B Quotes
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“By-and-by is easily said.”
“By... [selecting] the youths of genius from among the classes of the poor, we hope to avail the State of those talents which nature has sown as liberally among the poor as the rich, but which perish without use if not sought for and cultivated.”
Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private : published by the order of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, from the original manuscripts, deposited in the Department of State
“By...our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim; by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children that the hero is one who masters the art of shooting and the technique of killing...we have created an atmosphere in which violence and hatred have become popular pastimes.”
“By...WWII, I.G. Farben had become...part of the most gigantic and powerful cartel of all history...interlocking agreements...over 2,000 of them...In the US, the cartel had established important agreements with”
“Byatt’s carved her initials over and over. BW. BW. BW. She does that everywhere. On the bunk, on her desk in every class we had, on the trees in the grove by the water. Marking Raxter as hers, and sometimes I think if she asked, I’d let her do the same to me.”
Source: Wilder Girls
“Byd Manden paa samme Nadvær til Giæst,
Jeg veed dog du hannem behagelig est,
Saa lærr I sammen at snorke.
Du snuser, hand tygger, saa lever i toe,
Som Tiggere begge, med hiertelig Roe,
Og ingen kan anden beskylde.”
Source: The Trumpet of Nordland
“Bye Bye Binary!”
“Bye-bye. I'm off on a journey to the real world. 'Cause within this meta-reality what's real is this - my death.”
Source: Real World
“Bye-bye. Nice knowing you. But if you are waiting for that perfect idea to strike like lightning during a dust storm (I live in New Mexico), you could be waiting a long time. Ideas are everywhere. EVERYWHERE. I can’t walk to the bathroom without being hit with another idea. It’s what you DO with that idea that matters.
Here is your mantra: BICHOK, BICHOK, BICHOK
Translation: Butt in chair, hands on keys. Just write. Every stinking day.”
“Bye bye, plane. Bye bye weekend plans. (Eve)”
Source: How Dare You - Deadly December
“Bye, Felicia"-Victra au Julii”
Source: Morning Star
“Bye, ma'elskling."
She watched him walk away, down the alley.
"Same to you," she called.
Ma'elskling. My precious.”
Source: Mist
“Bye, Maggie.’ I pulled his hand from my hair and kissed his palm. I couldn't bear to look at his face. ‘Sorry,’ I whispered.
Then I spun and raced for the car. The door on the passenger side was open and waiting. I threw my backpack over the headrest and slid in, slamming the door behind me. ‘Take care of Mr. Anderson!’ I turned to shout out the window, but Marcel was nowhere in sight.
As Olivia stomped on the gas and with the tires screeching like human screams-spun us around to face the road, I caught sight of a shred of white near the edge of the trees. A piece of a shoe. HATE- WE MADE OUR FLIGHT WITH SECONDS TO SPARE, AND THEN the true torture began.
The plane sat idle on the tarmac while the flight attendants strolling-so casually- up and down the aisle, patting the bags in the overhead compartments to make sure everything fit. The pilots leaned out of the cockpit, chatting with them as they passed.
Olivia's hand was hard on my shoulder, holding me in my seat while I bounced anxiously up and down.
‘It's faster than running,’ she reminded me in a muffled voice.
I just nodded in time with my bouncing.”
Source: Nevaeh Hard to Let Go
“Bye, Bye Miss American Pie, drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. Good old boys drinking whiskey and rye, singing, this'll be the day that I die.”
“Bye, bye! I'm from Colombia! I'm Sofia Vergara!”
“Bye, Tess. haunt me if you like. I don't mind.”
Source: Before I Die
“Bye-bye, Elan. P.S., Next time you implicate someone falsely, try to pick a pacifist.”
“Bygones"
The weatherman says heavy rain,
instead it dribbles like an old man
unable to urinate.
In the small orbit of the car,
daylight clings to my collar, simmers in sweat, but I shall drive despite this meridian fry.
I travel in the tremble of tin and tires.
Up ahead, Barron Lake, your lost butterfly locket, Woodport, the warm rocks before the dive.
The sun legs gently over the turbine hills, and always with a little luck I find your house, where torn cotton knits dry on an iron gate, and a vintage bicycle sinks in the garden.
Over rum we discuss the length of our severance, agree to let bygones vanish amid the fray. Then kisses wheedle the lower back down till daybreak quiet as cat paws... treads the bedroom floor.”
“Byl jsem tady ve čtvrtek,
Ty jsi tady nebyl,
tak jsem zase hned utek,
strašně jsem se zlobil.”
Source: Celý den drobně prší: Výbor z deníků 1920-1937
“Byla neurčitelná a nezařaditelná, jako by ji úplne nepojímala žádná národnost a třída, jako by se příroda jednou pokusila vytvořit samostatnou nezávislou a svobodnou bytost, někoho, kdo nepatří do žádné vrstvy a k žádnému původu...její pýcha byla jíná než těch, kdo si zakládají na své hodnosti, původu, majetku...byla hrdá na tu ušlechtilou divokost, která již přebývala v srdci a v nervech jako nějaký jed a dědicství...Nebylo možné ji urazit, nebylo možné ji postavit před situaci, před níž by couvla, nesnášela omezování v jakémkoli smyslu slova. A znala ješte něco, co se v ženských charakterech objevuje vzácně: znala vnitřní odpovědnost vyplývající z lidské důstojnosti.”
Source: Embers
“Byla to noc, kdy i nejveselejšího člověka může navštívit lítost, aniž působí příliš nepřiměřeně; kdy se citlivým osobám láska mění v úzkost, naděje klesá v pochybnost a víra v naději.”
Source: Far From the Madding Crowd
“Bypass surgery, angioplasty,and even diagnostic angiograms are so over used that, in my opinion, it constitutes criminal behaviour by the cardiologists and surgeons involved. Well controlled scientific studies have shown bypass surgery simply doesn't work, except to relieve severe chest pain. Those who have the surgery didn't even have a trend of longevity benefit compared to those treated without it. Yet, each year hundreds of thousands cave into the obvious fear tactics used by agressive heart doctors and submit to the bypass operation”
“Bypass the authoritocracy. Don't go to interviews looking for validation from others. Instead, develop your talent stack and search for teams who need you.”
“Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very fast.”
Source: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very fast. People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are often given to wonder what's so great about point A that so many people from point B are so keen to get there and what's so great about point B that so many people from point A are so keen to get there. They often wish that people would just once and for all work out where the hell they wanted to be.”
Source: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story
“Bypassing the issue does not solve the root causes of that issue, it just makes a person feel better until the issue reappears in different ways or in different parts of the body.”
Source: The Tea Shop
“Byproduct of the circulation of commodities, human circulation considered as a form of consumption, tourism comes down fundamentally to the freedom to go and see what has become banal. The economic planning of the frequenting of different places is already in itself the guarantee of their equivalence. The same modernization that has withdrawn the element of time from journeying, has also withdrawn the reality of space.”
Source: The Situationists and the City: A Reader
“Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a lot of strikes, worked it inside and out, threw breaking balls for strikes behind in the count.”
“Byrd, the former Klu [sic] Klux Klan Kleagle, is taking a stand over states' rights, or his rights over State, or some such. Whatever the reason, the sight of an old Klansman blocking a little colored girl from Birmingham from getting into her office contributed to the general retro vibe that hangs around the Democratic Party these days.”
“Byrnes... was concerned about Russia's postwar behavior. Russian troops had moved into Hungary and Rumania, and Byrnes thought it would be very difficult to persuade Russia to withdraw her troops from these countries, that Russia might be more manageable if impressed by American military might, and that a demonstration of the bomb might impress Russia.”
“Byron is an atheist and does not believe in life after death. We are haunted by ourselves, he says, and that is enough for any man.”
Source: Frankissstein: A Love Story
“Byron is one tough guy and he can play through just about anything. I know he will be ready to go on Sunday.”
“Byron owed the vast influence which he exercised over his contemporaries at least as much to his gloomy egotism as to the real power of his poetry.”
“Byron says he won't go there. He give Kenny and Joey a story about "Wool Pooh," the supposed evil twin of Winnie-the-Pooh. They believe him, but Kenny still wants to go.”
“Byron: The luxuries of this place have made me soft.The metal point's gone from my pen, there's nothing left but the feather.
Gutman:That may be true.But what can you do about it?
Byron:Make a departure.
Gutman:From yourself?
Byron:From my present self to myself as I used to be!
Gutman:That's the furthest departure a man could make!”
“Byråkratisk apati är värre än byråkratisk korruption.”
Source: Woman Over World: The Novel
“Bystanders wandered in and out of the merchant's stall, passing the time, talking of dreams they might purchase. Workers and slaves stooped from labor asked timidly for dreams of wine and ease. Women asked for dreams of love, and men for dreams of women.”
Source: The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World
“Bytet kommer, bytet går.”
Source: Equidae
“BYU takes on defending national champion Florida State in the Pigskin Classic in Jacksonville, Fla., eight days after announcing that the 2000 season would be his last before retirement: I do know this, that I'm finally a little bit more relieved than I've been for some time. Patti (his wife) and I have talked about it a lot and came to that conclusion (to retire). I had a feeling of serenity, if you will. In fact, I was feeling so serene that I put in a film of Florida State, and that got me out of that mood in a hurry.”
“BYU takes on defending national champion Florida State in the Pigskin Classic in Jacksonville, Fla., eight days after announcing that the 2000 season would be his last before retirement: We looked at it. We knew it would make things tougher. But how many chances does anyone get to play Florida State? It was too good to pass up.”
“Być dobrym, to znaczy być w harmonii z samym sobą. Dysonans to w tym przypadku przymus pozostania w harmonii z innymi.”
Source: The Picture Of Dorian Gray
“Być może prawdziwa wolność jest zawsze okupiona samotnością.”
Source: Wyspa Mgieł
“Była to kiedyś trasa przelotowa N-S, bardzo uczęszczana.
Gdzie dziś środkiem bieży ścieżka – jezdnia okolona szerokimi chodnikami, gdzie czasem z rzadka przemyka pojedyncza taksówka – tam nie tak dawno tłoczyły się tramwaje, autobusy, taksówki, dorożki. Jednym słowem – Broadway. Teraz w weekendy, kiedy ulica zmienia się w deptak, odbywają się odpusty – jak to na wsi – a tam wszystko od kiełbasy przez miód do folklorystycznych bibelotów (stare „dobre” oscypki, frywolitki, drewniane figurki, upominki dla zakochanych, dla piwoszy, palaczy oraz na srebrne wesele).
Lekką ręką zlikwidowano jedną z najważniejszych (Towarowa, Jana Pawła, Marszałkowska – Nowy Świat – Krakowskie) arterii przelotowych. Co zyskano – nic. Kamienne ławki, kwietniki i stojaki na rowery. Stracono przelot – na Żoliborz – przez Miodową z trudem przebity przez plac Krasińskich przed wojną. Lata temu stracono również niezapomniany dźwięk kopyt końskich bijących w drewnianą kostkę nawierzchni. Nie mówię o kilkudziesięciu sklepach, co pamiętają Wokulskiego. Stracono też parę kin (m.in. Studio, małe i duże Collosseum, Majestic, Europa, Pan, Casino), których nie odbudowano przy odrestaurowywaniu Nowego Światu.”
Source: Nic się nie stało
“Byłbym fatalnym ojcem, gdybyś pewnego dnia chciał ze mną o tym porozmawiać i miał poczucie, że drzwi są zamknięte albo za mało otwarte.”
“Było to fascynujące, szczególnie sklepy z artykułami papierniczymi - na nie mogłabym patrzeć bez końca. Rose twierdzi, że to najnudniejsze sklepy na świecie, poza, być może, rzeźnikiem. (Nie rozumiem, jak można nazwać sklepy rzeźnicze "nudnymi"; są zbyt pełne okrucieństwa).”
Source: I Capture The Castle
“Były w nim pasje, które poszukują dla siebie straszliwego ujścia, sny, które uczynią realnymi cienie swego zła.”
Source: The Picture Of Dorian Gray
“Bâton des exilés, lampe des inventeurs,
Confesseur des pendus et des conspirateurs,
Ô Satan, prends pitié de ma longue misère!
Père adoptif de ceux qu'en sa noire colère
Du paradis terrestre a chassés Dieu le Père,
Ô Satan, prends pitié de ma longue misère!”
Source: Les Fleurs Du Mal
“Bär dina sår som en krona, Sår är en källa till gudomligt ljus.”
Source: Världsviking: Gudomlig Poesi
“Bär godhet, inte gevär.”
Source: Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier
“Bé cho rằng chữ nghĩa thay đổi được con người nhưng rượu còn quyền năng hơn, nó biến đổi được người đã sành chữ nghĩa.”
Source: Khói trời lộng lẫy