Pointed Quotes

490 Pointed quotes by 378 unique authors

No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be… — George Washington
That useful alterations will be suggested by experience, could not but be foreseen . . . . It moreover equally enables the general and state… — James Madison
The defect of power in the existing confederacy, to regulate the commerce between its several members is in the number of those which have been… — James Madison
When our minds are purified through karma (selfless action) and made single-pointed through up-asana (worship), we cannot remain satisfied with the small achievements in worldly… — Tejomayananda
Its at night, when perhaps we should be dreaming, that the mind is most clear, that we are most able to hold all our life… — Brian Aldiss
But a priest's life is not supposed to be well-rounded; it is supposed to be one-pointed - a compass, not a weathercock. — Aldous Huxley
A good orator is pointed and impassioned. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
A lady came up to me on the street and pointed at my suede jacket. 'You know a cow was murdered for that jacket?' she… — Jake Johannsen
A minimal level of sportsman ethics afield is mandated by written law. Beyond that, say, when an action is legal but ethically questionable, or when… — David Petersen
I was never raised to think that I was pretty. It's not that I was raised to think I was unattractive, but it was just… — Mila Kunis
Teens today rule the world. The whole culture - movies, music - is pointed at young people. They have so 'much' power. — James Franco
In music, as you develop a theme or musical idea, there are many points at which directions must be decided, and at any time I… — Duke Ellington
I actually pointed my wand and it blew up! The power! The power was just like Angry Birds, but big [as] life. — Helena Bonham Carter
The cosmic spotlight isn't pointed at you; it radiates from within you. — Marianne Williamson
The reason so many of us are obsessed with becoming stars is because we are not yet starring in our own lives. The cosmic spotlight… — Marianne Williamson
As we shall see, the concept of time has no meaning before the beginning of the universe. This was first pointed out by St. Augustine.… — Stephen Hawking
People... of the universe! Tonight... is the night.. when the skies will open, and spray forth a divine hand with pointed finger! And it will… — Thurston Moore
Ive realized that even more that what is beautiful about the accordion is to play with a single finger sometimes, with a very pure, very… — Unknown Author
When I started looking for pointed shoes, I used to go to Fairfax on Orchard Street in New York City, one of those little pushcart… — Tom Waits
I grew up with a glue gun pointed at my head. — Alexis Stewart
The imagined memories had to have as much weight as the real, or we had to at least pretend they did to such a degree… — Dinaw Mengestu
Like a young heir, come a little prematurely to a large inheritance, we shall wanton and run riot until we have brought our reputation to… — George Washington
I remember nothing about it except a philological fact. My mother said nothing about the dragon, but pointed out that one could not say 'a… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Better pointed bullets than pointed words. — Otto von Bismarck
Perception is a tool that's pointed on both ends. — Hannibal

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378 authors contributed a total of 490 Pointed Quotes, led by these top contributors: