Spy Quotes

241 Spy quotes by 186 unique authors

Right whales, for all their size, are surprisingly athletic. They roll, they slap their flukes, they lift their heads out of the water in a… — Tim Cahill
No one should ever be locked away simply because they share the same race, ethnicity, or religion as a spy or terrorist. If that principle… — Fred Korematsu
It is quiet here and restful and the air is delicious. There are gardens everywhere and police spies lie in the bushes. There are nightingales… — Maxim Gorky
My dad liked more macho adventure books like Shogun or spy novels. My mother reads murder mysteries. In fact, so does her mother, my grandma.… — Christopher Bollen
I think it was the sense that Turn is a spy thriller, and that's a genre that really fascinates me, in general. — Jamie Bell
In other men we faults can spy,/ And blame the mote that dims their eye;/ Each little speck and blemish find;/ To our own stronger… — Benjamin Franklin
Aerial spirits, by great Jove design'd To be on earth the guardians of mankind: Invisible to mortal eyes they go, And mark our actions, good… — Hesiod
Will you walk into my parlour? Said the spider to a fly: '"Tis the prettiest little parlour That ever you did spy. — Mary Howitt
This was one of those perfect New England days in late summer where the spirit of autumn takes a first stealing flight, like a spy,… — Sarah Orne Jewett
It is an ambassador's duty to stand up for his nation's foreign policy in any era and under any government whatsoever. Ambassadors are, in the… — Napoleon Bonaparte
A wounded deer leaps highest, I've heard the hunter tell; 'Tis but the ecstasy of death, And then the brake is still. The smitten rock… — Emily Dickinson
The older ones recently saw Mr and Mrs Smith and I think they thought that was the funniest thing they'd ever seen because, of course,… — Angelina Jolie
Some people think my father was a spy, because of working for that government agency in Vietnam, but he can't find his car keys, much… — Lauren Graham
I've always been aware of the otherworld, of spirits that exist in that twilight place that lies in the corner of our eyes, of fairie… — Charles de Lint
And many more Destructions played In this ghastly masquerade, All disguised, even to the eyes, Like Bishops, lawyers, peers, or spies. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
I go into Daunt Books in Marylebone every couple of weeks. My wife Sara demolishes books, but I only buy stuff occasionally. I like boys'… — Noel Gallagher
I love the idea of spies in love. How would it work between two people who were so programmed to lie and be suspicious, who… — Tony Gilroy
The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is… — Graham Greene
If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don't want to just make… — Daniel Craig
I've always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem. — Benedict Cumberbatch

Who Wrote These Spy Quotes

186 authors contributed a total of 241 Spy Quotes, led by these top contributors: