Recognized Quotes

936 quotes by 826 authors

They wanted black women to conform to the gender norms set by white society. They wanted to be recognized as 'men,' as patriarchs, by other… — Bell Hooks
Iâ€™m too young, too smart, and too good-looking to die. Yeah, and then some. The world needed him to improve the gene pool. Not to… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
You turned your head to look at me. Your eyes looked so big in your face, so mysterious â€” wide and flickering like a butterfly-wing… — Francesca Lia Block
Sometimes I get the feeling that we're just a bunch of habits. The gestures we repeat over and over, they're just our need to be… — Nicole Krauss
The most compelling insight of that day was that this awesome recall had been brought about by a fraction of a gram of a white… — Alexander Shulgin
Really rather fascinating, you know,' he confided, and I recognized, with an internal sigh, the song of the scholar, as identifying a sound as the… — Diana Gabaldon
When I took up the cross I recognized it's meaning. The cross is something that you bear, and ultimately, that you die on. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I didn't have friends. No one talked to me. I used to go to the Wyndcroft School (nationally recognized for academic excellence) in Pottstown, and… — Taylor Swift
To my surprise, I recognized Dimitri Belikov-Rose's boyfriend-among those doing crowd control. He was easy to spot since he was almost always taller than everyone… — Richelle Mead
Well there you go. Even a psychopath recognized your worth enough to want to kill someone else first." I didn't know whether to laugh or… — Richelle Mead
Why must I cling to the customs and practices of a particular country forever, just because I happened to be born there? What does it… — Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
But discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ...Christ speaks to us exactly… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: Donâ€™t be intimidated by other peopleâ€™s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure… — Paulo Coelho
A faint light burned in the pit revealing a furry creature hunched over a stone slab, fiddling with something. At first Gregor raised a warning… — Suzanne Collins
Conformityâ€”the natural instinct to passively yield to that vague something recognized as authority. — Mark Twain
He knew he had no right to touch her, crave her like air, but he did both. And when he put his mouth on hers,… — Jill Shalvis
For with eyes made clear by many tears, and a heart softened by the tenderest sorrow, she recognized the beauty of her sister's lifeâ€”uneventful, unambitious,… — Louisa May Alcott
Any religion whose messiahâ€™s name isnâ€™t recognized by Microsoft Word canâ€™t be that much of a threat. — Stephen Colbert
I recognized that the kiss was a door I had walked through. — Gayle Forman
As I said, this was my sarcastic summer. It was only long after that I recognized sarcasm as the protest of people who are weak. — John Knowles

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