and Tyrant of the Seas, Bachelor of the Arts of Oxford University,…
— Evelyn Waugh
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The other day the President said, I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what…
— Dan Quayle
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Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-south-west; then paused, and after a…
— Aldous Huxley
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Before I go," he said, and paused -- "I may kiss her?" It was remembered afterwards that when he bent down and touched her face…
— Charles Dickens
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I paused, only just now realizing that the subject was hitting a little close to home. "You know, getting hurt. Putting herself out there, opening…
— Sarah Dessen
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...But also because I find I really do…" He paused, as if he were about to say something outrageous. "I find I have feelings for…
— Charlaine Harris
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