Thrown Quotes

886 Thrown quotes by 715 unique authors

In any age courage is the simple virtue needed for a human being to traverse the rocky road from infancy to maturity of personality. But… — Rollo May
Only in time of fear is government thrown back to its primitive and sole function of self-defense and the many interests of which it is… — Jane Addams
Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out. — Samuel Johnson
In what a delightful communion with God does that man live who habitually seeketh love! With the same mantle thrown over him from the cross… — Elias Lyman Magoon
Nature imitates herself. A grain thrown into good ground brings forth fruit; a principle thrown into a good mind brings forth fruit. Everything is created… — Blaise Pascal
The man who boasts that he habitually tells the truth is simply a man with no respect for it. It is not a thing to… — H. L. Mencken
Dear brethren, this is exactly what we have to do, we have to pawn the present for the future. We must be satisfied to give… — Charles Spurgeon
My 20s was a sea of worry. I worried about benefit forms, about being thrown out of my flat. I never went on holiday because… — David Nicholls
You can never become a great man or woman until you have overcome anxiety, worry, and fear. It is impossible for an anxious person, a… — Wallace D. Wattles
The Bush administration continues to coddle China, despite its continuing crackdown on democratic reform, its brutal subjugation of Tibet, its irresponsible export of nuclear and… — William J. Clinton
Color harmony was thrown out years ago, as restrictive chains were broken forming my free style. — Frank Bruno
To be thrown upon one's own resources is to be cast into the very lap of fortune; for our faculties then undergo a development and… — Benjamin Franklin
I think you're a wonder. You're beautiful. You're mature. You are, I admit, vastly more experienced than I am. That's what threw me. I was… — Philip Roth
All knowledge is partial, infinitesimally partial. Reason is a net thrown out into an ocean. What truth it brings in is a fragment, a glimpse,… — Ursula K. Le Guin
About 30% of fresh food is thrown away in supermarkets every day, although they will deny it. British households are throwing an estimated 30% of… — Arthur Potts Dawson
Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown. — Unknown Author
Comedians get jokes offered to them, rock stars get women and underwear thrown onstage, and I get guys that want to take me fishing. — Les Claypool
How many people do you know who have thrown up on the Scrambler or a carnival ride? A lot of people, is the answer. — Mike Birbiglia
Custard is controversial: what makes it a custard, how best to cook it and, crucially, is it to be eaten or put in a pie… — Yotam Ottolenghi
Like most sensible people, you probably lost interest in modern art about the time that Julian Schnabel was painting broken pieces of the crockery that… — P.J. O'Rourke
When I look at my clothes, I think of them as an expression of the joy and fun of fashion - with a bit of… — Suzy Menkes
I tried to dance in my earlier films, but it was more like struggling to stay afloat once you are thrown into the water. — Emraan Hashmi
In the summer of 1966, I went to Mississippi to be in the heart of the civil-rights movement, helping people who had been thrown off… — Alice Walker
A people do not throw their geniuses away. And if they are thrown away, it is our duty as artists and as witnesses for the… — Alice Walker
Do not test out your mind on the grounds that you are examining what seductive and impure thoughts look like, imagining that, as you do… — Isaac of Nineveh

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