Sight Quotes

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She looked at the crowd and she felt simultaneously astonishment that they should stare at her when this event was so personally her own that… — Ayn Rand
As a writer you're holding a dog. You let the dog run about. But you finally can pull him back. Finally, I'm in control. But… — Harold Pinter
Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other… — Pierre Loti
Great God! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make… — William Wordsworth
Die for adultery! No: The wren goes to't, and the small gilded fly does lecher in my sight — William Shakespeare
Were this world an endless pain, and by sailing eastward we could forever reach new distances, and discover sights more sweet and strange than any… — Herman Melville
The sight of home looks best after you've traveled hundreds of miles to get away from it. — Sam Ewing
What ugly sights of death within mine eyes! — William Shakespeare
Whose heart the accustom'd sight of death makes hard. — William Shakespeare
The eye of the mind, like that of the body, can only extend its view to new objects, by losing sight of those which are… — Samuel Johnson
To use books rightly, is to go to them for help; to appeal to them when our own knowledge and power fail; to be led… — John Ruskin
When I started driving our old four-door green DeSoto, I always took Skip on my trips around town. I would get Skip to prop himself… — Willie Morris
Most companies aim to get bigger. But beyond a certain point, bigness becomes synonymous with badness. Think of Big Pharma, Big Auto, Big Oil. Worse,… — Andrew Hill
Fear has its use, but cowardice has none. I may not put my finger into the jaws of a snake, but the very sight of… — Mahatma Gandhi
A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight! — Elizabeth Wurtzel
It must never be lost sight of what observation is for. It is not for the sake of piling up miscellaneous information or curious facts,… — Unknown Author
Smells are surer than sounds and sights to make the heartstrings crack. — Rudyard Kipling
It is the whole modern concept of love which should be re-examined, such as is commonly but transparently expressed in phrases like 'love at first… — Andre Breton
To many, Indian thought, Indian manners; Indian customs, Indian philosophy, Indian literature are repulsive at the first sight; but let them persevere, let them read,… — Swami Vivekananda
One of our major flaws, and causes of unhappiness, is that we find it hard to take note of appreciate and be grateful for what… — Alain de Botton
Ripe vegetables were magic to me. Unharvested, the garden bristled with possibility. I would quicken at the sight of a ripe tomato, sounding its redness… — Michael Pollan
One can imagine the government's problem. This is all pretty magical stuff to them. If I were trying to terminate the operations of a witch… — John Perry Barlow
I was working in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster from his slab began to rise… — Bobby Pickett
Geneva has a long history of hosting international organizations, which is part of the reason why CERN is here. CERN has signed agreements with the… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer
The Wise County Bookmobile is one of the most beautiful sights in the world to me. When I see it lumbering down the mountain road… — Adriana Trigiani

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