A Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with A. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication.”
“A small nation, faced with the denial of its sovereignty — indeed, of its very existence — reminded us that the price of freedom is high but never so costly as the loss of freedom.”
“A small night storm blows
Saying ‘falling is the essence of a flower’
Preceding those who hesitate”
“A small number of choice books are sufficient.”
Source: A Philosophical Dictionary: From the French
“A small number of peasants - brave peasants - shot down two Apaches”
“A small number of temples was protected by the fears, the venality, the taste, or the prudence of the civil and ecclesiastical governors. The temple of the Celestial Venus at Carthage, whose sacred precincts formed a circumference of two miles, was judiciously converted into a Christian church; and a similar consecration has preserved inviolate the majestic dome of the Pantheon at Rome.”
Source: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
“A small olive-skinned creature who had hit puberty but never hit it very hard, Ben had been my best friend since fifth grade, when we both finally owned up to the fact that neither of us was likely to attract anyone else as a best friend.”
Source: Paper Towns
“A small ounce of hope, maliciously fed, caused all this destruction in my head.
He said only one word, just a small possibility….
It resuscitated the soul, without the blue prints to follow.
It seems he gave just enough for a taste but he willing starved me of dinner
The construction of an empire almost began on the false foundation he knowingly laid.”
“A small part of her secretly hoped she caught him in bed. But that really was a very small part. The bigger part hoped he was in the shower.”
“A small part of me, though--- probably the part of me that hadn't kissed anyone in about a year and hadn't had sex for what might as well have been an epoch--- imagined what it would be like, kissing this bizarre stranger. He was hot, like burning, despite his odd mannerisms. The confident way he stood, his manner of speech, the bold smolder of those bright blue eyes...
I bet he'd kiss like the world was ending.”
Source: My Vampire Plus-One
“A small pay discrepancy between men's and women's salaries for the same job may seem inconsequential. But over the years, salary discrimination adds up to a significantly smaller pension.”
“A small pepperoni pizza on a tortilla is healthier than salmon teriyaki with rice and carrots.”
“A small percentage of the weight of sins.” Jake explained. “That’s why they are so heavy.”
Sin weighs heavily on a person, apparently.”
Source: Holy Bliss
“A SMALL PIECE OF TRUTH I do not carry a sickle or scythe. I only wear a hooded black robe when it's cold. And I don't have those skull-like facial features you seem to enjoy pinning on me from a distance. You want to know what I truly look like? I'll help you out. Find yourself a mirror while I continue.”
Source: The Book Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition
“A small poet repeats himself like a clock.”
“A small politician, of low capacity and mean surroundings, proud to act as the servile tool of men worse than himself but also stronger and abler.”
Source: Life of Thomas Hart Benton
“a small poly bag lives longer than you.
Recycle Plastics.
Live longer than a Poly Bag.”
“A small pot boils quick. You can tell much about the depth of one's character by how quickly he 'boils'.”
“A small profit is better than a big loss.”
Source: Serena
“A small profit it better than a big loss”
Source: Serena
“A small red face ringed in soft black curls looked up at him for one moment, registered that he wasn't the milk-providing parent, and erupted back into a howl. There was no telling Lucia that she was a pebble on the shores of eternity. She was a living, breathing, adorable source of chaos, and he loved her so much that it felt as if his heart were beating outside his body.”
Source: When the Duke Returns
“A small revenge is more human than no revenge at all.”
Source: Thus spake Zarathustra
“A small river full of fish is better than a large sea full of none.”
“A small rock holds back a great wave.”
“A small room is enough; a small quantity of food is enough; a few clothes are enough; one lover, a very ordinary man”
“A small sample of the oxygen molecules from any breath that anybody took within the past few thousand years is near certain to be in the next breath you take.”
Source: The secret house: 24 hours in the strange and unexpected world in which we spend our nights and days
“A small seed of inspiration can lead to a huge forest of achievement”
“A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.”
“A small silver-handled shaving brush... a folding-blade razor... an empty soap dish... a lidded porcelain box with a silver top. Unable to resist, Beatrix lifted the top and looked inside. She found three pairs of cuff links, two in silver, one in gold, a watch chain, and a brass button. Replacing the lid, Beatrix picked up the shaving brush and experimentally touched her cheek with it. The bristles were silky and soft. With the movement of the soft fibers, a pleasant scent was released from the brush. A spicy hint of shaving soap.
Holding the brush closer to her nose, Beatrix drew in the scent... masculine richness... cedar, lavender, bay leaves. She imagined Christopher spreading lather over his face, stretching his mouth to one side, all the masculine contortions she had seen her father and brother perform in the act of removing bristle from their faces.”
Source: Love in the Afternoon
“A small smile tipped up one corner of her mouth as she remembered that first night, and how ridiculously out of his element Naveen had been. She glanced over at him now, taking in his strong and handsome profile. He'd changed so much in the year since she'd first met him. He was no longer the spoiled little rich boy who thought he could get by on his looks and charm.
Though he'd surely won her over with that charm in the end.”
Source: Almost There
“A small smile turns up a corner of my mouth. I feel the sharpness of my teeth and roll my tongue over them. For the first time, I like the feeling.”
Source: The Stolen Heir
“a small spark can start a great fire”
Source: Find and Use Your Inner Power
“A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally grafted on a variety of the stone pine.”
Source: A Journey to the Tea Countries of China: Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a Short Notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains
“A small speckled visitor Wearing a crimson cape Brighter than a cherry Smaller than a grape A polka-dotted someone Walking on my wall A black-hooded lady In a scarlet shawl.”
“A small spoon of victory is just the thing to settle the stomach before battle, " Ser Imry had declared happily.”
Source: A Clash of Kings
“A small state increases by concord; the greatest falls gradually to ruin by dissension.”
“A small step in the right direction.”
“A small step, in the midst of great human limitations, can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties.”
Source: The Name of God is Mercy
“A small stone in the kidney can greatly change a person’s life, but so does a wrongly chosen word.”
“A small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players.”
“A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything.”
“A small tear in a wing membrane will become a gaping hole when it catches the wind as you try to fly. Take care of it before that happens. - The Malwatch”
“A small temptation can stop a great glory and turn great joy into a great sorrow”
“A small thing, yes, but the world was rich with small things that in truth were signs of great importance.”
Source: Hour of the Witch
“A small thought crosses my mind… Why am I putting myself through this again?
But I shove that thought away! In fact, I completely turn off my inner critic.
Tonight is my night and there is no room for self-doubt! I can’t allow fame to affect me. I won’t let the spotlight burn me. I just need to go out there and stay in the zone of my passion.”
Source: Andrew's First Act
“A small town has as many eyes as a fly”
Source: Surrender
“A small town is automatically a world of pretense. Since everyone knows everyone else's business, it becomes the job of the populace to act as if they don't know what is going on instead of its being their job to try to find out.”
Source: A Woman's View: How Hollywood Spoke to Women, 1930-1960
“A small town is nothing but eyes and gaping maw; it pecks at its own like a flock of vicious birds.”
Source: Surrender
“A small tree with large roots will last longer than a large tree with small roots.”
“A small tree with strong roots will outlive a big tree with weak ones.”