Twelve Quotes

551 Twelve quotes by 468 unique authors

But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse of one of the fundamental forces of existence, whose votary I was… — Georg Brandes
In Paul Friedrich's book Proto-Indo-European Trees he identifies the "semantic primitives" of the Indo-European tribe of languages through a group of words that have not… — Gary Snyder
At eleven I was at the peak of my creative powers: I was writing stories and playlets, putting together poetryprojects. I was absorbed by my… — Todd Solondz
Moon Phase Astrology is a valuable resource on a neglected topic. Through the use of descriptive and poetic titles, insightful text, and inspiring historic quotes,… — Christopher Penczak
An astonishing debut. Brilliantly conceived, masterfully written, Stuart Neville’s THE TWELVE is both a heart-pounding thriller and a stunning examination of responsibility and revenge. He… — Jeff Abbott
Our young people will learn more about the cult of militarism in this short and accurate book by Joel Andreas than they might learn in… — Unknown Author
The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac represents the twelve lessons of human existence, the 12 qualities to be developed in the formation of the perfect… — Vera Stanley Alder
My second Christian name is John. Good solid bourgeois Christian name, like my first name, Peter, a rock. Minerals. Build on rock, rocks, uranium. Peter… — Peter Greenaway
The fable of Christ and his twelve apostles is a parody of the sun and the twelve signs of the Zodiac, copied from the ancient… — Thomas Paine
The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth. — Virginia Satir
Why do I have to feed the kids? They just ate twelve hours ago! — Bill Cosby
Twelve years ago me and Allanah became really sick of writing pop songs, ... Eventually we dug a grave for the Thompson Twins, pushed them… — Unknown Author
There will be a new industry, and we are just now in the beginning. I will predict that in twelve or fifteen years there will… — Burt Rutan
I have been vegetarian for twelve years. And I have never been seriously ill. Vegetarian food strengthens the immune system. I think that meat makes… — Bryan Adams
I would say that social work began in my mind in the Unitarian Church when I was ten or twelve years old, and I started… — Roger Nash Baldwin
If the wind is blowing like stink and everything is working right, a twelve-meter sailboat can go eleven and a half or twelve miles an… — P.J. O'Rourke
The son will run away from the family not at eighteen but at twelve, emancipated by his gluttonous precocity; he will fly not to seek… — Charles Baudelaire
In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines 74 lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. — Ludwig Bemelmans
There is only one basic desire that motivates the spiritual seeker-to make the experience of God, of divine bliss and joy, the center of the… — Douglas Bloch
In all the twelve years I was at school no one ever succeeded in making me write a Latin verse or learn any Greek except… — Winston Churchill
The natural term of an apple-pie is but twelve hours. It reaches its highest state about one hour after it comes from the oven, and… — Henry Ward Beecher
The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose. — Oliver Goldsmith
A man develops a subtle power as a result of the strict observance of celibacy for twelve years. Then he can understand and grasp very… — Ramakrishna
Then it's settled," Harriet said. "We shall work out the smaller roles later.""What about you?" Elizabeth demanded."Oh, I'm going to be the goddess of the… — Julia Quinn
Sadly, I am not able to take part in the fieldwork myself so much anymore, as both of my legs were amputated following an airplane… — Richard Leakey

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