Stir Quotes

313 Stir quotes by 263 unique authors

I saw -- with shut eyes, but acute mental vision -- I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The sap of Spring in the young wood a-stir Will celebrate with green the Mother, And every song-bird shout awhile for her; But we are… — Robert Graves
The South is the land of the sustained sibilant. Everywhere, for the appreciative visitor, the letter "s" insinuates itself in the scene: in the sound… — Elwyn Brooks White
[The poets' role is that of] capturing on their instruments the secret stir of life in the air and giving it voice in the music… — Rabindranath Tagore
In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it… — Walter Lippmann
Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake. — William Shakespeare
We praise Him, we bless Him, we adore Him, we glorify Him, and we wonder who is that baritone across the aisle and that pretty… — John Cheever
Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting 'Chopped,' say, I'm talking stir-fry, spaghetti, heck, peanut-butter sandwiches.… — Ted Allen
The leaves did not stir on the trees, grasshoppers chirruped, and the monotonous hollow sound of the sea rising up from below, spoke of the… — Anton Chekhov
In my early life, and probably even today, it is not sufficiently understood that a child's education should include at least a rudimentary grasp of… — Phyllis Bottome
Thou knowest how numerous this tribe is, how united and how powerful in the assemblies. I will plead in a low voice so that only… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Venezuelans have a deep democratic conviction. If the government hotheads ventured out to stir violence they would encounter the armed forces. I don't believe the… — Henrique Capriles Radonski
When you have kids, there's a tendency to put the marriage stew on the back burner and give it a quick stir now and then.… — Allison Pearson
You know, Jesse Jackson is just trying to stir up a hornet's nest. — Ken Blackwell
You fog the mind, you stir the soul. — Robbie Robertson
Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, Stay awhile. — Mary Oliver
My friends would certainly call me out if I didn't say that I like to create a bit of chaos and stir things up in… — Christopher Heyerdahl
There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique… — Doris Humphrey
I'm in road-coma at the moment. But it's OK. I think you subliminally become a junkie of being on the road. As much as you… — Shannon Hoon
The infinite is a light sleeper. The moment the self awakens, the force of the infinite begins to stir. — John O'Donohue
Somewhere, out at the edges, the night / Is turning and the waves of darkness / Begin to brighten the shore of dawn... The heavy… — John O'Donohue
If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll… — Bodhidharma
We know that words cannot move mountains, but they can move the multitude; and men are more ready to fight and die for a word… — Eric Hoffer
Yes, of course [this age] is materialistic, but the only way to counteract it is to create spiritual things. Don't worry yourself about the materialism… — Robert Frost
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself. — Sallust

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