Shell Quotes

460 quotes by 410 authors

We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach… — Bill Russell
Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity. — Frances Harper
In the circle of light on the state in the midst of darkness, you have the sensation of being entirely alone... This is called solitude… — Constantin Stanislavski
I know that a creed is the shell of a lie. — Amy Lowell
As a boy I was a hermit crab, but I soon came out of my shell. Now I am a pincer crab, and soon I… — Thom Yorke
It seems to me the worst of all the plagues is the slug, the snail without a shell. He is beyond description repulsive, a mass… — Celia Thaxter
She did not talk to people as if they were strange hard shells she had to crack open to get inside. She talked as if… — Marita Bonner
I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell; To… — William Wordsworth
People think that design is styling. Design is not style. It's not about giving shape to the shell and not giving a damn about the… — Paola Antonelli
In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the… — Max De Pree
The world is your oyster. Yes, but in that oyster is the pearl; and to get to the pearl one has to first discard the… — Ian Gardner
Awareness born of love is the only force that can bring healing and renewal. Out of our love for another person, we become more willing… — John Welwood
Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form… — Gautama Buddha
I see a broken shell and I remind myself that something might have needed setting free. See, broken things always have a story, don't they? — Sara Pennypacker
If you seek the kernel, then you must break the shell. An likewise, if you would know the reality of Nature, you must destroy the… — Meister Eckhart
Do not let fear confine your life Inside a shell of doubt; A turtle never moves until His head is sticking out. — Charles Ghigna
Energy companies, such as Chevron and Shell, and oil producing countries, such as Kuwait and Venezuela, pump crude oil from their vast land holdings and… — Gary Miller
Break the Shellâ€: â€œChild, itâ€™s time to break the shell Lifeâ€™s gonna hurt but itâ€™s meant to be felt You cannot touch the sky from… — India.Arie
War is not two great armies meeting in the clash and frenzy of battle. War is a boy being carried on a stretcher, looking up… — Mary Roberts Rinehart
I wish I was still an atheist. Believing I was born into a harsh, uncaring cosmos â€“ in which my existence was a random roll… — Charles Stross

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