Swift Quotes

339 Swift quotes by 263 unique authors

All the world will be your enemy, Prince of a Thousand enemies. And when they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must… — Richard Adams
Animals generally return the love you lavish on them by a swift bite in passing-not unlike friends and wives. — Gerald Durrell
Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, the chief glory of man. — Bertrand Russell
Take all the swift advantage of the hours. — William Shakespeare
Of all the countries of the world America is the one where the movement of thought and human industry is the most continuous and swift. — Alexis de Tocqueville
Taylor Swift is so flawless, and so unattainable, and I don't think it's breeding anything good in young girls. — Lorde
My friend Taylor Swiftâ€™s new album, 1989. — Karlie Kloss
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and… — Bertrand Russell
Active minds that think and study, like swift brooks are seldom muddy. — Arthur Guiterman
You know what makes your heart swift, you know what makes your breath catch your throat, you know what makes your chest tight with anticipation.… — Sanjay Gupta
I'd been busy, busy, so busy, preparing for life, while life floated by me, quiet and swift as a regatta. — Unknown Author
Opinions. Ideas. Possibilities. So many! How can I choose? Between bursts of lightning-swift energy, I enjoy peaceful moments when the whole world seems to be… — Margarita Engle
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. [The Motto Of The… — Herodotus
Be swift to take advantage of business opportunities. Bigger companies are too cumbersome to move quickly; this can be a competitive advantage for you. — Richard Branson
Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull, and indifferent; but measuring him by the sentiment of his country, a sentiment… — Frederick Douglass
Macmillan's rejection had left him very downcast... Patrick Swift was invited to peruse the contents and decided that the poems should be published. — Patrick Kavanagh
Desire is the putting of my will into Godâ€™s concern. Itâ€™s not a passive, sitting back in your easy chair, folding your arms sort of… — Jim Elliot
Sin does not leap upon us fully armed. It steals in through a look, a swift, silent suggestion or imagination, but love and loyalty to… — Samuel Logan Brengle
Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him from the sentiments… — Frederick Douglass
The psychological basis of the metropolitan type of individuality consists in the intensification of nervous stimulation which results from the swift and uninterrupted change of… — Georg Simmel

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