Proves Quotes

460 Proves quotes by 386 unique authors

Being afreaid proves you're alive and awake. — Tim Winton
A man's physical hunger does not prove that man will get any bread; he may die of starvation on a raft in the Atlantic. But… — C.S. Lewis
Hallie and I... were all there was. The image in the mirror that proves you are still here. We had exactly one sister apiece. We… — Barbara Kingsolver
If your hunch proves a good one, you were inspired; if it proves bad, you are guilty of yielding to thoughtless impulse. — Beryl Markham
At the heart of the matter is a battle between wish and fear. Fear generally proves stronger than a wish, but it leaves a taste… — George Packer
After you're dead and buried and floating around whatever place we go to, what's going to be your best memory of earth? What one moment… — Douglas Coupland
The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves… — Mark Twain
It is good that a man's enemies want him dead, for it proves he has lived a life of worth. — Forrest Carter
Those speak foolishly who ascribe their anger or their impatience to such as offend them or to tribulation. Tribulation does not make people impatient, but… — Martin Luther
I beg your pardon for questioning your judgement," she said. "It is nothing to me, after all, if it proves faulty. I am not the… — Loretta Chase
Nobody with any real sense of humor *can* write a love story. . . . Shakespeare is the exception that proves the rule. (90-91) — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Most conservatives also believe in the death penalty, but not abortion, which proves they like to procrastinate. — Margaret Cho
He was chugging brown pop from a can Jack had handed him while he stuffed nacho cheese Doritos in his face. I was glad to… — P. C. Cast
History proves there is no better advertisement for a book than to condemn it for obscenity. — Holbrook Jackson
It has always been my experience that, whatever groupings I choose for my books, the space in which I plan to lodge them necessarily reshapes… — Alberto Manguel
Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what… — John Denver
Das Werk lobt den Meister. (German: The work proves the craftsman.) — Madeleine L'Engle
People are incredibly rude about it sometimes. Like, `What? You`re married?` Strange reaction to have. Proves what people`s ideas about marriage are. `We`re having a… — Ewan McGregor
That proves something- that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human. — Harper Lee
I've spent most of my life trying to think my way to happiness, and my failure to achieve that goal only proves, in my mind,… — Eric Weiner
But change proves that you are still alive. Change often measures our tolerance for folk different from ourselves. Can we accept their languages, their customs,… — Robin Hobb
Harry, suffering like this proves you are still a man! This pain is part of being human —” “THEN — I — DON’T — WANT… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
For the future, I shall rely only upon those elements of my character which I have tested. Who would ever have said that I should… — Stendhal
It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. Heaven is by favor;… — Mark Twain
Our obedience is God's pleasure when it proves that God is our treasure. This is good news, because it means very simply that the command… — John Piper

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