Whim Quotes

201 Whim quotes by 180 unique authors

To suppose that the value of a common stock is determined purely by a corporation's earnings discounted by the relevant interest rates and adjusted for… — James Grant
In a movie, you have to be mindful that no budget is going to be able to deal with running around the globe at every… — Daniel Clowes
There's just a feeling, when you're just an actor - I have great admiration for people who are just actors. I don't understand it, the… — Nick Kroll
Solitude is a breeding ground for idiosyncrasy, and I relish that about it, the way it liberates whim. — Caroline Knapp
I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further. — Martin Parr
Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle and… — Bill Watterson
The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim. — Henry Fielding
My wife has a whim of iron — Oliver Herford
A 'whim' is a desire experienced by a person who does not know and does not care to discover its cause. — Ayn Rand
The biggest mischief in the past century has been perpetrated by Rousseau with his doctrine of the goodness of human nature. The mob and the… — Jacob Burckhardt
Manet did not do the expected. He was a pioneer. He followed his individual whim. Told the public what he wanted it to know, not… — Robert Henri
I'm like an eight year old with the dressing-up box. I have the luxury of being able to change on a whim. — Kylie Minogue
Ministers must not be able to set rules governing solicitors on a whim, to suit their own requirements. — Kevin Martin
Such, Polly, are your sex - part truth, part fiction; - Some thought, much whim and all a contradiction. — Richard Savage
I love designer stuff but like it will only be like, on a whim. I love Alexander Wang so much, but it's expensive. — Ellie Goulding
A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and… — Annie Dillard
I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance. — Bell Hooks
I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own… — Thomas Merton
You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later. — Richard Roeper
The worst thing you want is a willy-nilly judge who is swayed by the political whims of the era or the time. What you want… — Sonia Sotomayor
Markets work best when there's lots of information available and a historical track record to go on; they excel at predicting things like horse races,… — James Surowiecki
Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can. — Jane Austen
Heaven's brightest and best-loved angel, who was cast out for inspiring a rebellion against God. Having lost Heaven, Lucifer and his rebel angels vowed to… — Libba Bray
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pool singing at… — Sara Teasdale
There is no real direction here, neither lines of power nor cooperation. Decisions are never really made – at best they manage to emerge, from… — Thomas Pynchon

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