A Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with A. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Apparently every man was told to bring three women with them. Sounds like a ho-down.”
“Apparently, Evolution is not for everyone!”
“Apparently, for some reason known only to themselves, these people... have chosen to cling to hydrocarbon-fueled power generation well past the point at which they could have replaced it with nuclear generation.”
Source: Out of the Dark
“Apparently God had made life on one planet only, and only one country of that planet's dominant species needed to manage it.”
Source: Bewilderment
“Apparently God makes us all different. Some of us are happy to respond to His individual touch on our lives by remaining individuals, and others of us are intimidated or frightened into trying to become like each other so that we have company, so that we don't feel so lonely.”
“Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously. Apparently some things are more sacred than politics. Apparently it's all or nothing when it comes to being Catholic.”
“Apparently having emotions equated to having a vagina.”
Source: Faking It
“Apparently Hillary [Clinton] doesn't come off as warm fuzzy.”
“Apparently, his miraculous luck didn’t work against Wizards and witches.”
Source: Wizard
“Apparently humans share fifty per cent of their DNA with bananas. My father is a constant reminder of that.”
Source: Picture Perfect
“Apparently I ain't the only cat on the block digs cheetos.”
“Apparently I am what is known as an Unreliable Narrator, though of course if you believe everything you're told you deserve whatever you get.”
Source: Transition
“Apparently I can't trust Liam to report deadly situations or Rhiannon to train you on the mat, seeing how easily Barlowe had you pinned, so as of this moment, I'm taking over.'
'Taking over what?' My eyes narrow.
'Everything when it comes to you.”
Source: Fourth Wing
“Apparently I couldn’t even pretend to be normal.”
“Apparently I don't do stairs, I won't walk on carpet and I refuse to walk on grass. How do I do to get around, hover?”
“Apparently I had a boner in the acceptance video”
“Apparently I had lunch with Johnny Depp when I was three months old.”
“Apparently I lack some particular perversion which today's employer is seeking.”
Source: A Confederacy of Dunces
“Apparently, I'm a sucker for a man with belt buckles the size of Texas.”
Source: Accidentally Married on Purpose
“Apparently I wasn't in the mood to listen to myself.”
“Apparently I work for free, look at some of the independent films I've done.”
“Apparently I'm in rehab for intensive partying soooo I'm just going to lay pretty low for a bit and maybe get some frozen yogurt.”
“Apparently I'm introspective... levelheaded... but at the same time, absolutely insane.”
“Apparently I'm the most naked that anyone's been on TNT. My poor mother. I'm ready to run away.”
“Apparently, if you become one of Satan’s Minions, as a reward, he makes you immune to cancer, heart and liver disease.”
Source: Knight
“Apparently, if you look at how many numbers we're likely to store in our mobile phone, or how many names we're likely to list on a social networking site, it's rare even for city dwellers to exceed a couple of hundred. Social anthropologists delightedly point out that this is the size of the social group we would have had to handle in a large Stone Age village. According to them, we're all trying to cope with modern big-city life equipped only with a Stone Age social brain. We all struggle with anonymity.”
Source: A History of the World in 100 Objects
“Apparently if you want to get a boy to like you, you go sort of mysterious and icy and cool. That’s what my cousin said and she has loads of boyfriends and snogging-type experiences.”
Source: A Midsummer Tights Dream
“Apparently Iran thinks that it can continue to deceive the world in order to reach its goals.”
“Apparently, it can be easy to forget that other people have minds with the same general capacities and experiences as your own. Once seen as lacking the ability to reason, to choose freely, or to feel, a person is considered something less than human.”
Source: Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
“Apparently, it’s other boys’ faces once the prank is accomplished that will be amusing? The part about being amusing is not important. The part that is important is getting justice for Nicholas. Do you understand?”
Seiji hoped he had explained it right this time.
“Tell me about Nicholas,” said his father.
“About—Nicholas?” Seiji repeated uncertainly.
“Would I like him?”
“I shouldn’t think so,” said Seiji. “He has terrible manners. And a basically unfortunate way of speaking and interacting with the world generally. He’s very untidy, too.”
“Oh, but you hate it when things aren’t in the correct places,” murmured his father. “I still remember that time we had the ambassador’s son over for a playdate, and you made him cry.”
“What is the point of painstakingly building castles with blocks only to knock them down?” Seiji asked. “Or sniveling?” He dismissed his father’s reminiscences. “Anyway, that was when I was very young and it no longer matters, so I don’t see the point of bringing it up. The point is—”
“Justice for Nicholas,” said his father. “Is Nicholas—very good at fencing?”
“No,” said Seiji plainly.
There was a stunned silence.
“He has a certain raw potential, but he hasn’t been properly trained because of his socioeconomic circumstances,” Seiji continued. “I wish to discuss this topic with you on our winter vacation. I think there must be foundations and scholarships set up. Many valuable fencers could be lost. It is almost too late for Nicholas. I shall be forced to teach him extremely rigorously.”
There was more silence. Seiji wondered if his father had dropped his phone.”
Source: Striking Distance
“Apparently it was unethical for lawyers to sleep with their clients. This from a man who offered legal representation to assassins.”
Source: Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
“Apparently it was very lucrative to be a vampire.”
Source: Kiss of Midnight
“Apparently it'll all settle down and they'll forget about it soon.”
“Apparently it's cool to watch The Daily Show.”
“Apparently it’s my fault that the Titanic sank.”
“Apparently I’ve been typecast in science fiction: I’m a Russian bisexual telepathic Jew.”
“Apparently Jamie is great at being soft and hard at the same time. Which is hard to do for an actor! He's going to get an Oscar!”
“Apparently, letters mean you should change. I need to learn a lot of rules instead of going to the park. I like rules. I don't like talking about rules.”
Source: Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal
“Apparently life goes on but things do get changed when someone is gone. That emptiness will always stay in your heart. You will not see those faces again in this world but with the eyes of your memories. So when someone is gone they actually never leave but stays with us, in us.”
“Apparently, love is the worst kind of madness.”
“Apparently Matts been busier than a centipede at a toe counting contest.”
“Apparently modern financial regulators are vastly more sophisticated than we were as financial regulators 25 years ago - because we had never figured out that the key to financial stability was leaving felons in charge of the largest financial institutions in the world.”
“Apparently my inner self is mute.”
Source: Perception
“Apparently my street has a leaf blower gang who tag team all day, so the sounds of the leaf blower are forever blowing from dawn to dusk.”
“Apparently nothing will ever teach these people that the other 99 % of the population exist.”
“Apparently on the screen I look tall, ageless, and damned close to omniscient-delivering jeopardy-laden warnings through gritted teeth. But when people see me on the street, they say 'by God, this kid is 5 foot 5, he's got a broken nose, and looks about as foreboding as a bank teller on a lunch break.'”
“Apparently one impression we are making... is that creativeness consists of lightning striking you on the head in one great glorious moment.”
“Apparently one of the most uncertain things in the world is the funeral of a religion.”
Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
“Apparently our portmanteau is trending on Twitter." He let out a self-deprecating laugh. "I didn't even know what a portmanteau was before Jukebox Hero. It's a mashup of our names, like Brangelina or Robsten. No idea what ours is -- what do our names make?" He considered this a for a moment before shaking his head.
"It's probably awful," he decided. "Could be worse, though; I hear the portmanteau for the main characters in The Hunger Games is... well, their names are Peeta and Katniss. I'll let you guys figure that one out on your own.”
Source: Love Factor
“Apparently our problem with common sense is that it seldom supports that which we want it to support.”