Sights Quotes
195 Sights quotes by 183 unique authors
-
No more shall ye behold such sights of woe, deeds I have suffered and myself have wrought; henceforward quenched in darkness shall ye see those…
— Sophocles
-
There is something so different in Venice from any other place in the world, that you leave at once all accustomed habits and everyday sights…
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
-
They were lovebirds. They entertained each other endlessly with little gifts: sights worth seeing out the plane window, amusing or instructive bits from things they…
— Kurt Vonnegut
-
This is what life is about. It is being sent on a trip by a loving God, who is waiting at home for our return…
— Henri Nouwen
-
Television hangs on the questionable theory that whatever happens anywhere should be sensed everywhere. If everyone is going to be able to see everything, in…
— Elwyn Brooks White
-
We must stop setting our sights by the light of each passing ship; instead we must set our course by the stars.
— George C. Marshall
-
There are celestial sights more dazzling, spectacles that inspire more awe, but to the thoughtful observer who is privileged to see them well, there is…
— Percival Lowell
-
The Procrastinator has the opposite problem. He can’t selectively focus his attention and might endure frequent accusations about his laziness. In truth, he’s so distracted…
— Kate Kelly
-
Of the modern critics, although I disagree with almost everything she says, I admire Mary McCarthy's eloquence and social observation in 'Sights and Spectacles'; she…
— John Lahr
-
When it came time to find employment, I set my sights on becoming an engineer at a home electronics manufacturer, a field that was closely…
— Koichi Tanaka
-
When the soul looks out of its body, it should see only beauty in its path. These are the sights we must hold in mind,…
— Yusef Lateef
-
Of all the planets apart from Earth in our solar system, Mars is the most hospitable. Yeah. Right. Better keep my visit short. And yet,…
— Greg Bear
-
Documenting trips makes them that much richer. I stick in train tickets and business cards from restaurants. It makes the whole experience poetic, describing the…
— Hayley Atwell
-
A day off after a show with no agenda in a foreign city is about the most fertile creative situation I can imagine. Just walking…
— Andrew Bird
-
Nursing demands vigilance about people. The sights and smells that a patient offers, their movements and their offhand comments all contribute crucial information to understanding…
— Steven Amsterdam
-
I dream of working with iconic directors such as Tim Burton, Baz Luhrmann, Terry Gilliam and Wes Anderson - so I'm setting my sights pretty…
— Dree Hemingway
-
The idea of making pictures abroad is exciting when you're in Hollywood and have never worked in foreign countries. You think you'll get to see…
— Jeffrey Hunter
-
Become enraptured by the sights and sounds in intrigue of nature and beauty, come along with me and take it all in. Come here my…
— Van Morrison
-
They were simple, earnest people, those early Victorians, and had not yet learnt the trick of avoiding disturbing thoughts and sights.
— Ford Madox Ford
-
Now the work of art also represents a state of final equilibrium, of accomplished order and maximum relative entropy, and there are those who resent…
— Rudolf Arnheim
Who Wrote These Sights Quotes
183 authors contributed a total of 195 Sights Quotes, led by these top contributors: