Shape Quotes

2138 quotes by 1642 authors

In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools' pleasure — George Eliot
We know that words cannot move mountains, but they can move the multitude; and men are more ready to fight and die for a word… — Eric Hoffer
The ideal woman which is in every man's mind is evoked by a word or phrase or the shape of her wrist, her hand. The… — William Faulkner
In New York and New England the sap starts up in the sugar maple the very day the bluebird arrives, and sugar-making begins forthwith. The… — John Burroughs
The revolutions of thought which shape the basic outlook of an age are not disseminated through text-books- they spread like epidemics, through contamination by invisible… — Arthur Koestler
Twere better to be born a stone Of ruder shape, and feeling none, Than with a tenderness like mine And sensibilities so fine! Ah, hapless… — William Cowper
Judges who take the law into their own hands, who make up constitutional 'rights' in order to strike down laws they oppose, undermine the people's… — Orrin Hatch
The ocean and I have many pebbles To find and wash off and roll into shape. — William Stafford
Our knowledge of shape and form remains, in general, a mixture of visual and of tactile experiences... A child learns about roundness from handling a… — Henry Moore
The whole of nature is an endless demonstration of shape and form. It always surprises me when artists try to escape from this. — Henry Moore
In my opinion, everything, every shape, every bit of natural form, animals, people, pebbles, shells, anything you like are all things that can help you… — Henry Moore
I think if you look at any facet of nature in enough detail, you find it fascinating. How could you not? The universe is so… — Diane Ackerman
Such is the strength of art, rough things to shape. — James Howell
To produce is to draw forth, to invent is to find, to shape is to discover... — Martin Buber
If we cannot shape our destiny there as no such thing as witchcraft. — Andre Malraux
I believe that we learn by practice... it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which come shape… — Martha Graham
The soul is the observer who interprets and makes choices in a confluence of relationships. These relationships provide the background, setting, characters, and events that… — Deepak Chopra
Habit is formed out of memory... We often shape our present situation according to those habitual memories. Instead of starting fresh, we go back to… — Chogyam Trungpa
Look for echoes. Sometimes the same shape or direction will echo through the picture. — Robert Henri
Only a handful of men and women leave an imprint on the conscience of a nation and on the history that they helped shape. — Barack Obama

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