Shift Quotes

649 quotes by 538 authors

We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified Spiritual Superman, or sit around and wait for Fate to come knocking… — Benjamin Hoff
Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift - look out out kid, they keep it all hid — Bob Dylan
I shift on to my side and find myself looking directly into Gale's eyes. For an instant the world recedes and there is just his… — Suzanne Collins
To achieve accurate knowledge of others, if such a thing were possible, we could only ever arrive at it through the slow and unsure recognition… — Marcel Proust
Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me. But… — Suzanne Collins
Law and order is a social service. Crime and the fear which the threat of crime induces can paralyse whole communities, keep lonely and vulnerable… — Margaret Thatcher
There are moments in your life when the big pieces slide and shift. Sometimes the big changes dong happen gradually but all at once. That's… — Ann Brashares
There is a theory that if you yearn sincerely enough for a Guru, you will find one. The universe will shift, destiny's molecules will get… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Being raised in an unstable household makes you understand that the world doesn't exist to accommodate you, which... is something a lot of people struggle… — Curtis Sittenfeld
The disappearance of theology from the life of the Church, and the orchestration of that disappearance by some of its leaders, is hard to miss… — David F. Wells
We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to shift the blame… — Barbara Taylor Bradford
The Shift hasn't happened yet, maybe it never will, but sometimes-just enough times to give me hope-my brain jars back into where it's supposed to… — Ned Vizzini
I've started to think it must just be chemistry, in which case we're looking for the Shift and we haven't found it yet. — Ned Vizzini
The Shift is coming. The Shift has to be coming. Because if you keep living like this you'll die. — Ned Vizzini
But what is the past? Could it be, the firmness of the past is just illusion? Could the past be a kaleidoscope, a pattern of… — Alan Lightman
It is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn't depend… — Sharon Salzberg
Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight. — Tom Stoppard
When you bring consciousness to anything, things begin to shift. — Eve Ensler
Perhaps one day tired of circling the world I'll return to Argentina and settle in the Andean lakes if not indefinitely then at least for… — Che Guevara
There's a gang of boys on bikes blocking the road ahead. They've got their hoods up, cigarettes shielded. The sky's a really strange colour and… — Jenny Downham

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