Without Taking Quotes

134 quotes by 121 authors

I'm worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel - let the wheel spin… — Howard Zinn
Admire the world for never ending on you -- as you would an opponent, without taking your eyes away from him, or walking away. — Annie Dillard
the feminine journey is a story unfolding, and its epiphanies come through real things, through tangibles like walking sticks and dreams and deer antlers--all of… — Sue Monk Kidd
It is remarkable how long men will believe in the bottomlessness of a pond without taking the trouble to sound it. — Henry David Thoreau
Books are delightful society. If you go into a room and find it full of books - even without taking them from the shelves they… — William E. Gladstone
We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it.… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off. But it's better if you do. — Patrick Marber
But then every man is ludicrous if you look at him from outside, without taking into account whatâ€™s going on in his heart and mind. — Aldous Huxley
My capacity for happiness," he added, "you could fit into a matchbox without taking out the matches first — Douglas Adams
One does not really feel much grief at other people's sorrows; one tries, and puts on a melancholy face, thinking oneself brutal for not caring… — W. Somerset Maugham
Lying is the most fun a woman can have without taking her clothes off. — Natalie Portman
And suddenly I know I have to go. But this time without being chased by the Brigadier, without experiencing the kindness of a postman from… — Melina Marchetta
Why do they not teach you that time is a finger snap and an eye blink, and that you should not allow a moment to… — Pat Conroy
You may think I'm doing this without taking the time to really think it through, and you're absolutely right. It would take me the rest… — Marc Levy
Why do you like books so much?â€ he asked. Miles answered without taking his face away from the window. â€œYou never know what youâ€™ll learn… — Wendy Mass
Slowly, without taking his eyes from hers, the man in the black coat knelt before her. â€I have come for the girl in the window,â€… — Catherynne M. Valente
The only answer to this, and it isn't an entire answer, said Father Travis, is that God made human beings free agents. We are able… — Louise Erdrich
I thought you were dead. Stupid. As if I'd die without taking you with me. — Patricia Briggs
Much like the hands of a clock go nowhere fast, anxious thoughts run us round-and-round without taking us anywhere! — Guy Finley
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking… — Isaac Asimov

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