Stretched Quotes

283 quotes by 238 authors

I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now… — Teresa of Avila
Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm… — Robert Benchley
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold.… — Albert Camus
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water. — Miguel de Cervantes
For thousands of years, father and son have stretched wistful hands across the canyon of time, each eager to help the other to his side,… — Alan Valentine
I'm about to reach my dreams and I aint even got my arms stretched. — Drake
The emblem on the necktie reserved for the members of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews - The Vatican of golf -… — Alistair Cooke
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times...the best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
[When asked "Dr. Einstein, why is it that when the mind of man has stretched so far as to discover the structure of the atom… — Albert Einstein
When there was room on the ledge outside of the pots and boxes for a cat, the cat was there- in sunny weather- stretched at… — Mark Twain
American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe. — Harold Rosenberg
The meaningful role of the father of the bride was played out long before the church music began. It stretched across those years of infancy… — Tom Brokaw
Over the past month, Muslims have fasted, taking no food or water during daylight hours, in order to refocus their minds on faith and redirect… — George W. Bush
At the moment I put the bread and wine into those dark hands, once stained with the blood of cannibalism, now stretched out to receive… — John Gibson Paton
When she walked...she stretched out long and thin like a little tiger, and held her head high to look over the grass as if she… — Sarah Orne Jewett
For it is only the finite that has wrought and suffered; the infinite lies stretched in smiling repose. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
O eloquent, just, and mighty Death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world… — Walter Raleigh
Both desire and imagination are stored in the mind of the individual and when stretched, both have the potential to position a person for greatness. — Eric Thomas
To create tension, dialogue needs to be stretched out. That is, characters should not be immediately responsive. — Sol Stein
I am a completely horizontal author. I can't think unless I'm lying down, either in bed or stretched on a couch. — Truman Capote

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