A Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with A. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“A predator is what you are, and nothing you can do will change that. But being a killer is a choice you make. That’s the dilemma of free will. You can’t change your nature, but you can decide how to act on it.”
Source: The Crimes of Orphans
“A predetermined destiny does not exist; when a man is born, his life is open to all the possibilities; in other words, potentially, man has infinitely different destinies! All destinies are his probable destiny!”
“A prediction about the direction of the stock market tells you nothing about where stocks are headed, but a whole lot about the person doing the predicting.”
“A prediction is a prediction because it's predictable.”
“A prediction, in a field where prediction is not possible, is no more than a prejudice.”
“A predilection for genre fiction is symptomatic of a kind of arrested development.”
“A preemptive action today, however well-justified, may come back with unwelcome consequences in the future. And because... I've done this. I've ordered these kinds of actions - I don't care how precise your bombs and your weapons are, when you set them off, innocent people will die.”
“A preface is a species of literary luxury, where an author, like a lover, is privileged to be egotistical.”
Source: The Complete Works of L.E. Landon
“A preface is usually an excrescence on a good book, and a vain apology for a worthless one;”
“A pregnancy is a marvelous moment that I would love to repeat and repeat.”
“A pregnancy that ended before it could truly begin. A missed period that turned into an ellipsis of a promise, then an interrupted dash.”
Source: Goldilocks
“A pregnant woman and her spouse dream of three babies--the perfect four-month-old who rewards them with smiles and musical cooing,the impaired baby, who changes each day, and the mysterious real baby whose presence is beginning to be evident in the motions of the fetus.”
Source: TOUCHPOINTS THE ESSENTIAL REFERENCE
“A pregnant woman facing the most dire circumstances must be able to count on her doctor to do what is medically necessary to protect her from serious physical harm.”
“A pregnant woman is like a beautiful flowering tree, but take care when it comes time for the harvest that you do not shake or bruise the tree, for in doing so, you may harm both the tree and its fruit.”
“A Prejudice is often more evil and more destructive than a Lie.”
“A prejudice may be an unreasoned judgment, he [Hibben] pointed out, but an unreasoned judgment is not necessarily an illogical judgment. ... First, there are those judgments whose verification has simply dropped out of memory. ... The second type of unreasoned judgments we hold is the opinions we adopt from others ... The third class of judgments in Professor Hibben's list comprises those which have subconscious origin. The material that furnishes their support does not reach the focal point of consciousness, but psychology insists upon its existence.”
“A preliminary hearing is a routine step on the way to a trial. It is one hundred percent the prosecution's show. The state is charged with presenting its case to the court and the judge then rules on whether there is sufficient evidence to take it forward to a jury trial. This isn't the reasonable doubt threshold. Not even close. The judge only has to decide if a preponderance of evidence supports the charges. If so, then the next stop is a full-blown trial.”
Source: The Fifth Witness
“A premature attempt to explain something that thrills you will destroy your perceptivity rather than increase it, because your tendency will be to explain away rather than seek out.”
“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the innumerable instances where one would have experienced pain.”
“A premise of the new city is that we want a society to be as egalitarian as possible. For this purpose, quality-of-life distribution is more important than income distribution. [And quality of life includes] a living environment as free of motor vehicles as possible.”
“A premium in the oil price of somewhere between 10 to 15 dollars a barrel reflects this heightened anxiety.”
“A premium support program is different than a voucher program. They're just fundamentally different.”
“A preoccupation with achievement is not only different from, but often detrimental to, a focus on learning. Thoughts and emotions while performing an action are more important in determining subsequent engagement than the actual outcome of that action.”
“A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past.”
Source: The Passionate State of Mind
“A preoccupation with the next world clearly shows an inability to cope credibly with this one.”
“A prepared mind is always made up; it knows what it thinks and why it thinks that. When it's time to change, it just makes itself up a different way. A really made-up mind--made up properly, knowing what it knows and on what basis it knows it--is open. People close an undecided mind because they're trying to protect those sore uncertainties from getting bumped and scraped.”
“A prepared person will always have his opportunity.”
“A preposition is a word You mustn't end a sentence with!”
“A prepper is prepared to live through a disaster; a survivalist lives as a man, regardless of whether a disaster happens or not.”
“A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain.”
“A prerequisite to progress on the path is to realize that you are ignorant.”
Source: Song of Mind: Wisdom from the Zen Classic Xin Ming
“A Presence is in control of the whole Universe. You just do your part and relax!”
“A presence that should be near is gone, drawn instead toward the advancing darkness.”
Source: Angy & Satty: Two Angels, One Friendship
“A present reality, experienced in this life that begins in you, is known as; the kingdom of God.”
“A present. Wrapped in black crepe paper and tied with silver thread. And beside it, smiling down at me, was Rhys.
He'd propped his head on a fist, his wings draped across the bed behind him. 'Happy birthday, Feyre darling.'
I groaned. 'How are you smiling after all that wine?'
'I didn't have a whole bottle to myself, that's how.”
Source: A Court of Frost and Starlight
“A presentation copy, reader,-if haply you are yet innocent of such favours-is a copy of a book which does not sell, sent you by the author.”
Source: Essays of Elia
“A presentation copy...is a copy of a book whoch does not sell, sent you by the author, with his foolish autograph at the beginning of it; for which, if a stranger, he only demands your friendship; if a brother author, he expects from you a book of yours, which does not sell, in return.”
“A presença alheia me debilita colapsando meus estados quânticos sobrepostos.”
Source: Caro Jovem Adulto
“A preserved childhood is better than a repaired adulthood”
“A President and his wise men can only propose; but Congress disposes. It is when President and Congress agree that American history marches forward.”
“A president can ask for reconciliation in the racial conflict that divides Americans. But reconciliation comes only from the hearts of people.”
“A president can be as strong as she wants to be.”
“A president can be unpopular for good reasons. You know, I'm not always on the side that the people are right, for God's sake. But, you know, he's not popular when he goes overseas. He couldn't go to Rosa Parks' funeral.”
“A president cannot make decision on what someone might know in the future.”
“A president cannot meaningfully honor certain token artists while the people at large are so dishonored.'””
Source: Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations
“A president cant go to every memorial service.”
“A President doesn't have a terribly long time to talk to people who are not really on the agenda.”
“A president from a partner nation should not make comments on Italian politics.”
“A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia
“A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one. Once he has left office he cannot do very much; and he is a fool if he fails to realize it all and to be profoundly thankful for having had the great chance.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia