Soft Quotes
1463 quotes by 1087 authors
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Poverty is a soft pedal upon the branches of human activity, not excepting the spiritual.
— H. L. Mencken
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Saddam Hussein greeted me with a handshake, which, again to my surprise, is surprisingly soft considering how many people that hand had dispatched, allegedly. I…
— George Galloway
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Soft silly music is meaningful, magical.
— Jeff Mangum
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I have this soft spot for have-nots. So, I was really inclined to portray their pain and pathos in 'Highway.'
— Randeep Hooda
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Marian Head is a true student of Tao. Her insightful and persuasive 'Wu-Wei' approaches for personal transformation reach our hearts with open invitation to join…
— Chungliang Al Huang
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There's no pillow quite so soft as a father's strong shoulder.
— Richard L. Evans
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A declaration of war on the masses by higher men is needed! ... Everything that makes soft and effeminate, that serves the end of the…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Two voices are there: one is of the deep; It learns the storm-cloud's thunderous melody, Now roars, now murmurs with the changing sea, Now bird-like…
— William Wordsworth
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Oh there is blessing in this gentle breeze, A visitant that while it fans my cheek Doth seem half-conscious of the joy it brings From…
— William Wordsworth
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Maidens hearts are always soft:Would that men's were truer!
— William C. Bryant
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The soft complaining flute, In dying notes, discovers The woes of hopeless lovers.
— John Dryden
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Who are the oppressors? The few: the King, the capitalist, and a handful of other overseers and superintendents. Who are the oppressed? The many: the…
— Mark Twain
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Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually…
— Clarence Darrow
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Thou breeze, That mak'st an organ of the mighty sea, Obedient to thy wilful phantasies, Provoke him not to scorn; but soft and low, As…
— Hartley Coleridge
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I am certain I have not a right feeling towards women -- at this moment I am striving to be just to them, but I…
— John Keats
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I cannot see what flowers are at my feet, Nor what soft incense hangs upon the boughs, But, in embalmed darkness, guess each sweet.
— John Keats
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Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store? Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft-lifted…
— John Keats
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Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to…
— John Keats
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I suppose my interest in looking for life elsewhere in the universe really dates back to my teens. What teenager doesn't look up at the…
— Paul Davies
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Soft things are terrifying. They're the real signals of death. Images of strength can never be that terrifying. It's the images of weakness that are…
— Jenny Hval
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