A Quotes
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“Abbiamo l'impegno, in quanto artigiani, di operare come umili e leali intermediari del volere divino insito nella natura.”
Source: The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight into Beauty
“Abbiamo portato a termine quel che avevamo iniziato. Noi siamo l’anomalia. E abbiamo cambiato tutto. O rimesso tutto in ordine.”
Source: La guerra
“Abbiamo sempre una scelta, se siamo liberi nell'anima e crudeli nel pensiero.”
Source: Il circolo dei congiurati: Un'indagine di Teodoro Valier (Le indagini di Teodoro Valier)
“Abbiamo sviluppato l'arte di conservarci assolutamente ignoranti apparendo saccenti.”
Source: Avanzi popolo
“Abbiamo una rivoluzione alle spalle. E nella scia della rivoluzione vittoriosa sta marciando a ranghi serrati - è sempre stato così - la moneta cattiva. Cominciano col sangue, le rivoluzioni, e finiscono con un diluvio universale di carta. Lo Stato è strangolato da un deficit gigantesco, stanno per arrivare gli assegnati. Io non so se porteranno l’immagine della dea Libertà, di sicuro c’è soltanto che stanno arrivando. Il diluvio di moneta nuova manderà in briciole i vecchi patrimoni, distruggerà i diritti di proprietà: tutto quello che oggi invidiamo ai possidenti diventerà res nullius e apparterrà a chi sarà svelto ad arraffarlo. La guerra è finita solo in apparenza, da noi comincia adesso. Sarà una guerra spietata, una guerra di tutti contro tutti, e io, per quanto mi riguarda, ho intenzione di vincerla”
Source: Little Apple
“Abbie Hoffman's inspiration was, in a sense, inadvertent. I wanted to do something to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Woodstock at the time, and it just happened that Abbie died the same year. Hoffman was always an inspiration to me, for his activism and execution of that activism, and any of his books will give you a guide and a map to creating almost anything, if you apply it to what it is you want to do.”
“Abbott and Costello were huge for me as a very young person.”
“Abbott is a good man to fix up messes and make new policy work ... If he gets it right - and Howard will back him with big bucks - Abbott could clean-up his image and restore his appeal as a future leader.”
“Abbott Labs absolutely are on the mend. You were able to buy 15 percent growth over the last five, 10 and 20 years at 13 or 14 times earnings, ... It's a great opportunity. Buy on this dip. We think a year from now the chart's going to be a mirror image on the up side.”
“Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you shouldn't have asked the question.”
Source: The Official Rules: 5,427 Laws, Principles, and Axioms to Help You Cope with Crises, Deadlines, Bad Luck, Rude Behavior, Red Tape, and Attacks by Inanimate Objects
“Abbreviators do harm to knowledge and to love.”
Source: The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
“Abby began to think that all the beauty and ugliness and turbulence one found scattered through nature, one could also find in people themselves, all collected there, all together in a single place. No matter what terror or loveliness the earth could produce- wind, seas- a person could produce the same, lived with the same, lived with all that mixed-up nature swirling inside, every bit. There was nothing as complex in the world- no flower or stone- as a single hello from a human being.”
“Abby did a little happy dance before jogging down the hall to the bedroom. The corners of my mouth turned up. What other woman would be that excited to see her boyfriend trade punches? No wonder I fell in love with her.”
Source: Walking Disaster
“Abby era nueva y asustadiza en esto como yo. Los dos teníamos una manera bastante pobre de lidiar con nuestras emociones, y supe al segundo de darme cuenta que me había enamorado de ella que me iba a destrozar.”
Source: Walking Disaster
“Abby grips the passenger door. “I’m going to be sick.”
“Throw up in my car, and that will be the last thing you ever do.”
Source: Crash into You
“Abby: In another life, I could love you.
Travis: I might love you you in this one.”
“Abby must have been the one who found the safe house, because Townsend didn't like it. "The building across the street is under construction," he snarled as soon as we'd carried our bags inside. "The elevator has key card access, and I've hacked into the surveillance cameras from every system on the block," Abby argued. "We have a three-hundred-sixty-degree visual." "Excellent." Townsend dropped his bag. "Now the circle can see us from every angle." "Don't mind Agent Townsend, girls," Abby told us. "He's a glass-half-empty kind of spy." "Also known as the good kind," he countered. Abby huffed.”
“Abby Rivers was a certified grown-up because she'd finally cried at a movie.”
Source: My Best Friend's Exorcism
“Abby's eyes seemed almost as vacant as those of the girl in the photograph. Then a shiver came over her and she blinked. Gently, almost affectionately, she put the picture back on the wall. She touched it one last time and said, "Poor little bird. I wonder if she ever escaped her cage.”
Source: Asylum
“Abby Wambach, #20, one of the best players in the world, two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup champion, top international goal scorer. During her last game she didn't start, but she cheered so hard and so loud -from the bench- that the US won anyway.”
Source: Ten Thousand Tries
“Abby was ass up, her arms dangling behind me.
Abby moaned, and then her body lurched. The awful groan/growl that always accompanied vomit preceded a splashing sound. The back of my legs felt wet.
"Tell me she didn't," I said, frozen.
Shepley bent back for a second, and then righted himself. "She did.”
“Abby was saying that all her illness had done was to make her love Link and Daddy more . And appreciate everything more. And to understand , in a way she never had before, that death was a natural part of life, just like the seasons in nature. And everybody’s job was to love life while you had it and never to take anything for granted. It was hard to remember to do that, but it was worth it to try.”
“Abby: "You were great. I don't know what I'd have done without you." Dylan: "You'd have done fine. That's one of the most intimidating things about you." Abby: "Intimidating? Me?" Dylan: "It isn't easy for a man to get involved with a woman who's totally capable of handling anything that comes along... It isn't easy for a man to believe that there are woman who can not only do those things but enjoy them... [But] it's all natural for you isn't it? It's incredible.”
“Abby: I could be a slave to your darkest desires. I can do things. Anything you want. Tommy: Well, that's terrific, because we have a lot of laundry piled up and the apartment is a wreck. Abby: Anything you desire, my lord. I can do laundry, clean, bring you small creatures to quench your thirst until I am worthy.”
“Abdellatif [Laâbi] was wildly popular with his students and it wasn't difficult to see why: like them, he knew that average Moroccans were hungry, jobless and desperate. They also knew they were ruled by a paranoid king who was more comfortable with Parisian financiers than his own subjects.”
“Abdication Isn’t Empowerment”
Source: Why Leadership Sucks™ Volume 1: Fundamentals of Level 5 Leadership and Servant Leadership
“ABDOMEN, n. [1.] The temple of the god Stomach, in whose worship, with sacrificial rights, all true men engage. From women this ancient faith commands but a stammering assent. They sometimes minister at the altar in a half-hearted and ineffective way, but true reverence for the one deity that men really adore they know not. If woman had a free hand in the world's marketing the race would become graminivorous. [2.] A shrine enclosing the object.”
“Abduction is a romantic expression of passion.”
Source: Lover Be Mine: A Legendary Lovers Novel
“Abductions are relatively common!”
“Abdul Nacer Benbrika's sentence doesn't expire, I'm told, until 2021, but I think it would be invidious for me as the Attorney-General to talk about individual cases or to anticipate the way in which a court, because it would be a judicial decision, might at some unspecified future time dispose of an application under a law that hasn't even yet been enacted.”
“Abdullah böylesine kırılgan ,ufak tefekbir bedenin bu kadar bol mutluluğu,bu kadar çok iyiliği nasıl barındırabildiğine hayret ederdi.Barındıramıyordı zaten.dışarıya taşıyor,gözlerinden oluk oluk akıyordu.”
“Abdur Rab offers a comprehensive vision of Islam using the Quran as his sole religious textual source. He intentionally avoids the hadith literature, which he believes, and argues, has done much damage to the message of the Quran. His work provides many thought-provoking insights and should be a significant contribution to the 'Quran only' movement in modern Islam.”
“Abdurrahman Cami’nin Risâle-yi Musikiy eserinde gösterilen esaslar incelediğinde anlaşılıyor ki çalgı üstatlarımızın perde belirlemeleri için en doğru yol buydu.”
Source: Özbek Klasik Müziği ve Tarihi
“Abdülhamid'in Alevi ve Ezidileri Sunnileştirme politikası başarılı olmamış; ancak Kürt blokunun parçalanmasında ve misyonerlerin uzaklaştırılmasında başarılı olmuştu.
Öte yandan Arapların yanı sıra gerek Sunni gerekse Alevi Kürt aşiret reislerini yanına çekebilmek için Aşiret Mektebi'ni kuruyor ve Dersim'den kimi aşiret reislerinin çocuklarını da burada kendi ilkeleri doğrultusunda yetiştiriyordu. Yaptığı bir başka uygulama ise, bu gençlerin geldikleri yörelere misyoner niteliğinde Hanefi din adamları göndermekti.
Nitekim bu misyoner faaliyetinin sonucudur ki, Dersimli Aleviler o tarihten sonra başta cenaze törenleri olmak üzere kimi alanlarda Kuran'a başvuruyorlardı.”
Source: Alevi - Bektaşi Edebiyatında Ermeni Aşıkları
“Abe Fields, in spite of his fever, felt pride in being a realistic American with the highest national income per head of population in the world, and the most comfortable standard of living since the beginning of evolution; the reptiles of the primeval sea could be proud of America, and the ancestor who had first crawled of his native mud, in a desperate effort
to become a man, might now sleep in peace— he had succeeded. His name should be venerated in every American school; he was the real pioneer, the father of free enterprise, of the spirit of initiative, of all those who dared, who risked, of all that had led to the stupendous material progress of the United States.”
Source: The Roots of Heaven
“Abe glanced at Rose. "You see that?" he said. "Now that's devotion." She rolled her eyes at him.”
Source: Bloodlines
“Abe held a palmful of loose-leaf tobacco. He called it semaa—SAY-mah—and asked if I'd like to offer some to give thanks for my dad. I held out my hand. He nudged my other hand.
"Left hand," he said. "Closer to your heart.”
Source: Sisters in the Wind
“Abe held my gaze a bit longer and then broke into an easy smile. ʺOf course, of course. This is a family gathering. A celebration. And look: hereʹs our newest member.ʺ
Dimitri had joined us and wore black and white like my mother and me. He stood beside me, conspicuously not touching. ʺMr. Mazur,ʺ he said formally, nodding a greeting to both of them. ʺGuardian Hathaway.ʺ
Dimitri was seven years older than me, but right then, facing my parents, he looked like he was sixteen and about to pick me up for a date.
ʺAh, Belikov,ʺ said Abe, shaking Dimitriʹs hand. ʺIʹd been hoping weʹd run into each other. Iʹd really like to get to know you better. Maybe we can set aside some time to talk, learn more about life, love, et cetera. Do you like to hunt? You seem like a hunting man. Thatʹs what we should do sometime. I know a great spot in the woods. Far, far away. We could make a day of it. Iʹve certainly got a lot of questions Iʹd like to ask you. A lot of things Iʹd like to tell you too.ʺ
I shot a panicked look at my mother, silently begging her to stop this. Abe had spent a good deal of time talking to Adrian when we dated, explaining in vivid and gruesome detail exactly how Abe expected his daughter to be treated. I did not want Abe taking Dimitri off alone into the wilderness, especially if firearms were involved.
ʺActually,ʺ said my mom casually. ʺIʹd like to come along. I also have a number of questions—especially about when you two were back at St. Vladimirʹs.ʺ
ʺDonʹt you guys have somewhere to be?ʺ I asked hastily. ʺWeʹre about to start.ʺ
That, at least, was true. Nearly everyone was in formation, and the crowd was quieting. ʺOf course,ʺ said Abe. To my astonishment, he brushed a kiss over my forehead before stepping away. ʺIʹm glad youʹre back.ʺ Then, with a wink, he said to Dimitri:
ʺLooking forward to our chat.ʺ
ʺRun,ʺ I said when they were gone. ʺIf you slip out now, maybe they wonʹt notice. Go back to Siberia."
"Actually," said Dimitri, "I'm pretty sure Abe would notice. Don't worry, Roza. I'm not afraid. I'll take whatever heat they give me over being with you. It's worth it.”
Source: Last Sacrifice
“Abe Lincoln died because he stood for liberty and truth.”
“Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time - and he pulls off that top hat pretty well.”
“Abe said, where do you want this killing done? God said, out on highway 61.”
“Abe shook his head, and now the smile was gone altogether. "That's not the reason either. Don't lie to me little girl." I felt my hackles going up. "And don't interrogate me, old man.”
Source: Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection
“Abe swept in, resplendent in a gray and yellow suit that coordinated bafflingly well with Adrian's paint job.”
Source: Bloodlines
“Abe's face came back into focus. "Greetings, Zmey," I said weakly. Somehow, him being here didn't surprise me. "Nice of you to slither on in." He shook his head, wearing a rueful smile. "I think you've outdone me when it comes to sneaking around dark corners. I thought you were on your way back to Montana." "Next time, make sure you write a few more details into your bargains. Or just pack me up and send me back to the U. S. For real." "Oh," he said, "that's exactly what I intend to do." He kept smiling as he said it, but somehow, I had a feeling he wasn't joking.”
“Abel has left mathematicians enough to keep them busy for five hundred years.”
“Abel has left mathematicians something to keep them busy for five hundred years.”
“Abel. I can’t let you…sell your body.”
“The transaction is closer to a rental.”
Source: Defy the Stars
“Abel lifted her up - another gesture from former times, from when she'd been smaller - and carried her to the bathroom to find the Band-aid. Suddenly, Anna thought, she's growing up. One day, she'll be too big to be carried around like that. One day, he won't be able to hold onto her, she'll move on, and he'll be left all alone. Maybe the responsibility for Micha is more of an anchor than a burden. A lifeboat. A wooden plank to hold onto so you don't drown.”
Source: The Storyteller
“Abel Muranda fought off furious red ants with mandibles that could cut through a miser's padlock.”
Source: Sprout of Disruption
“Abel put his hands on her shoulders. "You're cold. You're shivering."
She nodded. "It's not important..."
"Sure it is," and then, in a very low voice, with a private kind of smile, he said, "Rose girl, I told you the branches would wither and you would freeze. You wanted to stay on board..."
Anna nodded. "I'm staying.”
Source: The Storyteller