Verbs Quotes

209 quotes by 172 authors

The whole life lies in the verb seeing. — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
The whole of nature is a conjugation of the verb to eat, in the active and passive. — Michael Pollan
But still, Iâ€™d be darned if I was going to be one of those Americans who stomp around Italy barking commands in ever-louder English. I… — Barbara Kingsolver
If there were a verb meaning "to believe falsely," it would not have any significant first person, present indicative. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
I was doing a terrible thing in using the very books you clung to, to rebut you on every hand, on every point! What traitors… — Ray Bradbury
The Word 'Repulse': I hate this word. I believe 'repel' is a perfectly good word, and 'repulsion' is the noun, as well as the title… — Rob Sheffield
Verbs. All of them tiring. — Charles Frazier
whenever the literary german dives into a sentence, this is the last you are going to see of him till he emerges on the other… — Mark Twain
Autumn teaches us that fruition is also death; that ripeness is a form of decay. The willows, having stood for so long near water, begin… — Gretel Ehrlich
This is my living faith, an active faith, a faith of verbs: to question, explore, experiment, experience, walk, run, dance, play, eat, love, learn, dare,… — Terry Tempest Williams
I manage a toast to the Christmas tree and one to the sweet absurdity in the miracle of the verb to be. Lucky you, lucky… — Miller Williams
Love as a verb. Love as a commitment. — Emily Giffin
The streetlight outside my house shines on tonight and I'm watching it like it could give me a vision. James ain't talked ever and he… — Sherman Alexie
And what is a kiss, specifically? A pledge properly sealed, a promise seasoned to taste, a vow stamped with the immediacy of a lip, a… — Edmond Rostand
Iâ€™ve heard it said: â€˜By his home you shall know himâ€™; and we all know that we must pay attention to anyone who reverses the… — Steven Brust
To knot a sentence up properly, it has to be thought out carefully, and revised. New phrases have to be put in; sudden changes of… — Aleister Crowley
Compassion is a verb. — Nhat Hanh
But what is memory if not the language of feeling, a dictionary of faces and days and smells which repeat themselves like the verbs and… — Julio Cortazar
What are American dry-goods? asked the duchess, raising her large hands in wonder and accentuating the verb. American novels, answered Lord Henry. — Oscar Wilde
His sentences didn't seem to have any verbs, which was par for a politician. All nouns, no action. — Jennifer Crusie

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