Second Quotes

6250 Second quotes by 3939 unique authors

By the way, were we to find life-forms on Venus, we would probably call them Venutians, just as people from Mars would be Martians. But… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer, born under the second law of thermodynamics, steeped in steam tables, in love with… — Neil Armstrong
Kami said, "I want you to go in there and vamp that receptionist." "What?" Ash said blankly. "You know," Kami said. "Dazzle her with your… — Sarah Rees Brennan
First Thoughts are the everyday thoughts. Everyone has those. Second Thoughts are the thoughts you think about the way you think. People who enjoy thinking… — Terry Pratchett
Course Dumbledore trusts you,” growled Moody. “He’s a trusting man, isn’t he? Believes in second chances. But me — I say there are spots that… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
There are spiders living comfortably in my house while the wind howls outside. They aren't bothering anybody. If I were a fly, I'd have second… — Richard Brautigan
Kids didn't have huge backpacks when I was their age. We didn't have backpacks at all. Now it seemed all the kids had them. You… — Michael Crichton
First, I thought we'd already established that I am not a gentleman. That ship sailed long ago. And second, you'd be surprised what gentlemen do...and… — Sarah MacLean
America's health care system is second only to Japan, Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, well ... all of Europe. But you can thank your lucky starts… — Matt Groening
There are two men in me--one lives in the full sense of the word, the other reasons and passes judgment on the first. The first… — Mikhail Lermontov
She smiled as sweetly as a show poster for the glorified, all-American Ziegfeld girl just before dumping her second cigarette into Wally’s fresh cup of… — Libba Bray
Mothers were much too sharp. They were like dogs. Buster always sensed when anything was out of the ordinary, and so did mothers. Mothers and… — Enid Blyton
And as for you Agent Pallas – man-to-man, if you ever insult my girl on national television again, I’ll…” he stopped. Everyone in the room… — Julie James
Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second. — Louis Sachar
She made a sound of regret. ‘We come second, you and I, Luc-ien,’ she said. ‘Our allegiance is always to our kingdoms. Without that allegiance,… — Melina Marchetta
Some memories remain close; you can shut your eyes and find yourself back in them. But there are second-person memories, too, distant you memories, and… — Jess Walter
The strange thing about seeing someone for first time in nine years is the way they look totally different, just for a second, a split… — Rainbow Rowell
It shall be my pleasure to remedy it. First, it is not your strength or your speed that draws me. It's your...everything. Your laugh, your… — Gena Showalter
There would seem to be nothing more obvious, more tangible and palpable than the present moment. And yet it eludes us completely. All the sadness… — Milan Kundera
First, this is a great job, and i'm excited about it." "Second, i'm ambitious, but i can succeed almost everywhere." "What I can't do anywhere… — Tammara Webber
I was breathless, talking as fast as I could. I was afraid if I stopped talking, even for a second, I’d start sobbing again. “Whoa,… — James Patterson
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
Isaac out of surgery. It went well. He's officially NEC. NEC meant "no evidence of cancer." A second text came a few seconds later. I… — John Green
Don't take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just… — Abdul Kalam
The first rule about a black woman’s hair is you don’t talk about a black woman’s hair. And the second rule is you don’t ever… — Ben Aaronovitch

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