Plucked Quotes
76 Plucked quotes by 66 unique authors
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The fruit of my tree of knowledge is plucked, and it is this: “Adventures are to the adventurous.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
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A Locanian having plucked all the feathers off from a nightingale and seeing what a little body it had, "surely," quoth he, "thou art all…
— Plutarch
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Muhammad was a prince; he rallied his compatriots around him. In a few years, the Muslims conquered half of the world. They plucked more souls…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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Dishonor is like the Aaron's Beard in the hedgerows; it can only poison if it be plucked.
— Ouida
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She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).
— O. Henry
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I like to be buttoned onto tradition. The thing is to improve it, twist it and mold it; to make something new of it; not…
— Philip Johnson
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Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief…
— D. H. Lawrence
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A fan once asked if he could have a piece of my hair for voodoo. I said no, so he hugged me and plucked out…
— Amy Lee
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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought…
— Abraham Lincoln
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Once in high school, I completely over plucked my left eyebrow all the way up to where you're not supposed to. I had no idea…
— Ashley Tisdale
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Jobs, as such, are a relatively new concept. People may have always worked, but until the advent of the corporation in the early Renaissance, most…
— Douglas Rushkoff
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For as long as I can remember, my father saved. He saves money, he saves disfigured sticks that resemble disfigured celebrities, and most of all,…
— David Sedaris
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Old stories would tell how Weavers would kill each other over aesthetic disagreements, such as whether it was prettier to destroy an army of a…
— China Mieville
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Oh, what a catastrophe, what a maiming of love when it was made personal, merely personal feeling. This is what is the matter with us:…
— D. H. Lawrence
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What if you slept? And what if, in your sleep, you went to heaven and there plucked a strange and beautiful flower? And what if,when…
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Dear Diary, Today I tried not to think about Mr. Knightly. I tried not to think about him when I discussed the menu with Cook...…
— Jane Austen
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She was startled. "But you're human, aren't you?" In some ways yes. But in other ways I'm a stranger to your kind. I have a…
— Deepak Chopra
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February. Get ink, shed tears. Write of it, sob your heart out, sing, While torrential slush that roars Burns in the blackness of the spring.…
— Boris Pasternak
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A water snake glided smoothly up the pool, twisting its periscope head from side to side; and it swam the length of the pool and…
— John Steinbeck
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It is sad to see a young man's fondest hopes and dreams shattered when the rose-colured veil is plucked away and he sees the actions…
— Mikhail Lermontov
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Most men, even in this comparatively free country, through mere ignorance and mistake, are so occupied with the factitious cares and superfluously coarse labors of…
— Henry David Thoreau
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All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she…
— James M. Barrie
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How had I managed to tie my boots? I didn’t even remember getting dressed. I was out here in public at the mall. What was…
— Lilith Saintcrow
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What is plucked will grow again, What is slain lives on, What is stolen will remain-- What is gone is gone.
— Peter S. Beagle
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Does he think to scare me? Arya kissed him where his nose should be and plucked the grave worm from his eye to eat it,…
— George R. R. Martin
Who Wrote These Plucked Quotes
66 authors contributed a total of 76 Plucked Quotes, led by these top contributors: