Phrase Quotes

624 Phrase quotes by 519 unique authors

More truly characteristic of dissent is a dignity, an elevation, of mood and thought and phrase. Deep conviction and warm feeling are saying their last… — Benjamin Cardozo
The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance, . . . when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man… — Rachel Carson
We faintly hear, we dimly see, In differing phrase we pray; But dim or clear, we own in Him The life, the truth, the way. — John Greenleaf Whittier
You and I must realize that the English language is filled with words that, in addition to their literal meanings, convey distinct emotional intensity. For… — Tony Robbins
Religion can be condensed in a single phrase: total freedom to be oneself. — Rajneesh
The phrase â€˜the Internet never forgetsâ€™ is complete bollocks — Jeremy Keith
Often in my lectures when I use the phrase â€œimperialist white-supremacist capitalist patriarchyâ€ to describe our nationâ€™s political system, audiences laugh. No one has ever… — Bell Hooks
I want every fan of Rand to hear [Polaha] say the classic Galt phrase: â€œI swear by my life and my love of it that… — John Galt
Each pursues his private interest and only his private interest; and thereby serves the private interests of all, the general interest, without willing it or… — Karl Marx
Musing on the phrase 'waste of time.' So much more complex than it appears. Many 'wastes of time' small talk, daydreaming are imperatives. — Tom Peters
All serious art, music, literature is a critical act. It is so, firstly, in the sense of Matthew Arnold's phrase: "a criticism of life." Be… — George Steiner
A phrase begins life as a literary expression; its felicity leads to its lazy repetition; and repetition soon establishes it as a legal formula, undiscriminatingly… — Felix Frankfurter
The phrase "singular incredible life" seems to me that it applies more appropriately to Jane Goodall or David Attenborough, people I regard with awe and… — Merrill Markoe
Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it's a challenge to the moral imagination. — Al Gore
I have heard my fill of hurtful words. I think it's especially egregious when citizens like me, who point out abuses in their country, are… — Gunter Grass
Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person. — Mason Cooley
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always… — Robert Cormier
The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the… — Jacques Yves Cousteau
I think the rule of thumb should be this: if you preface a sentence about a friend with the phrase, 'I love X, but... '… — Sloane Crosley
Unless we're talking about old-school, witchcraft-trial violence, can we please phase out the phrase 'girl crush?' While we're at it, if we can axe 'like,… — Sloane Crosley

Who Wrote These Phrase Quotes

519 authors contributed a total of 624 Phrase Quotes, led by these top contributors: