Shield Quotes
281 quotes by 244 authors
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Solemnity is the shield of idiots
— Baron de Montesquieu
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Her fine high forehead sloped gently up to where her hair, bordering it like an armorial shield, burst into lovelocks and waves and curlicues of…
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Brenna’s eyes widened. Raising a hand, she brushed his hair gently off his forehead. “Why do I keep telling you things I swore I’d take…
— Nalini Singh
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I've often been flabbergasted by modern pharmaceutical ads on television. The list of side effects for some maladies often sound worse than the condition they're…
— Kevin Hearne
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Bones leaned back, studying me. I felt so self-conscious. If only I had a shield of makeup, some perfectly arranged hair... and oh yeah. Some…
— Jeaniene Frost
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I will devour you. I will lick your bones clean and crush them between my teeth. I will suck the marrow…†“That’s nice,†Kate said.…
— Ilona Andrews
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True strength isn’t in killing—or ignoring—your opponent, it’s in having the will to shield those who need your protection.
— Ilona Andrews
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Who knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men? A copper, that's who. (...)You saw how close men lived to the beast. You realized…
— Terry Pratchett
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Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.
— John Bunyan
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Let his sword break and his shield shatter, Sansa thought coldly as she shoved out through the doors, let his courage fail him and every…
— George R. R. Martin
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The sky was a cold iron-grey, like the underside of a shield. A sharp breeze lifted the hems of skirts and rattled the leaves on…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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When you aren't drinking or using drugs or spending lots of money on fancy toys or basking in the glow of fame or working all…
— Glenn Beck
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Defeat anger, stop using it as a shield against truth, and you will find the compassion you need to forgive the people you love.
— Glenn Beck
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Jared had his back to the wall, which Kami thought was a reflex when he was uncomfortable. She wanted to shield him. “He was doing…
— Sarah Rees Brennan
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I'm his locomotive and he's my shield.
— Karen Marie Moning
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Corporations are legal fictions created by the State to shield executives from liability… It’s like if I had a little hand-puppet, and I went to…
— Stefan Molyneux
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Two days after my dad's funeral, my mom went on a mission. I never understood it until then--that sometimes a spy doesn't need a cover…
— Ally Carter
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Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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I will survive, Tracy thought. I face mine enemies naked, and my courage is my shield.
— Sidney Sheldon
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Your humor is your compass and your shield. You can hone it into a weapon or you can pull its strands out to make your…
— David Levithan
Who Wrote These Shield Quotes
244 authors contributed a total of 281 Shield Quotes, led by these top contributors: