Second Quotes

6250 Second quotes by 3939 unique authors

I was about 13, in some ways, when I wrote the first book. Approximately 18 when I wrote the second. — Jonathan Franzen
Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a… — Andrew Gross
Clearly, many branches of science need an exquisite precision of timekeeping and the infinitesimal decimals of calibration, so space launches, for example, are not scheduled… — Jay Griffiths
The second 'Postal Service' album is threatening to become the 'Chinese Democracy' of indie rock. It will come out eventually, or maybe it won't. — Ben Gibbard
So, it's a very, you know - maybe we're wrong in - you know, we go around thinking the innovator is the person who's first… — Malcolm Gladwell
The entire deaths of Vietnam died in vain. And they're dying in vain right this very second. And you know what's worse than a soldier… — Mike Gravel
I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that… — Laurie Anderson
When I was in the Army, the unit I served in, you could never stop. It was a volunteer unit, and there was a fairly… — Michael Arad
You never want your second act or the whole movie to just be this relentless march towards its goal. You want things to take the… — Michael Arndt
I like Beryl Bainbridge a great deal, and she is a writer who absolutely demands to be read a second, third, and fourth time. I… — Monica Ali
Goon Squad' took about three years to write and that's the short end. My second novel, 'Look at Me,' took six years. — Jennifer Egan
It's a great feeling to know that I've played the best golf throughout the season of any of the guys for the second time in… — Rory McIlroy
I'm very surprised - midway through my second glass of red wine last night, I really didn't think I'd be standing here with a trophy… — Graeme McDowell
A journey of a thousand miles continues with the second step. — Larry Wall
When I'm a man, I will be an astronaut, and find Peter Pan on the second star on the right. — Kate Bush
If you feel like loving me, if you've got the notion, I second that emotion. — Smokey Robinson
The first time I lose I drink whiskey, second time I lose I drink gin. Third time I lose I drink anything 'cause I think… — Gram Parsons
If in a city we had six vacant lots available to the youngsters of a certain neighborhood for playing ball, it might be "development" to… — Aldo Leopold
The "second sight" possessed by the Highlanders in Scotland is actually a foreknowledge of future events. I believe they possess this gift because they don't… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
All human affairs follow nature's great analogue, the growth of vegetation. There are three periods of growth in every plant. The first, and slowest, is… — Henry Ward Beecher
We can distinguish three groups of scientific men. In the first and very small group we have the men who discover fundamental relations. Among these… — Wilder Dwight Bancroft
My name is Luka I live on the second floor. I live upstairs from you, yes, I think you've seen me before. — Suzanne Vega
Irresolute men are sometimes very persistent in their undertakings, because if they give up their designs they would have to make a second resolution. — Giacomo Leopardi
Everything comes to us in fifteen-second sound bites and photo opportunities. All possibility for ambiguity - the most precious trait of any adequate analysis -… — Stephen Jay Gould
Give me the third best technology. The second best won't be ready in time. The best will never be ready. — Robert Watson-Watt

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