Phrase Quotes

624 Phrase quotes by 519 unique authors

You may be right,' she said, a phrase which here meant 'I’m wrong, but I don’t have the courage to say so. — Daniel Handler
I still think of myself as a house. Ravan tried to fix this problem of self-image, as he called it. To teach me to phrase… — Catherynne M. Valente
The interesting thing about grief, I think, is that it is its own size. It is not the size of you. It is its own… — Stephen Colbert
Now that you're an adult, you might still feel a pang of guilt when you decline a dinner invitation in favor of a good book.… — Susan Cain
World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation. — Eliezer Yudkowsky
The phrase 'sodomized by a bratwurst poltergeist' suddenly flew through my mind. — David Wong
Feminism has had exactly the same problem that "political correctness" has had: people keep using the phrase without really knowing what it means. — Caitlin Moran
See? You’re the crazy one, you redheaded freak. I’ve been attempting to translate the phrase into Latin. If I ever succeed, I shall make it… — Kirsten Miller
Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from… — Terry Pratchett
Kaylee and Nash are like those rocks that ancient cave people used to make fire. Bang them together, and you get sparks." Sabine said. "Let's… — Rachel Vincent
Many Introverts are also "highly sensitive," which sounds poetic, but is actually a technical term in psychology. If you are a sensitive sort, then you're… — Susan Cain
I certainly don't sit down and plan a book out before I write it. There's a phrase I use called "The Valley Full of Clouds."… — Terry Pratchett
It's strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head. — Veronica Roth
In the spirit of faith let us begin each day, and we shall be sure to " redeem the time " which it brings to… — James Freeman Clarke
There are those who regard this history of past strife and exile as better forgotten. But, to use the phrase of Yeats, let us not… — John F. Kennedy
Optimism is important. You have to be a little silly about the goals you are going to set. There is a phrase I learned in… — Larry Page
The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: if you pursue happiness you'll never find it. — Carrie P Snow
Finally Beiderbecke came out with a silver cornet. He put it to his lips and blew a phrase. The sound came out like a girl… — Eddie Condon
How can I find the shining word, the glowing phrase that tells all that your love has meant to me, all that your friendship spells?… — Grace Noll Crowell
There's a phrase we live by in America: "In God We Trust". It's right there where Jesus would want it: on our money. — Bill Maher
It's quite literally true that we are star dust, in the highest exalted way one can use that phrase. ...I bask in the majesty of… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Turks have a dismissive phrase: he works like a clerk. I have turned this insult around: I am proud to say that I work like… — Orhan Pamuk
I guess if I had to put it into a single phrase, the moral of the Frank stories is that the hammer never really falls. — Jim Woodring
Whenever you hear news about jobless claims or the unemployment rate, you should translate that in your mind to one simple phrase: Stay in school. — Adam Davidson
From the beginning, about the rude altar of the god, to the days of Goethe, of Leopardi, and of Victor Hugo, the poet is the… — George Edward Woodberry

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