B Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with B. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Because half a dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the field ring with their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray, to not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field; that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little, shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome insects of the hour.”
Source: Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches
“Because handsomeness is always accompanied by vanity.And I suppose ugliness is accompanied by a wealth of virtues?”
“Because happiness is not where I am . . . it's who I'm with.”
Source: Winter Turning
“Because happiness itself is a mythical construct, a dream you humans tell yourselves to get through each day. It is the moon, and you, like the sun, pursue it relentlessly, chasing it around and around, getting nowhere.”
Source: The Forbidden Wish
“Because hate doesn't just touch the intended target, it spreads to every person who witnesses it.”
Source: Here to Stay
“Because hate's just the flip side of love. Like heads and tails on a dime. If you don't know what it feels like to love someone, how would you know what hate is? One can't exist without the other.”
Source: Lone Wolf: A Novel
“Because having your story told as a woman, as a person of color, as a lesbian, as a trans person, or as any member of any disenfranchised community, is sadly often still a radical idea. There is so much power in storytelling, and there is enormous power in inclusive storytelling, in inclusive representations.”
“Because he (the Sage) demands no honor, he will never be dishonored.”
“Because he (the Sage) opposes no one, no one in the world can oppose him.”
“Because He came to earth, we have a perfect example to follow. As we strive to become more like Him, we will have joy and happiness in our lives and peace each day of the year. It is His example which, if followed, stirs within us more kindness and love, more respect and concern for others.”
“Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust.”
Source: His Excellency: George Washington
“Because he'd tasted the suffering of unanswered yearning and understood the pain of lovers separated, Gu Mang tenderly refused to let others experience it too. But he had fallen in love and gotten attached—and, with one move, forsaken the love of his life.”
Source: Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 6
“Because he deserves a second chance,” Love said. “Everyone does. My enchantress transformed the outer man to transform the inner. His suffering will teach him kindness and compassion. He’ll find his heart again.”
Source: Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book
“Because he did not have time to read every new book in his field, the great Polish anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski used a simple and efficient method of deciding which ones were worth his attention: Upon receiving a new book, he immediately checked the index to see if his name was cited, and how often. The more "Malinowski" the more compelling the book. No "Malinowski", and he doubted the subject of the book was anthropology at all.”
“Because he doesn't want girls that want him. Because he grew weary of desire and developed a taste for causing shame.”
Source: Ninth House
“Because He freely owned my guilt I may freely own my sin. Guilty as charged, and yet, not guilty at all.”
“Because he had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars.”
Source: On the Road
“Because he had not done what she, with her heart in her mouth, had hoped he would do, which was to be a man: deny everything, and swear on his life it was not true, and grow indignant at the false accusation, and shout curses at this ill-begotten society that did not hesitate to trample on one's honor, and remain imperturbable even when forced with crushing proofs of his disloyalty.”
“Because he had nothing to hide, he did perhaps appear to have forfeited a little of his strength. But that is the irony of honesty.”
“Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a man is jealous of his own car, house, wardrobe, or salary.”
“Because he has money he's a kind of god. Because I have none I'm a kind of worm. A worm because I've failed and I have no money. A worm because I'm not even sure if I hate you.”
Source: After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie
“Because he has the best equipment in the City and he knows how to use it!”
Source: Magic Bleeds
“Because he is a living divinity, when he acts, the universe acts.”
Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu
“Because he is good and kind,” she explained softly, then went on. “Because he treats me like a princess. Because he makes me laugh. Because he makes me happy. Because he took the trouble to read to me when I could not read to myself. Because he fed me and gave me wine when I could not eat or drink at balls. Because when he kisses me my toes curl, and when he makes love to me I cannot contain my passion.”
Source: Love Is Blind
“Because he is; that is, because he is an infinitely glorious, good, wise, holy, powerful, righteous, self-subsisting , self-sufficient , and all-sufficient being; the fountain and author of all being and good; the first cause, last end, and sovereign Lord of all; therefore, he is to be worshipped: therefore, are we to admire, adore, and love him; to praise, to trust and to fear him.”
Source: A Discourse Concerning the Holy Spirit: Wherein an Account is Given of His Name, Nature, Personality, Dispensation, Operations and Effects. Also the Nature and Necessity of Gospel Holiness, and the Difference Between Grace and Morality
“Because he KNEW he was doing wrong. He felt the PAIN of his actions'-- 'But he did not amen them,' shows the Sky. 'The rest are worth as much as their pack animals,' I show, 'but worst is the one who knows better and does NOTHING.”
“Because he knew the best way to get what he wanted was to break down what made us strongest. And our friendships were what made us strong.”
Source: The Peach Keeper
“Because he knows you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance, just to keep the world from running you plumb crazy. He knows there's a painful side; he knows my thumb smarts and his girlfriend has a bruised breast and the doctor is losing his glasses, but he won't let the pain blot out the humor no more'n he'll let the humor blot out the pain.”
Source: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
“Because." He leaned forward, his hand slipping up her back to unerringly trace the scar tissue of the design burned there, now concealed under the robe. "Someone drew you wings a long time ago and you've been trying to decide whether to fly away ever since." "And because when I look at you, I think you're a gift from God.”
Source: Ice Queen
“Because he listened to you. When everything in him told him to fight, he listened." Mr. Tzaddik's kind brown eyes met hers. "Loving a warrior is not easy. I pray our Lord Jesus will strengthen you for the journey”
Source: Crown of Souls
“Because He lives, I can face tomorrow. Because He lives, all fear is gone.”
“Because He moves against faults, God is said to be angered, although He is moved by no disturbance of equanimity.”
“Because he needed a friend so desperately, he never found one.”
Source: Catch-22
“Because he never underestimates the cruelty of those we face”
Source: Mockingjay (part III of The Hunger Games Trilogy) by Collins, Suzanne on 25/08/2010 1st (first) edition
“Because he refused to adopt a defeatist attitude, he overcame the obstacles in his path.”
Source: Life on the Edge: A Young Adult's Guide to a Meaningful Future
“Because he’s the one pure, beautiful thing untainted by ugliness,” he repeated his same words from the shower. “And we love him for it.”
Source: Nightfall
“because he's Will”
Source: The Amber Spyglass
“Because, he says, it hurts to think about things that you can't have or help. S'better not to think about it.”
Source: Carry On
“Because he should want to be in a relationship with me! I’m friggin’ awesome.”
Source: The Between the Covers New Adult 6-Book Boxed Set: Wait for You, Losing It, Taking Chances, A Little Too Far, Rule, and Foreplay
“Because he sounded so lost-the Eric I knew had never been one to do anything other than assume others should serve him-I patted around under the covers for his hand. When I found it, I slid my own over it. His palm was turned up to meet my palm, and his fingers clasped mine. And though I would not have thought it possible to go to sleep holding hands with a vampire, that's exactly what I did.”
Source: Dead To The World: A True Blood Novel
“Because he stinks on the power play. He stinks. I don't know why. I wish I could put him on the power play, but every time I put him on, he stinks.”
“Because he that lacks knowledge about his enemy will find himself sitting in total defeat where bondage and misery reigns and rules.”
Source: Fire Prayers: Building Arsenals That Destroy Satanic Kingdoms
“Because he treats the world as rather empty and ignores the interrelatedness of all things (so stupefying to thought and action), administrative man can make decisions with relatively simple rules of thumb that do not make impossible demands upon his capacity for thought.”
“Because...” he used to cradle his daughter in his arms every morning and often they would exchange soft nuances “...if you can dream it, if you can see it in your visions at night, if you can feel it in your soul, it’s yours! And it never really belonged to anyone else, in the first place! It was always yours!” Viera returned her scroll to the drawer and closed it, she kissed the compass around her neck and climbed into her bed under the warm quilts, the candle flame crackled and the memories of her father’s arms around her embraced her there in bed and his deep, hoarse voice resounded in her ears; “... and if you chance upon a treasure that is yours and it happens to be in the possession of someone else, it’s not very wrong to take what is yours, to take what you dreamed, what you saw in your visions at night, what you felt visit you in your spirit! Sure, it’s not lawful, but aye aye my little one, listen to me when I tell you that the best things in life are not under the laws of any sort! For which law created love? Which law created courage? The best things, the real things, are the things that are not measured by any man’s laws! Fear is the only thing that any law has ever created! And what kind of pirates would we all be if we were afraid of any of our fears, even a little!”
“Because he wanted nothing from her; this was a generous, expansive feeling, unattached to the possibility of gratification; it was the simple happiness that came from knowing that one particular person was alive in the world”
Source: Longbourn
“Because he was English and that's what the English do under stress: they drink tea.”
Source: My Lady Jane
“Because he was leaving Liberia, Chris had tried selling his Italian made, Vespa motor-scooter. It had seen a lot of use and I know that he didn’t buy it new, but it ran and was transportation for him. ‘I’ll give you fifty for it.” I said. “The hell you will,” was his curt reply, “One hundred and fifty makes it yours.” “Don't make me laugh; it's not worth the fifty I'm offering.” I could see his face turn beet-red knowing that I had him over a barrel. “Tell you what Chris, let's cut it in half and depart friends.” I offered. I don’t think he could believe his good luck, as he was quick to accept. “Done,” he said “but you pay the taxes and license!” Of course I knew that these charges were mine but I pretended to groan anyway. With the deal done I was now the proud owner of the motor scooter. Right after the license was transferred, I rode it into a backyard body shop and had it cleaned up and painted bright red. No longer would I have to depend on a taxi or others for transportation. I was free to zip here and there at will. From now on it was the first thing off and the last thing onto the ship. I had Bo-Bo Ben, the ship’s carpenter, make a cradle to secure it and had brackets welded to the main deck behind the house, to lash it down. It still left enough elbow-room for the crew to fish off the stern.”
“Because he wasn't like Nadia Niverman's husband, who took the ugliness of his hangovers out on his wife. Eric was one of those I call the pros of the bottle. People who know how to spread a slow, day-long binge of hard liquor, who don't let anything show because they never actually get drunk. Even if he seemed like a good guy, there's always a toll to be paid to your dark side. We all wear a mask to hide the worst part of ourselves. Eric's was peppermints.”
Source: L'ipotesi del male
“Because he's a character who's looking for his own identity, [He-Man is]
an interesting role for an actor.”
“Because He's near, we dont have to be anxious or feel out of control. We have peace that rises above any circumstance!”