A Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with A. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Avarice, with all its black attendants, is confessedly a crime of old age, and seldom arrives at maturity till accompanied with gray hairs.”
“Avasarala: "... and I understand that you've got a few after-market add-ons?"
"Keel-mounted rail gun!" Alex said with a grin.
"That scream of overcompensating for tiny, tiny penises, but might prove useful, the mission commander has requested you and your ship, and honestly none of you are worth a wet slap at this point except Ms. Nagata, anyway.”
Source: Babylon’s Ashes
“Avatar is a total nerd thing, and yet our popular culture has somehow made all that stuff acceptable.”
“Avatar is a watershed movie. We'll always refer to Lawrence of Arabia in the same way. We'll always look at Avatar and say, "That's about as good as it gets." It's an enormous advance, in every way, shape and form, of movie making.”
“Avatar is the most high tech film in terms of its execution, dealing with essentially a very low tech subject; which is our relationship with nature...and in fact the irony is that the film is about our relationship with nature and how our technological civilization has taken us several removes away from a truly natural existence and the consequences of that to us.”
“Avatar' is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it's put together in a brand new way with a new technology, and tremendous imagination, making it a true epic and a kind of a milestone.”
“Avataric periods are like the spring-tide of creation. They bring a new release of power, a new awakening of consciousness, a new experience of life - not merely for a few, but for all. Qualities of energy and awareness, which had been used and enjoyed by only a few advanced souls, are made available for all humanity. Life, as a whole is stepped up to a higher level of consciousness, is geared to a new rate of energy. The transition from sensation to reason was one such step; the transition from reason to intuition will be another.”
Source: The Narrow Lane
“Avatars are a way to express our true selves, our most heroic, idealized version of who we might become.”
“Avaunt, you cullions!”
Source: King Henry V: Third Series
“Ave Dolce Vita, Rex Regum! Hail Sweet Life, King of Kings! We love you and we believe in you!”
“Avea atât de puțin să-i ofere, dar cel puțin putea să-l asigure că nu era singur.”
“Avea o busola care nu dadea gres si un fel de a privi totul de parca stia ca nimic nu ravea sa mai fie vreodata exact la fel. Mai mult decat oricine altcineva, Denys intelegea ca nimic nu ramane in loc pentru noi, ori ca n-ar trebui sa ramana. Secretul e sa iei lucrurile asa cum vin si sa le accepti intru totul, fara sa te opui sau sa-ti fie frica, fara sa le tii prea strans sau sa le indoi.”
Source: Circling the Sun
“Avea un talent înnăscut de-a te face să nu-ţi fie frică. De-a te face să vorbești fără să simţi că rupi cuvintele din tine.”
“Avec des slides adéquats, vous ferez en réalité d’une pierre trois coups avec un contenu mieux mis en valeur, des performances d’orateur améliorées et une attention accrue du public”
Source: Faites passer votre message ! : Réussir vos présentations en maîtrisant la dynamique en triangle.
“Avec la généralisation dans la société civile israélienne du krav maga et de la théorie de la défense-offensive (...) se diffuse aussi par là une allégorie viriliste et agonistique de la citoyenneté qui tire du principe même de la défense de soi la légitimité de son droit à la violence et à la colonisation.”
“Avec quelque spontanéité que nous obéissions à la voix qui nous dicte cette abnégation, nous sentons bien qu'elle nous parle sur un ton impératif qui n'est pas celui de l'instinct. C'est pourquoi, quoiqu'elle se fasse entendre à l'intérieur de nos consciences, nous ne pouvons sans contradiction la regarder comme nôtre. Mais nous l'aliénons, comme nous faisons pour nos sensations; nous la projetons au dehors, nous la rapportons à un être que nous concevons comme extérieur et supérieur à nous, puisqu'il nous commande et que nous nous conformons à ses injonctions. Naturellement, tout ce qui nous paraît venir de la même origine participe au même caractère. C'est ainsi que nous avons été nécessités à imaginer un monde au-dessus de celui-ci et à le peupler de réalités d'une autre nature.”
Source: Le Suicide
“Avec tout ce que je sais, on pourrait faire un livre... il est vrai qu'avec tout ce que je ne sais pas, on pourrait faire une bibliothèque.
With everything I know, I could create a book... and with everything I know not, I could create a library.”
“Avec toute sa diversité ethnique et culturelle, il n'y a nulle part ailleurs comme Londres pour ce qui est de la tolérance, de la compassion et de l'humanité.”
“Avec un vélo, l'homme peut partager les bienfaits d'une conquête technique sans prétendre régenter les horaires, l'espace ou l'énergie d'autrui. Un cycliste est maître de sa propre mobilité sans empiéter sur celle des autres. Ce nouvel outil ne crée que des besoins qu'il peut satisfaire, au lieu que chaque accroissement de l'accélération produit par des véhicules à moteur crée de nouvelles exigences de temps et d'espace.”
Source: Energy and Equity
“Aveces las cosas que se mezclan no se pueden volver a separar, por mucho que uno quiera hacerlo.”
Source: Everything, Everything
“Avedon wouldn't let me put wax between my teeth like I usually did.”
“Avelyere knew that something was going on, Gromph had come to believe. He felt bad for deceiving her, which surprised him, for though he had come to think of Avelyere as a friend, Gromph Baenre had never been bothered by lying. In Menzoberranzan, lying was surviving.”
Source: Lolth's Warrior
“aven, I have given up smoking again!... God! I feel fit. Homicidal, but fit. A different man. Irritable, moody, depressed, rude, nervy, perhaps; but the lungs are fine.”
“Avenant gave a slanting smile. “Admit it, peasants… Could the usurper wearing my crown have pulled that off?”
Source: Wicked Ugly Bad
“Avendo compreso che questo corpo è come una spuma,
divenuto consapevole che è inconsistente come un miraggio,
avendo spezzato le frecce fiorite di Mara,
proceda invisibile al re della morte.”
Source: Dhammapada. La Via del Buddha
“Avendo perso uno degli inseguiti, Ivan concentrò la sua attenzione sul gatto, e vide quello strano animale avvicinarsi al predellino del vagone di testa del tram A immobile alla fermata, spingere via con insolenza una donna, afferrare la maniglia e tentare perfino di dare una moneta da dieci copeche alla bigliettaria attraverso un finestrino aperto per l'afa.
Il comportamento del gatto sbalordì talmente Ivan da lasciarlo immobile davanti alla drogheria sull'angolo; e subito una seconda volta, ma con molta più forza egli fu sbalordito dal comportamento della bigliettaria. Questa, non appena vide il gatto che saliva sul tram, gridò con una rabbia che la scuoteva tutta:
- È vietato ai gatti! È vietato portare gatti! Passa via! Scendi, se no chiamo la polizia!
Né la bigliettaria né i passeggeri furono colpiti dalla cosa principale: non dal fatto che un gatto salisse sul tram, questo poteva ancora passare, ma dal fatto che volesse pagare il biglietto!
Il gatto si dimostrò animale non soltanto solvibile, ma anche disciplinato. Alla prima sgridata della bigliettaria cessò l'attacco, si staccò dal predellino e si sedette alla fermata, soffregandosi i baffi con la monetina. Ma non appena la bigliettaria diede il segnale e il tram si mosse, il gatto si comportò come chiunque sia cacciato da un tram, sul quale deve viaggiare per forza. Dopo essersi lasciato passare davanti tutte e tre le vetture, balzò sulla parte posteriore dell'ultima, si afferrò con la zampa a un tubo che usciva dal veicolo e filò via, economizzando in tal modo il prezzo della corsa.”
Source: The Master and Margarita
“Avenell was immediately reminded of how young and inexperienced she was. For all of her quiet self-assurance, she was a maiden still.
The sense of possession that followed that thought added fuel to the steady blaze growing within him. She had chosen him.
He would do everything in his power to prove himself worthy.”
Source: The Untouchable Earl
“Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold; Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones Forget not.”
Source: The Complete Poems
“Avengers was cool. I liked it. But I feel like we haven't seen this side of the superhero universe. So I think fans want to see it, too. If everything is perfect and shiny and everybody has Quinjets and mansions, it just gets a little... I don't know. I'm ready for something different.”
“Average Americans are going to win this, not me. And not just your organization, not just the providers of health care, but the American people are going to cause this to happen. But they have to keep sending those cards and letters.”
“Average Americans, middle-class citizens, just feel disenfranchised by our government. And they feel particularly unhappy by what is perceived as business-as-usual politics in Washington.”
“Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.”
“Average brands settle at just growing and exceptional iconic brands glow.”
“Average companies give their people something to work on. The most innovative organizations give their people something to work toward.”
Source: Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action
“Average feels safe but it's not. It's invisible.”
Source: The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
“average human “looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, moves without physical awareness, inhales without awareness of odour or fragrance, and talks without thinking.”
“Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.”
“Average investors can become experts in their own field and can pick winning stocks as effectively as Wall Street professionals by doing just a little research.”
Source: One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In
“Average is a failing plan! Average doesn't work in any area of life. Anything that you give only average amounts of attention to will start to subside and will eventually cease to exist.”
“Average is crowded. There's room at the top. Keep climbing.”
Source: Résumés Are Dead and What to Do About It
“Average is the enemy of excellence, and average commitment will prevent you from enduring to the end.”
“Average is very acceptable in our society but I don't think the angels are applauding. If you are determined to be excellent, to not back out of it, you will reap a harvest in your life.”
“Average is Your Enemy.”
“Average Jones had come by his nickname inevitably. His parents had foredoomed him to it when they furnished him with the initials A. V. R. E. as preface to his birthright of J for Jones. His character apparently justified the chance concomitance. He was, so to speak, a composite photograph of any thousand well-conditioned, clean-living Americans between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.”
Source: Average Jones
“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”
“Average man is arrogant, because he is ever impressed by reason and always bows his head to it. Reason makes us believe that our challenges in life are to be avoided at all costs. This is to be a coward who does not have the self-respect needed in order to honour the marvellous gift of life.”
Source: Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I
“Average man is ever seeking refuge in failure so that he can surrender on the terms of his reason, but it is not possible to fake failure or triumph.”
Source: Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I
“Average, normal, and ordinary are not a part of my vocabulary... I am an artist after all!”
“Average, of course, is so much better than below average. But when you meet people who are extraordinary, average feels humiliating. I wish it didn’t, but it does.”
Source: A Very Punchable Face
“Average people and the average community can change the world. You can do it just based on common sense, determination, persistence and patience.”