Pleasantly Quotes

90 quotes by 83 authors

A love song must respect the canons of music beauty, entering the fibers of those who are listening. It must make them dream and pleasantly… — Andrea Bocelli
All that we need explicitly to note is that, the more the passive attention is relied on, by keeping the material interesting; and the less… — William James
There is not the least flower but seems to hold up its head, and to look pleasantly, in the secret sense of the goodness of… — Robert South
The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall. — William Arthur Ward
There can be no doubt that smoking nowadays is largely a miserable automatic business. People use tobacco without ever taking an intelligent interest in it.… — J. B. Priestley
It is worth mentioning, for future reference, that the creative power which bubbles so pleasantly in beginning a new book quiets down after a time,… — Virginia Woolf
Now, nakedness is a delightful condition. And it keeps you very pleasantly cool - especially, I suppose, if you happen to be a man. But… — Colin Fletcher
Only nature has a right to grieve perpetually, for she only is innocent. Soon the ice will melt, and the blackbirds sing along the river… — Henry David Thoreau
I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in these madly passionate… — Quentin Crisp
It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised. — Bill Paxton
If you touch me, I said pleasantly, "I'll provide you with the ability to see if you can heal yourself. Then we'd see how bad… — Richelle Mead
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and honorably and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and honorably and… — Epicurus
All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills. — Thomas a Kempis
All good activities which encourage people to learn how to live with one another pleasantly and to develop a sense of humor improve living. — Leonard Carmichael
Maybe it's naÃ¯ve, but I would love to believe that once you grow to love some aspect of a culture-its music, for instance -you can… — David Byrne
Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer is permitted to laugh. — Quentin Crisp
Nostalgia locates desire in the past where it suffers no active conflict and can be yearned toward pleasantly. — Robert Hass
I maintain that I never expect anything, therefore Im always pleasantly surprised. — Lianne La Havas
If any of [my stories] succeed in causing their readers to feel pleasantly uncomfortable when walking along a solitary road at nightfall, or sitting over… — M. R. James
Honesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you pleasantly conspicuous. — Charles H. Brower

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