Significant Quotes

1199 Significant quotes by 946 unique authors

Don't you think it's strange that life, described as so rich and full, a camel-trail of adventure, should shrink to this coin-sized world? A head… — Jeanette Winterson
There are significant relationships, of course, between wanting things and caring about them..The notion of caring is in large part constructed out of the notion… — Harry Frankfurt
But most significant in this tidal wave of happiness was the surest fact of all: I was with Edward. Forever - Bella Cullen — Stephenie Meyer
We define our identity always in dialogue with, sometimes in struggle against, the things our significant others want to see in us. Even after we… — Charles Taylor
Like the Arthurian years at Camelot, the Sixties constituted a breakthrough, a fleeting moment of glory, a time when a significant little chunk of humanity… — Tom Robbins
Another response to racism has been the establishment of unlearning racism workshops, which are often led by white women. These workshops are important, yet they… — Bell Hooks
It is highly significant and indeed almost a rule, that moral courage has its source in such identification through one's own sensitivity with suffering of… — Rollo May
These memories sustained him, but not so easily. Too often they reminded him of where he was when he last summoned them. They lay on… — Ian Mcewan
I'M SIGNIFICANT!!! ... Say's the dust speck. — Bill Watterson
Meliorn looked impassive. "Mundane humans are not permitted in the Court." "I wish someone had mentioned that earlier," said Simon, to no one in particular.… — Cassandra Clare
When you wake up from a dream you have only a few precious moments before the details of the dream begin to dissipate and the… — Vera Nazarian
There are significant differences between the American and European version of capitalism. The American traditiionally emphasizes the need for limited government, light regulations, low taxes… — Margaret Thatcher
For surely as each November has its April, mysteries only are significant; and one mystery-of-mysteries creates them all: nothing false and possible is love (who's… — E E Cummings
They were words that came out of nothing, but they seemed to him somehow significant. He muttered them over again. — Yasunari Kawabata
From a long view of the history of mankind, seen from, say, ten thousand years from now, there can be little doubt that the most… — Richard P. Feynman
We are very much like them: indiscriminate killers, ruled by drives little acknowledged and less understood, mindlessly territorial and murderously jealous - the only significant… — Rick Yancey
Excellence does not come easily or quickly-- an excellent education does not, a successful mission does not, a strong, loving marriage does not, rewarding personal… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Dogma is the guardian of mystery. The doctrines are spiritually significant in ways that we cannot fathom. — Flannery O'Connor
One of the most dynamic and significant changes you can make in your life is to make the commitment to drop all negative references to… — Richard Carlson
The next day brought more visitors. Sarah was eating a simple luncheon with Charis, Ariel, and Guinevere and was experiencing for the first time in… — Gerald Morris
And it was about then, about that time, that I began to find life unsatisfactory as an explanation of itself and was forced to adopt… — Tennessee Williams
Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective. So it would seem foolish, would it not, to adjust our lives to… — Hunter S. Thompson
Appearances are significant, and never more than in politics. You can always sway the crowd, provided you have a good story. — Cassandra Clare
Oh, yes. I mean to marry him. But not because I want him to give me a life. I want to marry him to share… — Deanna Raybourn
One of the most significant facts about humanity may finally be that we all begin with the natural equipment to a live a thousand kinds… — Clifford Geertz

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