A Quotes
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“A homeless guy came up to me on the street, said he hadn't eaten in four days. I told him, "Man, I wish I had your willpower.”
Source: It's Not Easy Bein' Me: A Lifetime of No Respect but Plenty of Sex and Drugs
“A homeless guy lifts a bread out of hunger, it's called burglary, but a cool-looking guy rips off an entire population, while spreading disparities wider than ever, it's called entrepreneurship. What a world! What a pathetic world!”
Source: High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination
“A homeless humanist with no clothes on their back is far more civilized than a well-dressed bigot.”
Source: Servitude is Sanctitude
“A homeless man once said "God bless you, sir". I wonder if he really meant it.”
“A homeless man once told me that dancing to rap music is the cultural equivalent of masturbating, and I'd sort of fell the same way about playing John Madden Football immediately after filing my income tax: It's fun, but - somehow - vaguely pathetic.”
Source: Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
“A homeless man standing at the off-ramp: the question in these moments isn't whether Jesus is in Him, but in me.”
Source: Tweet Inspiration: Faith in 140 Characters (or Less)
“A homeless man visited my store today. The few quarters that he had in his pocket he invested on books. I offered him free books, but he insisted on giving me his quarters. He walked away filled with joy as if he possessed the world's riches in his hands. In a way, he did. He left me smiling and knowing that he was wealthier than many others... (01-21-10)”
Source: Raindrops
“A homeless might have a dirty coat but have a clean soul and a broken heart!”
“A homeless person on the street is commonly ignored by everyone; people just walk past them busily, as if that person doesn't even exist. This might not even be intentional, because they are so preoccupied with themselves that they don't notice the presence of that person. But the irony is that it is these same people who "forbid themselves from feeling sad" through social media posts due to "somewhere in the world, people are dying of hunger.”
“A homeless person should know that many souls feel utterly homeless in spite of living into the bodies of wealthy homeowners”
“A homeless with hope is in a better situation than a hopeless with home!”
“A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.”
“A homely face does not guarantee a homely character. Appearance is the body, character is the spirit, and the soul bears the most vital qualities.”
“A homely woman is one of the most comely of apes.”
“A homemade affair that's just in time for Halloween.”
“A homing pigeon must love her home; otherwise she will not wish to return to it.”
“A homogenous, hand-picked congregation where people are mutually conformable in all their minor social ways is agreeable. It makes parish life smoother. But to require such conformity is entirely un-Catholic; it is contrary not only to the spirit of the Catholic Church in general, but to the tradition of the Catholic Church in the United States.”
Source: The Catholic Viewpoint on Race Relations
“A homosexual is further away from a woman than a rhinoceros.”
Source: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
“A homosexual is the only man who ever meets a man he would like to marry if he were a woman.”
“A honest man is seldom a vagrant.”
“A honey pie, lovingly made. The tiny sugar bee, still perched on the edge of the flaky crust, mocked me.
That little bee nibbling on her honey pie.
A pulse of sheer heat lit up my sex, licked down my thighs, tweaked my nipples. I shoved another messy bite into my mouth, relishing the taste, wanting...him.
This was his work, made with his hands, his skill, his mind. My grumpy man with the ability to create sweetness in the most unexpected of ways.
Somehow, at the back of my mind, I'd known from the start. From the way he'd all but ordered me to try his brest. How he'd watched me eat it with that strange intent look upon his face. Pride. That was what it was. He was proud of his work.
I ate up my honey pie without pause, devouring it until it was nothing more than a sticky paste on my fingers, buttery crumble on my lips. Moaning, I licked my skin clean like a cat might. I swore I felt claws prickling, aching to come out.
Because he had known, and I hadn't. Was it a joke to him? What had he said? The chef was temperamental. Oh, how he must have laughed on the inside at that.
With a growl, I washed my hands and headed for the door, half of me more turned on than I'd ever been in my life, the other half ready to tear into the most irritating man I'd ever met.”
Source: Make It Sweet
“A hook shot kisses the rim and hangs there, helplessly, but doesn't drop and for once our gangly starting center boxes out his man and times his jump perfectly, gathering the orange leather/from the air like a cherished possession.”
Source: The Living Fire
“A hooker once told me she had a headache.”
“A hope beyond the shadow of a dream.”
Source: Endymion: A Poetic Romance
“A hope fulfilled is already half a disappointment.”
“A hope in the open blue sky, a heart too fragile. Overdrive, at miserable with dreams immeasurable. Some faint in tough roads, and our summer load, but to soar, and soar.”
“A hope of something beyond our place and time. This is what books - the best books - give us: a lifeline, a reason to believe, a way to breathe more freely.”
“A hopeful book that moms will relish, Blue Like Playdough is an honest, peel-back-the-covers look at the creative way God shapes us through childhood and parenthood. Tricia Goyer explores her own weaknesses along the journey, revealing her desire to serve the God who forms strength and joy and perseverance within her. A compelling, fresh read.”
“A hopeful disposition is not the sole qualification to be a prophet.”
Source: The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill
“A hopeful heart can pacify the unhealed scars with a touch of faith and a pinch belief.”
“A hopeful life is a successful life. People who bury their hopes and crave for someone’s success never know that their diamond is hidden as they envy other’s silver!”
Source: Daily Drive 365
“A hopeless man is a very desperate and dangerous man, almost a dead man.”
“A hopeless man sees difficulties in every chance, but a hopeful person sees chances in every difficulty.”
“A Hopi Indian named Sun Chief said:
I had learned many English words and could recite part of the Ten Commandments. I knew how to sleep on a bad, pray to Jesus, comb my hair, eat with a knife and fork, and use a toilet. . . . I had also learned that a person thinks with his head instead of his heart.”
Source: A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
“A Horcrux is the complete opposite of a human being.”
“A horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.”
“A horizon is something towards which we move, but it's also something that moves along with us - Hans Georg Gadamer (Truth and Method)”
Source: Four Elements: Reflections on Nature
“A horizon on the road of hope is nothing more than a starting point for the next horizon.”
Source: The Eighth Page: A Christmas Journey
“A horizontal or vertical line lacks energy, compared with one that deviates from either. The difference between these graphic expressions is the difference between movement and repose.”
“A horn has that voice quality, and an electric guitar can emulate that. But playing an acoustic, the notes don't sustain like that.”
“A horn honks.I look up, expecting to see the white Audi. But there’s a sleek black four-door with shiny silver rims instead. e driver side opens and a tall, dark figure in a trendy fall leather jacket and aviator sunglasses steps out and stalks around the car to open the passenger door. “Irish! Get in.” And I decide that Dr. Stayner is an evil wizard with a crystal ball and puppet strings attached to his fingers. He has somehow masterminded this entire situation. He’s definitely cackling in his office right now.”
“A horn of plenty spills from your hands into the starved lives of millions.”
Source: Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry
“A horny Igbo girl's nipple can be used to crush diamond”
“A horny man is seen. A horny woman is heard.”
“A horrible end is better than endless horror.”
Source: Sex and Crime: Oliver's Strange Journey
“A horrible human toll the Russian Orthodox Church suffered throughout almost the entire 20th century. The Church is just rising from its knees. Our young post-Soviet state is just learning to respect the Church as an independent institution.”
“A horrible night might be hidden in a beautiful morning!”
“A horrible script 99 percent of the time means a horrible movie. But if you start with a good script, odds are you're going to have a good movie.”
“A horrible sense of blackness and the treachery of fate seized hold upon the soul of the unhappy student.”
Source: The Body Snatcher and Other Tales
“A horrible year in which faith was tested and justice was betrayed transitioned into a new year, one filled with the joyful and tangible rebirth of love, justice, faith, and, as Allah willed it, salaam. Peace.”
Source: Betrayal of Justice