Surface Quotes

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After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between… — Mel Gibson
Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling. — Andre Gide
Puritanism, in whatever expression, is a poisonous germ. On the surface everything may look strong and vigorous; yet the poison works its way persistently, until… — Emma Goldman
My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city,… — Andy Goldsworthy
As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on a rock, I'm trying to get beneath the surface appearance… — Andy Goldsworthy
It's not unusual to find big political shifts that take place beneath the surface before they're visible above the surface. — Al Gore
The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I'd love to do. — Bear Grylls
The painting is not on a surface, but on a plane which is imagined. It moves in a mind. It is not there physically at… — Philip Guston
For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck,… — Paula Cole
Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface. — James Bryant Conant
The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river… — Cyril Connolly
A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker; but without these nothing will avail... Fluency, grace, logical order,… — Charles Horton Cooley
There is no way to penetrate the surface of life but by attacking it earnestly at a particular point. — Charles Horton Cooley
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface… — Jacques Yves Cousteau
Each man is always in the middle of the surface of the earth and under the zenith of his own hemisphere, and over the centre… — Leonardo da Vinci
I definitely rediscovered reading for pleasure by devoting such a large swath of my time to sitting on airplanes. I am now painfully adept at… — Sloane Crosley
I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person… — Jack Dee
People say I make strange choices, but they're not strange for me. My sickness is that I'm fascinated by human behavior, by what's underneath the… — Johnny Depp
Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the… — Indra Devi
I'm just starting to scratch the surface of what really makes me happy and it's taken me a while to admit that acting like a… — Leonardo DiCaprio

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