A Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with A. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“A word devoid of thought is a dead thing, and a thought unembodied in words remains a shadow.”
“A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.”
“A word does not say anything
And at the same time it hides everything
Just as the wind that hides the water
Like the flowers that mud hides.
A glance does not say anything
And at the same time it says everything
Like rain on your face Or an old treasure map
A truth does not say anything
And at the same time it hides everything
Like a bonfire that does not go out
Like a stone that is born dust.
If one day you need me, I will be nothing
And at the same time I will be everything
Because in your eyes are my wings
And the shore where I drown.”
“A word does not start as a word – it is an end product which begins as an impulse, stimulated by attitude and behaviour which dictates the need for expression.”
Source: The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate
“A word fest is a feast.”
“A Word from the Lord is precious. His guidance throughout life is worth more than all the gold, diamonds, and temporal treasures in the world. Earthly riches are fleeting, and only bring segments of happiness. They don't truly fulfill the heart. Only God can give someone true fulfillment. The technological sphere will crash one day, and all its distracting gimmicks will fade into nothing. Sign out from all that nonsense. Tune in to what's important, and what's truly valuable. Listen, and you'll hear the Voice of God speak to you. Be attentive to the spiritual aspects of life, and be filled with eternal joy as you journey the path of light.”
“A word garden blooming within the tangled weeds.”
“A word grows to a thought – a thought to an idea – an idea to an act. The change is slow, and the Present is a sluggish traveler loafing in the path Tomorrow wants to take.”
Source: West with the Night
“A word had to predate the number. As a graphic sign, the number is the graphic expression of the word that predates it. Both words and numbers are linguistic expressions of thought. The purpose of words is to express and explain the essence, and the purpose of numbers is to express quantity. Words are qualificators, and numbers are quantifications.”
Source: ABSOLUTE
“A word has power in and of itself. It comes from nothing into sound and meaning; it gives origin to all things.”
Source: The Way to Rainy Mountain
“A word I want to see written on my grave: I am alive like you, and I am standing beside you. Close your eyes and look around, you will see me in front of you.”
“A word in a dictionary is very much like a car in a mammoth motor show - full of potential but temporarily inactive.”
Source: Language made plain
“A word in earnest is as good as a speech.”
Source: Novels
“A word in my head, I swear, a word, just my name: "Rachel." Which meant something different than it had meant a moment before.”
Source: Borne
“A word in season is most precious.”
Source: Three Hundred Æsop's Fables
“A word into the silence thrown always finds its echo somewhere where silence opens hidden lexicons.”
“A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream.”
“A word is a small song.”
Source: The Land of Walking Through Cake
“A word is a thought, of course. But any image, including a photograph, may become an instrument of sufficiently lucid cogitation.”
Source: Let's see: writings on art from the New Yorker
“A word is a vessel that carries a thought. And if the vessel is all that we see, then we can read a thousand pages having never read one.”
“A word is all it takes to put a man in prison, or to seize his property, or to end his life. A saber might be stopped by a shield. A bullet might be dodged by a stroke of luck. But you can't dodge a word. If one is flung at you, it will hit its mark unerringly. No Garritt, there's nothing in the world more dangerous than talk.”
Source: The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
“A word is an arbitrary label - that's the foundation of linguistics. But many people think otherwise. They believe in word magic: that uttering a spell, incantation, curse, or prayer can change the world. Don't snicker: Would you ever say, 'Nothing has gone wrong yet' without looking for wood to knock?”
“A Word is Dead
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.”
Source: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
“A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.”
“A word is elegy to what it signifies.”
“A word is like a finger pointing at different things. Do not look at the finger; focus on the essence of the word. Focus on what the finger is pointing at!”
Source: Achieve the Impossible - The Golden Lotus Sutras on Spiritual Business Management
“A word is like a weapon you can use it for defending, and to fight.”
“A word is no light matter. Words have with truth been called fossil poetry, each, that is, a symbol of a creative thought.”
Source: The Greek way ; The Roman way
“A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.”
“A word is not the same with one writer as it is with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket.”
Source: Basic Verities, Prose, and Poetry
“A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket.”
“A word is nothing unless it has values and an atmosphere, unless you grasp its historical significance.”
Source: Stories and Legends
“A word is used "correctly" when the average hearer will be affected by it in the way intended. This is a psychological, not a literary, definition of "correctness". The literary definition would substitute, for the average hearer, a person of high education living a long time ago; the purpose of this definition is to make it difficult to speak or write correctly.”
Source: The Analysis of Mind: Top Philosophy Collections
“A word is worth a thousand images.”
“A word is worth a thousand pictures.”
“A word is worth one coin, silence is worth two”
Source: The Chosen
“A word "love" has made a thousand books. (Un mot "amour" A fait mille livres.)”
“A word may become so defiled by bad use that it will take a century before it can be purifed, and brought into use again.”
Source: The letters of Olive Schreiner, 1876-1920
“A word must become a friend or you will not understand it. Perhaps you do well to be cool and detached when you are seeking information, but I remind you of the wife who complained, 'When I ask John if he loves me, he thinks I am asking for information'.”
“A word No.
It is not a saying.
It is not a proverb.
It is not a parable.
It does not need interpretation.
It does not need translation.
It is what it is . Is just a No.”
“A word of advice about Ricky ..." Gabriel said as he swung his car from the end of the drive.
"Is it going to cost me?" I waved off his answer. "Whatever you're going to say, save your breath."
"I overheard him offering you a ride on his motorcycle. I don't believe you understand what that entails."
"Grass, gas, or ass. No one rides for free." I looked over at him. "I've seen the T-shirt."
"I don't think you're taking this seriously, Olivia. Do you know what a one-percenter is?"
I sighed. "Yes, Gabriel. It refers to the portion of bikers who belong to a professional motorcycle club. A gang. Ricky is one. As such, I'm going to guess that the only women who get to ride his bike are also riding him. Am I right?"
His mouth tightened as if he didn't appreciate the crass phrasing. "I'm afraid you're under some illusions about Ricky because he does not fit the stereotype."
"Oh, I'm not fooled. He may appear to be the heir to a criminal empire, but he's really an undercover cop, working tirelessly to overthrow his father's evil empire and restore justice and goodness to the land." I glanced over. "Am I close?"
Not even a hint of a smile.”
Source: Omens
“A word of advice,” he says, as I stop in his office to say goodbye. “When you’re in love with a woman, you shouldn’t get involved with other women.”
“Noted,” I say. “Though, I would like to offer that she is probably sleeping with another man as we speak.”
Source: Thief
“A word of advice, if I may? Explosions are an excellent way to kill the undead. But you should probably take a few steps back first, kid.”
Source: First Kill
“A word of advice, don't point your #$%^&^& finger at crazy people”
“A word of advice, though. This won't be the last time you have to deal with something in life that throws you off your game. In future courses, as well as in the real world--such as it is--professors and employers won't always be accommodating. We all have to--what's my daughter's terminology--suck it up and deal?”
“A word of advice, Will Henry. When a person of the female gender says she wants to show you something, run the other way. The odds are it is not something you wish to see.”
Source: The Curse of the Wendigo
“A word of advice: If you get the choice between the upper and lower bunks in a cell, choose the lower. Prisons do not turn off their lights at night, and I spent a sleepless night, without a mattress, with a five-hundred-watt bulb shining directly into my eyes.”
“A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish.”
“A word of consolation
may sweetly touch the ear.
Now and then a quiet song
will clear the mind of fear.
A simple act of kindness
can ease a load of care.
Stories told in memory
diminish all despair.
A whispered prayer of comfort
draws angel arms around.
Counting blessings, great and small,
helps gratitude abound.
These acts, all sympathetic,
will kindly play their part.
But seldom do they dry the tears
shed mutely in the heart.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“A word of Encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.”