A Quotes
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“Anyone who has used that comforting phrase 'a nice cup of tea' invariably means Indian tea.”
Source: A Nice Cup Of Tea
“Anyone who has walked through the deserted palaces of Versailles or Vienna realise how much of a part of the life of a nation is lost when a monarchy is abolished. If buckingham palace and windsor castle were transformed into museums, if one politician competed against another for president of the republic, Britain would be a sadder and less interesting place. Our politicians are not men such as could challenge more than a thousand years of history.”
“Anyone who has worked with me knows that I am extremely action-oriented. I'm all about making things happen.”
“Anyone who has wrestled knows that it's the hardest thing in the world to do. Anyone who says something else is the hardest thing has never wrestled. That's what I have found. ... You don't wrestle because it's easy, you wrestle because it's hard. I don't do astrophysics because it's easy, I do it because it's hard. And I juxtapose the two in my mind, body, and soul all the time.”
“Anyone who hasn't been nervous, or hasn't choked somewhere down the line, is an idiot.”
“Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all.”
Source: Prisoner of Love
“Anyone who hates anyone, only hates themselves.”
Source: Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
“Anyone who hates children and animals can't be all bad.”
“Anyone who hates gay people spends way too much time imagining what gay people do in their bedroom. Mind your own fucking business you weirdos.”
Source: Inside The Mind of an Introvert
“Anyone who hates something feels threatened by it. A guy who says he hates feminism (a) doesn't understand or know feminism, and (b) is scared of powerful women. Most attacks come from fear.”
“Anyone who hears enough laughter and applause at a young age will become an actor, whether they intend to or not.”
“anyone who identifies himself with the fate of another is robbed to some extent of his own freedom.”
Source: Beware of Pity
“Anyone who identifies with the body while alive will identify with it when it dies. And that's the end of their story. But whoever stays alive while the body dies instead of going unconscious realizes how much has been lost, knows at first hand what it means to be a human and sees the purpose of the body and understands how necessary it is.”
Source: A Book of Life
“Anyone who idolizes you is going to hate you when he discovers that you are fallible. He never forgives. He has deceived himself, and he blames you for it.”
Source: Contemplations: Being Several Short Essays Helpful Sermonettes, Epigrams and Orphic Sayings
“Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.”
Source: Selected Writings
“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to just be people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old-time rail journey—delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.”
“Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone.”
“Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.”
“Anyone who influences others is a leader.”
“Anyone who interferes with the destiny of another thing never will discover his own.”
“Anyone who interferes with the destiny of another thing will never discover his own.”
Source: The Alchemist
“Anyone who investigates the revealed religions with an open mind and a discerning heart is bound to discover the truth in all of them. Of course, there are notable differences between them. Each faith is distinguished by the personality of its messenger and the circumstances of its revelation. With the passing of time, faith traditions are also subject to the proliferation of distorted interpretations. Nonetheless, to seeing eyes it is plain to see that all of the world‘s great faiths harbor at their core the same message of love […] Through whichever channel Providence pours it out to the thirsty, the divine love that flows through revelation is from first to last a single substance. All fields are watered with one water. (p. 255)”
Source: Mingled Waters : Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions
“Anyone who invokes authors in discussion is not using his intelligence but his memory.”
“Anyone who is a Palestinian citizen, whether Christian, Jewish or Muslim, should decide together in a very free referendum. There is no need for war. There is no need for threats or an atom bomb either.”
“Anyone who is an enemy of mine, let him love women, but let he who is my friend rejoice in men.”
“Anyone who is aware of his environment knows that the peril of physical assault does exist, and that it exists everywhere and at all times.”
Source: Principles of Personal Defense: Revised Edition
“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”
Source: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.”
“Anyone who is confident in themselves is much more stylish.”
“Anyone who is considered funny will tell you, sometimes without even your asking, that deep inside they are very serious, neurotic, introspective people.”
“Anyone who is considered funny will tell you, sometimes without your even asking, that deep inside they are very serious, neurotic, introspective people.”
“Anyone who is contemplating going to Afghanistan does need to think very carefully about the consequences, both to them and their families in terms of the grief they may suffer, as well as contemplate the legal action that might follow on their return, if they were to return.”
“Anyone who is desperate or alone will agree there is comfort in routine.”
Source: The Illusion of Separateness
“Anyone who is different or is slightly out of the norm, is considered crazy.”
“Anyone who is disturbed by the idea of newts in a nightclub is potentially dangerous.”
“Anyone who is elected mayor of a place called "Sin City" is allowed to be a drunk.”
“Anyone who is forgetting to love is growing older. Anyone who is learning to fly with the wings of love are growing younger.”
“Anyone who is friends with Bill Clinton shouldn't be telling their wife about it.”
“Anyone who is funny and doesn't take herself to seriously is attractive to me”
“Anyone who is going to be a writer knows enough at fifteen to write several novels.”
Source: Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing: A Novel
“Anyone who is going to establish a Palestinian state, anyone who is going to evacuate territories today, is simply giving a base for attacks to the radical Islam against Israel.”
“Anyone who is going to make anything out of history will, sooner or later, have to do most of the work himself. He will have to read, and consider, and reconsider, and then read some more.”
“Anyone who is gossiping is just insecure about that person they're gossiping about.”
“Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises. Anyone who is sick should call the church's elders. They should pray for and pour oil on the person in the name of the Lord. And the prayer that is said with faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will heal that person. And if the person has sinned, the sins will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so God can heal you. When a believing person prays, great things happen. (James 5:13-16)”
Source: The Holy Bible: King James Version
“Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can't find it, deserves the attention of the United States government, and the people.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961
“Anyone who is honestly trying to be a Christian will soon find his intelligence being sharpened: one of the reasons why it needs no special education to be a Christian is that Christianity is an education itself. That is why an uneducated believer like Bunyan was able to write a book that has astonished the whole world.”
Source: The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics
“Anyone who is in Christ is strategically positioned to win the most coveted award in this business called life. He doesn't want you playing itty-bitty roles. He wants bright lights in your dressing room, and the spotlight trained on you as you take the center stage.”
Source: Now That You're Boss: Timely and Timeless Lessons for New (& Seasoned) Leaders
“Anyone who is in love is making love the whole time, even when they're not.”
“Anyone who is in love is making love the whole time, even when they're not. When two bodies meet, it is just the cup overflowing. They can stay together for hours, even days. They begin the dance one day and finish it the next, or - such is the pleasure they experience - they may never finish it. No eleven minutes for them.”
“Anyone who is interested in the psychology of children will have observed that whereas one child will resist temptation or seduction, another will easily yield to it. There are children who will hardly oppose any resistance to the invitation of an unknown person to follow him; others who react in an opposite way in the same circumstances.”
Source: Selected Papers, with an Introductory Memoir by Ernest Jones