Uses Quotes

958 Uses quotes by 800 unique authors

Each man lives for himself, uses his freedom to achieve his personal goals, and feels with his whole being that right now he can or… — Leo Tolstoy
The refusal to feel takes a heavy toll. Not only is there an impoverishment of our emotional and sensory life, flowers are dimmer and less… — Joanna Macy
I loathe the expression “What makes him tick.” It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solutions, that uses the foolish expression. A… — James Thurber
Chick Lit uses humor to reflect life back to us. It's a very comforting genre, and it's the first time our generation has had a… — Marian Keyes
When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the… — Paulo Coelho
A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown. — Victor Hugo
Because you have seen something doesn't mean you can explain it. Differing interpretations will always abound, even when good minds come to bear. The kernel… — Barry Lopez
If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life,… — Rick Warren
Some stories, she’d say, the more you tell them, the faster you use them up. Those kind, the drama burns off, and every version, they… — Chuck Palahniuk
Whoever uses the spirit that is in him creatively is an artist. To make living itself an art, that is the goal. — Henry Miller
This creature is the Pooka. Pay no mind to the shape he wears, for he’s none of his own, and no soul either. Ware him… — Peter S. Beagle
What makes the strength of a soldier isn't the energy he uses trying to intimidate the other guy by sending him a whole lot of… — Muriel Barbery
OF writing many books there is no end; And I who have written much in prose and verse For others' uses, will write now for… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Moral indignation is one of the most harmful forces in the modern world, the more so as it can always be diverted to sinister uses… — Bertrand Russell
I love the performance of a craft, whether it is modest or mean-spirited, yet I walk away when discussions of it begin - as if… — Michael Ondaatje
The more successfully a city mingles everyday diversity of uses and users in its everyday streets, the more successfully, casually (and economically) its people thereby… — Jane Jacobs
One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time. — John Piper
A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at… — Samuel Johnson
There is a life behind the personality that uses personalities as masks. There are times when life puts off the mask and deep answers unto… — Dion Fortune
God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependence on Christ for strength… — J I Packer
You have to protect her. The more she uses it, the worse it'll get. Stop her, Rose. Stop her before they notice, before they notice… — Richelle Mead
A gift of any kind is a considerable responsibility. It is a mystery in itself, something gratuitous and wholly undeserved, something whose real uses will… — Flannery O'Connor
If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our… — Benjamin Carson
Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a… — Henry David Thoreau
Katniss," Gale says softly. I recognize that voice. It's the same one he uses to approach wounded animals before he delivers a deathblow. I Instinctively… — Suzanne Collins

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