Prompt Quotes

93 Prompt quotes by 86 unique authors

I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise… — Grover Cleveland
When white-collar people get jobs, they sell not only their time and energy, but their personalities as well. They sell by the week, or month,… — C. Wright Mills
Terror is nothing more than justice, prompt, secure and inflexible. — Maximilien Robespierre
A prompt, generous letter of thanks can seal a commitment which otherwise might disappear when the going gets rough. — Morton Blackwell
On top of the insult of destroying the geographic places we call home, the chain stores also destroyed people's place in the order of daily… — James Howard Kunstler
For when two Join in the same adventure, one perceives Before the other how they ought to act; While one alone, however prompt, resolves More… — Homer
Touch a university with hostile hands and the blood you draw is prompt, copious, and real. — Diana Trilling
Everyone who comes within the reach of your knowledge is, as it were, on trial in your mind. It is easy to be an unjust,… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
A curiosity prompt heightens the senses and hones compositional ability... — Robert Genn
We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious effort; the man who never wrongs his neighbor, who… — Theodore Roosevelt
Emotions aren't doable. Actions are doable, and if you do them correctly, they prompt the feelings. — Stella Adler
A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the… — Augustus Hare
Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence… — Maximilien Robespierre
He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you… — Michael Pollan
But then books, as I'm sure you know, seldom prompt a course of action. Books generally just confirm you in what you have, perhaps unwittingly,… — Alan Bennett
And while one is brought up with luxury and caresses, and is thrown bewildered and despairing into a dark pit, another is lifted from the… — Abolqasem Ferdowsi
...your service will be arduous, it will be painful and rigorous, and the slightest delinquencies will be requited immediately with corporal and afflicting punishments; hence,… — Marquis de Sade
The paper does not provide the exact number of penises eaten by ducks, but the author says there have been enough over the years to… — Mary Roach
So here I am, my affections torn between a postal service that never feeds me but can tackle a challenge and one that gives me… — Bill Bryson
He knew sometimes some fear can be good. When you are afraid things are going to get worse if you don't do something, it can… — Spencer Johnson
Because?' I prompt 'Because I'm sorry, but I can't help it, and I really need to kiss you right now. — Lauren Oliver
Would a minute have mattered? No, probably not, although his young son appeared to have a very accurate internal clock. Possibly even 2 minutes would… — Terry Pratchett
Man doeth this and doeth that from the good or evil of his heart; but he knows not to what end his sense doth prompt… — H. Rider Haggard
My husband, Andrius, says that evil will rule until good men or women choose to act. I believe him. This testimony was written to create… — Ruta Sepetys
I would like to use this little flower as a metaphor. The five petals of the little forget-me-not flower prompt me to consider five things… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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