Phrase Quotes

624 Phrase quotes by 519 unique authors

The final lesson a writer learns is that everything can nourish the writer. The dictionary, a new word, a voyage, an encounter, a talk on… — Anais Nin
Compose in the sequence of the musical phrase, not in sequence of a metronome. — Ezra Pound
The... arguments against photography ever being considered a fine art are: the element of chance which enters in, finding things ready-made for a machine to… — Edward Weston
Iain Dowie famously coined the phrase 'bouncebackability' to describe Crystal Palace's ability to come from behind. But this is a typical manager's idea, so optimistic.… — Daniel Finkelstein
It is deeply pejorative to call someone a 'climate change denier.' This is because it is a phrase designedly reminiscent of the idea of 'Holocaust… — Unknown Author
One of the things that Ivar knew about Mrs. Walker was that she would only tell him what she knew if he asked the right… — Jane Smiley
If any one phrase could gather its (religion's) universal message, that phrase would be, - All is not vanity in this Universe, whatever the appearances… — William James
However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that we become more interdependent every day. I believe that national… — Jacques Yves Cousteau
It would reduce the whole instrument to a single phrase, that of instituting a Congress with power to do whatever would be for the good… — Thomas Jefferson
For years I walked around with the phrase "Green River" because I had seen that on a soda fountain drink when I was probably 8… — John Fogerty
Apropos, is not the Scotch phrase 'Auld Lang Syne' exceedingly expressive? I shall give you the verses on the other sheet. The words of 'Auld… — Robert Burns
We have heard much of the phrase, peace and friendship. This phrase, in expressing the aspiration of America, is not complete. We should say instead,… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
There is something ridiculous and even quite indecent in an individual claiming to be happy. Still more a people or a nation making such a… — Malcolm Muggeridge
It is the nature of aphoristic thinking to be always in a state of concluding; a bid to have the final word is inherent in… — Susan Sontag
As a songwriter, I try not to be sloppy; same with the music. You can be very lean, very efficient, so you're not wasting a… — John Fogerty
If it's worth remembering, I'll remember it. If something keeps coming back, if I keep thinking of that phrase, if I see manifestations of it… — Mose Allison
Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one… — Ben Harper
What pursuit is more elegant than that of collecting the ignominies of our nature and transfixing them for show, each on the bright pin of… — Logan Pearsall Smith
We cannot expect that everyone, to use the phrase of a decade ago, will talk sense to the American people. But we can hope that… — John F. Kennedy
Thanksgiving is a magical time of year when families across the country join together to raise America's obesity statistics. Personally, I love Thanksgiving traditions: watching… — Stephen Colbert
You don't always have to go so far as to murder your darlings – those turns of phrase or images of which you felt extra… — Diana Athill
In a new interview, Newt Gingrich says he cheated on two of his wives because he was too consumed with love for his country. Yeah,… — Conan O'Brien
A new report just came out that says President Obama has mentioned Jesus Christ in more speeches than President Bush did. Can you believe that?… — Conan O'Brien
My father was a tomato farmer. There is the phrase that says he or she worked their fingers to the bone, well, that's my dad.… — Sidney Poitier
Having traveled across America and to 24 counties as the first-ever UN Youth Champion, I’m inspired by the desire of young people everywhere to make… — Monique Coleman

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