Terrific Quotes

326 quotes by 291 authors

If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient living. — Arnold Bennett
I've been very lucky. There are guys I know who are really terrific in this business of stand-up who have not gotten the recognition they… — Lewis Black
I do enjoy exercise, not because I am an exercise junkie but because it's terrific stress release. — Tony Abbott
I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific. — Jeff Bridges
The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping. — Benjamin Britten
The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it. — Winston Churchill
Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills. — Minna Antrim
In every child who is born, no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again:… — James Agee
I'm going to get a new hairdo and look terrific and go back to school and even if nobody notices, I'm going to be the… — Joanne Woodward
You say, "But He has not answered." He has, He is so near to you that His silence is the answer. His silence is big… — Oswald Chambers
How has the human spirit ever survived the terrific literature with which it has had to contend? — Wallace Stevens
It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific. — Mike Krzyzewski
It is okay to be at a place of struggle. Struggle is just another word for growth. Even the most evolved beings find themselves in… — Neale Donald Walsch
The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and tortuous. — Anna Quindlen
Gee, what a terrific party. Later on we'll get some fluid and embalm each other. — Neil Simon
Why cat were given such terrific peripheral vision when they spend so much time looking down their noses is difficult to understand. — Roger Caras
If all human lives depended upon their usefulness - as might be judged by certain standards - there would be a sudden and terrific mortality… — Gene Tunney
Some people try to get out of jury duty by lying. You don't have to lie. Tell the judge the truth. Tell him you'd make… — George Carlin
I don't know about bores. Maybe you shouldn't feel too sorry if you see some swell girl getting married to them. They don't hurt anybody… — J D Salinger
Pollock was terrific. I think he freed himself of all kinds of worry about this world. Ran around and dripped, and then he managed to… — Agnes Martin

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