Sights Quotes

195 Sights quotes by 183 unique authors

For a moment my soul was elevated from its debasing and miserable fears to which these sights were the monuments and the remembrances. For an… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
There are some delightful places in this world which have a sensual charm for the eyes. One loves them with a physical love. We people… — Guy de Maupassant
Time flows in strange ways on Sundays, and sights become mysteriously distorted. — Haruki Murakami
The worst, the very worst requirement of friendship, in Eve Dallas's opinion, was sitting through an entire evening of childbirth classes. What went on there--the… — Nora Roberts
She was the kind of gal that if she set her sights on a man, he'd be running in the opposite direction real quick. — Johanna Lindsey
Spring and Fall: To a Young Child Márgarét, are you gríeving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leáves, líke the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts… — Gerard Manley Hopkins
There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse… — Terry Pratchett
There is so much that glows in the circus, from flames to lanterns to stars. I have heard the expression “trick of the light” applied… — Erin Morgenstern
Though I have seen a great deal of the sights, traveled a number of the available paths, there are always corners that remain unexplored, doors… — Erin Morgenstern
There are some sights that, once seen, can never be unseen. They replay themselves on a loop in your mind’s home-theatre system with Dolby surround… — Kevin Hearne
Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this. — Homer
The maids in my village talked of falling in love with a man at first sight. That has always seemed naught but foolishness to me.… — R.L. LaFevers
You may not agree, you may not care, but if you are holding this book you should know that of all the sights I love… — Mary Oliver
Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond… — Peter Drucker
Christmas is sights, especially the sights of Christmas reflected in the eyes of a child. — William Saroyan
If I were to choose the sights, the sounds, the fragrances I most would want to see and hear and smell--among all the delights of… — Edwin Way Teale
Nature is man's teacher. She unfolds her treasures to his search, unseals his eye, illumes his mind, and purifies his heart; an influence breathes from… — Alfred Nobel
The key is to listen to your heart and let it carry you in the direction of your dreams. I've learned that it's possible to… — Michael Dell
This Advent we look to the Wise Men to teach us where to focus our attention. We set our sights on things above, where God… — Unknown Author
Set your sights not just on the next few weeks ... set your sights on the years ahead - because our vision will look that… — William Rainey Harper
Some astronauts describe the routine flushing of urine into space, where the freezing temperatures turn the droplets into a cloud of bright, drifting crystals, as… — Eugene Cernan
Beautiful sights arouse feelings of love, and contrary sights bring feelings of disgrace and hate. And the emotions of the soul and spirit bring something… — Giordano Bruno
My sights have always been on acting, on the creative process, never the lifestyle. Growing up in Northern Ireland when I did, everything was against… — Colin Morgan
Most people prepare for travels by reading about their destination; it always seemed an odd approach to me. I find it much easier and more… — Michael Specter
Twyla Tharp set her sights on ballet, and ballet, hungry for major talent, succumbed. — Robert Gottlieb

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