Reception Quotes

114 quotes by 108 authors

Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover… — Patrick Henry
To the United States the Third World often takes the form of a black woman who has been made pregnant in a moment of passion… — Lewis H. Lapham
I think a compliment ought always to precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures for the complaint a courteous… — Mark Twain
I scored a touchdown on the first reception I made in the NFL and spiked the ball. The instant I did, I felt horrible and… — Ozzie Newsome
I really, really thought that it was a no-brainer in terms of being a hit. And so it does surprise that that hasn't been the… — Ron Glass
I love pizza so much, I would marry pizza, but it would just be an elaborate ploy to eat her whole family at the reception. — Mike Birbiglia
On Sofia Coppola's 16th birthday, way back in 1987, I stole a lip gloss from her Sistine Chapel of a bedroom. Years later, I left… — Courtney Love
Howard was almost as fond of this hall as he was of his own shop. The Brownies used it on Tuesdays, and the Women's Institute… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The Immaculate Reception became the Zapruder Film of sports. — Stephen J. Dubner
Adoration outside Holy Mass prolongs and intensifies what has taken place in the liturgical celebration and makes a true and profound reception of Christ possible.… — Pope Benedict XVI
I left the table where there were important people and had lunch with my husband and a few friends. The reception was organised in my… — Nana Mouskouri
I was hoping to get a reception like this, I'd just hoped that it would be on Thursday night instead of Tuesday night. — Howard Dean
It's a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve. — Kendrick Lamar
The bathrooms - that usually would be a porta-potty - were wrapped in a fabric that was neutral to match the fort ... the same… — Kanye West
It's an honor, indeed I'm glad, to join in giving a warm reception to a book that has given me many delightful moments. — Enrique Vila-Matas
It is by desiring to grow in love that we receive the Holy Spirit, and the thirst for more charity is the effect of this… — Thomas Merton
Interpretation blocks reception while masquerading as reception. Rightness does not need interpretation; it requires simple acceptance and nothing else. — Vernon Howard
There are many possible interpretations of what it means to create dangerously, and Albert Camus, like the poet Osip Mandelstam, suggests that it is creating… — Edwidge Danticat
Honestly, I expected to get a cold reception because of my subject matter. But when editors took a look at the story I had to… — Laura Hillenbrand
We were surprised that the television series had the kind of longevity that it had after only four years of filming it and the reception… — Paul Michael Glaser

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