Substantial Quotes

281 Substantial quotes by 257 unique authors

Aesthetics have substantial political consequences. How one views oneself as beautiful or not beautiful or desirable or not desirable has deep consequences in terms of… — Cornel West
A slow smile had curved St. Vincent's lips. 'Wives are a different case altogether. They require a great deal of effort but the rewards are… — Lisa Kleypas
It is only in his work that an artist can find reality and satisfaction, for the actual world is less intense than the world of… — Tennessee Williams
Drizzt Do'Urden had followed a line of precepts based upon discipline and ultimate optimism. He fought for a better world because he believed that a… — R A Salvatore
A city like Bombay, like New York, that is a recent creation on the planet and does not have a substantial indigenous population, is full… — Suketu Mehta
For I too liked reading, thought of a frivolous and childish kind; I could not digest or comprehend the serious or substantial. — Charlotte Bronte
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes, Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel, Making a famine where abundance lies, Thyself thy foe, to… — William Shakespeare
When all by myself, I can think of all kinds of clever remarks, quick comebacks to what no one said, and flashes of witty sociability… — Fernando Pessoa
Don't look back until you've written an entire draft, just begin each day from the last sentence you wrote the preceding day. This prevents those… — Will Self
What a blessing it is to love books. Everybody must love something, and I know of no objects of love that give such substantial and… — Elizabeth von Arnim
People tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memoryâ€”and this is largely determined by the… — Daniel Kahneman
I like a girl with a substantial bottom,' said Renoir, drawing in the air the size bottom he preferred. — Christopher Moore
Amazing.â€ Hi stripped off his shirt, wrung it out. â€œScore one for your honker.â€ â€œThanks, I think.â€ I cocked my chin at Hiâ€™s substantial midsection.… — Kathy Reichs
How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole — Carl Jung
Talking to people makes me feel like sleeping. Only my ghostly and imaginary friends, only the conversations I have in my dreams, are genuinely real… — Fernando Pessoa
Each memory is like a paper flower stowed up a magician's sleeve: invisible one moment and then so substantial and florid the next I cannot… — Jodi Picoult
Sydney had been horrified to discover my home library consisted of a bartending dictionary and an old copy of Esquire, and at her pleading, I'd… — Richelle Mead
You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into… — Ralph Marston
Not a single, substantial, commercially-successful product had come from an adequately-finded team. They'd always come from the scrounging, scrapping, underfunded teams. — Ken Olsen
Night is mine, together with a substantial part of the future. — Nelly Kaplan

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