Pressed Quotes

373 quotes by 305 authors

I measure my life in sentences pressed out, line by line, like the lustrous ooze on the underside of the snail, the snail's secret open… — Cynthia Ozick
Pressed, I would define spirituality as the shadow of light humanity casts as it moves through the darkness of everything that can be explained. — John Updike
I think I'd have done better if I had been a little more relaxed-if I had not pressed quite so hard, if I'd not lost… — Charles Kuralt
It is a great thing, when our Gethsemane hours come, when the cup of bitterness is pressed to our lips ... to feel that it… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
More often than not, however, the person who flatly states 'Elves aren't like that!' is hard pressed to describe how they really look.... as if… — John Howe
Never look for the story in the 'lede.' Reporters are required to put what's happened up top, but the practiced pundit places a nugget of… — William Safire
Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city. — Anatole Broyard
It is worthwhile to liveand fight courageouslyfor sacred ideals.O blow ye evil windsinto my body's firemy soul you'll never unravel.Even though disappointed a thousand timesor… — Norbert Capek
All I dreamed about Dr. Jekyll was that one man was being pressed into a cabinet, when he swallowed a drug and changed into another… — Robert Louis Stevenson
From an app point of view, if you looked at innovation on the PC, you'd be hard pressed to find companies innovating. The list is… — Tim Cook
Pressed caviar has the consistency of chilled tar. — Bill Geist
I completely remember the horror I felt when my pits started getting hairy. I would walk with my arms pressed against my sides. — Lisi Harrison
All novels are about crime. You'd be hard pressed to find any novel that does not have an element of crime. I don't see myself… — Carl Hiaasen
If pressed, I would say I feel British. It's where I grew up and where I choose to live, the culture that I love, but… — Rebecca Hall
Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind. Memories, sweetened through the ages just like wine. — Elvis Presley
I can feel your body pressed against my body. When you start to poundin', love to feel you throbbin'. — Janet Jackson
There is no better way to quickly buoy hard-pressed homeowners than helping them take advantage of the currently record low fixed mortgage rates and significantly… — Mark Zandi
You won't find a CEO who doesn't talk about a 'powerful culture' as a source of competitive advantage. At the same time, you'd be hard-pressed… — Marcus Buckingham
In this world of uncertainty and woe, one thing remains unchanged: Fresh, canned, pureed, dried, salted, sliced, and served with sugar and cream, or pressed… — Laurie Colwin
Conversation was never begun at once, nor in a hurried manner. No one was quick with a question, no matter how important, and no one… — Luther Standing Bear

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