B Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with B. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Bedevil the devil and devil be dammed. I fear no devil and bow to no man. - Adam Black”
“Bedeviled, human, your plight, in waking, is to choose from the words that even now sleep on your tongue, and to know that tangled among them and terribly new is the sentence that could change your life.”
“Bedford definitely stands out as a community that's designed to appease to a broader range of budgets and lifestyles. The opportunity for a diverse neighborhood that encourages community activity and social interaction is what we feel makes Bedford a model community in this industry.”
“Bedlam is empty, loonies rule government.”
Source: Sonnets From The Mountaintop
“Bedlam: an institution with a history so fearsome it gave its name to a synonym for chaos and pandemonium.”
“Bedouins believe their Heaven to be a lush paradise of trees and running water; mine was no different, though my sprinklers were timed.”
Source: Banker's Holiday: A Novel of Fiscal Irregularity
“Bedrooms are like crime scenes. So many clues to be uncovered.”
Source: Our Chemical Hearts
“Beds ain't for sleeping, and clothes ain't for bed.”
“Beds are not the right place for reading, watching TV, discussing daily issues or worrying about the future.
Beds are only good for two things that always go together:
Sleeping and pleasure!”
“Beds aren't for sleeping, and clothes aren't for bed.”
“Beds empty! No note! Car gone — could have crashed — out of my mind with worry — did you care? — never, as long as I’ve lived — you wait until your father gets home, we never had trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy —"
"Perfect Percy,” muttered Fred.
“YOU COULD DO WITH TAKING A LEAF OUT OF PERCY’S BOOK!” yelled Mrs. Weasley, prodding a finger in Fred’s chest. “You could have died, you could have been seen, you could have lost your father his job —”
It seemed to go on for hours. Mrs. Weasley had shouted herself hoarse before she turned on Harry, who backed away.
“I’m very pleased to see you, Harry, dear,” she said.”
Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“Beds last on an average much longer than marriages.”
Source: Whatever: A Novel
“Beds unmade for days on end, piled high with bedding crumpled and disordered from the weight of dreams, stood like deep boats waiting to sail into the dank and confusing labyrinths of some dark starless Venice.”
Source: The Street of Crocodiles
“Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.”
“Bedtime is fraught with fear and disappointment. When it is just me alone with my restless body and mind, I feel like the whole world is asleep and gone. It's very lonely. I am tired of being tired and talking about how tired I am.”
“Bedtime rituals for children ease the way to the elsewhere of slumber - teeth brushing and pajamas, the voice of a parent reading, the feel and smell of the old blanket or toy, the nightlight glowing in a corner.”
Source: Living, Thinking, Looking: Essays
“Bedtime stories were definitely a big part of my life because I was just so excited my father was talking to me.”
“Bedtime tales, myths, legends, fairy tales, lie the lessons and examples of what a Goddess would do.”
Source: Evolution of Goddess: A Modern Girl's Guide to Activating Your Feminine Superpowers
“Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.”
Source: The works of George Herbert
“Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“BEE QUEEN
Be not scared oh beetles of the earth
Be at peace for the Queen Bee flaps for the preys. Your safety abide oh Queen of the Bee for your grace is only for the bees.
The earth cry for empathy and your smiles brightened her fate
When darkness whispers, your glow splashes
Your beauty is like a thorn, it penetrates even the hardest feelings
Your nest awaits your grace oh Queen mother
Poem by Victor Vote for Yetunde Kayode
©️2021 by VVF”
“Bee stings are very educational”
“Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name?”
“Bee, why are you staring at me? I am not a flower??”
Source: Book of Haikus
“Beef also was difficult to be procured and exceedingly poor; the price nearly sixpence farthing per pound.”
Source: The Voyage of the Bounty
“Beef consommé or purée of spring vegetables," she read aloud. "I suppose I'll have the consommé."
"You'd choose weak broth over spring vegetables?"
"I've never had much of an appetite."
"No, just listen: the cook sends for a basket of ripe vegetables from the kitchen gardens- leeks, carrots, young potatoes, vegetable marrow, tomatoes- and simmers them with fresh herbs. When it's all soft, she purées the mixture until it's like silk, and finishes it with heavy cream. It's brought to the table in an earthenware dish and ladled over croutons fried in butter. You can taste the entire garden in every spoonful.”
Source: Devil's Daughter
“Beef is best served like steak:
Well done, get a gun in ya face.”
“Beef is not what Jay said to Nas;
Beef is when the working folks can't find jobs.”
“Beef is the soul of cooking.”
“Beef with raw quail egg tasted elegant and savage, perfect with some delicate pickled chives, slicked close like veins. Bluefish came slashed with a streak of hot oil that blistered the flesh in a caramel-colored scar. The herring was paired with a curried goat cheese curd with blueberry jam. The duck breast arrived sliced like sashimi, with a smear of fresh American horseradish.”
Source: Food Whore
“Beef. Yes. Roast beef. It's the Swedish term for beef that is roasted.”
“Beekeeping is farming for intellectuals.”
Source: A Book of Bees
“Beelden, zijnde driedimensionale objecten in plaats van tweedimensionale schilderijen, zijn echter dan schilderijen,” zei een heer. “Daarom zijn ze in staat een bedrieglijker illusie te creëren – dat wil zeggen dat beeldhouwkunst de hoogste kunstvorm is.”
“Daar ben ik het geheel mee oneens,” zei ik terwijl ik een paar stappen achter Galileo stond. Op het moment dat hij me herkende, strekte zijn glimlach zich helemaal uit tot de bult onder zijn oog. Hij opende hun kring om me naar voren te laten komen.
“Wat denkt de signorina?” spoorde een heer aan, alsof een dame die een mening durfde te uiten een noviteit was.
Ik kende deze mannen niet, maar ik stortte me in de discussie, hun kunstmatige manier van spreken aannemend. “Reliëf dat het gezichtsvermogen misleidt ligt net zozeer binnen het bereik van de schilderkunst als van de beeldhouwkunst omdat met schilderen alle kleuren van de natuur vorm kunnen worden gegeven, waar de beeldhouwkunst slechts licht en donker tot haar beschikking heeft. Hoewel de beeldhouwkunst diepte creëert die door aanraking wordt waargenomen, verwerft de schilderkunst diepte zonder dat voordeel. Daarin ligt de grotere uitdaging en derhalve haar superioriteit.”
“De signorina heeft gelijk,” bracht Galileo in. “Wat is er zo indrukwekkend aan het nabootsen van de beeldhouwster, de Natuur, door de natuur zelf, steen, te gebruiken om volume te creëren?” Hij wendde zich tot mij voor mijn instemming. “ Van de twee is de schilderkunst de superieure, maar om meer dan één reden. De schilderkunst, zijnde tweedimensionaal, staat verder van de realiteit, en hoe verder de middelen om na te bootsen staan van datgene wat nagebootst moet worden, des te bewonderenswaardiger de nabootsing zal zijn.”
Source: The Passion of Artemisia
“Beelzebub is the isolated part of the human being. This part or this real human being has been obscured by religious structures.”
“Beelzebub was surprised to note that Tarantula was actually quaking in those ridiculous boots she wore. He was once again reminded of how inexperienced she was in matters of The Surface.
“Tarantula,” he said mildly, “do not be so hard on yourself. As a tempter on The Surface you must be able to identify both the good and evil in your victims in order to determine which behaviors are best to foster. That is not a weakness. Unless, of course, you encourage the wrong type of behavior.”
She looked closely at Beelzebub. Was he hinting that he knew about her secret? This conversation had suddenly veered into dangerous territory.”
Source: The Temptation Project
“Been biting my tongue till it bleeds
cry over things I don't need.
My mother told me
pick your battles wisely
but you made me angry
at the world
so I chose them all.”
Source: I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry
“Been brainwashed since age 2
I only had imaginary friends
And still do
And they hate you”
“Been chatting much with Jared?" "We often have special moments where I come into a room and he immediately leaves," Kami said. "I treasure those times.”
Source: Untold (The Lynburn Legacy Book 2)
“Been doing tons of crunches since the lockdown began. Crunchn' these chips, this popcorn, these cashews, this cookie...”
Source: You Have a Superpower
“Been given preferential doesn’t mean you are important and others are not. Been made an essential on this lockdown doesn't mean you are excluded from being infected. Now people are competing to get infected by the virus. They are playing power games and trying to prove a point ,that they can reason and they can also get what they want. Meanwhile their lives are at stake here.
Its going to end in tears, not because of the lockdown being lifted, but because people don’t want to listen. People don’t want to do be told on what to do and people don’t want to follow orders or instructions on how they can save their lives.”
“Been having a fight with your blankets, Septimus?" A familiar voice echoed down the chimney. "Looks like you lost," the voice continued with a chuckle. "Not wise to take on a pair of blankets, lad. One, maybe, but two blankets always gang up on you. Vicious things, blankets.”
Source: Physik: Septimus Heap
“Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose 'em I never knew existed before.”
“Been looking for me long, Officer?" she asked in the most teasing voice she could muster.
But it felt forced.
And stupid.
And desperate.
And she was tired of being memorable.
Now she just wanted to go back into hiding.”
Source: The System Divine Trilogy (Boxed Set): Sky Without Stars; Between Burning Worlds; Suns Will Rise
“Been making love for hours and, baby, we're still going strong. Girl, this night is ours and I swear I feel it coming on. All I know is when we get through, I ain't going to be able to move.”
“Been meddling, have you?” Royce asked, looking around at the hive of activity. “You must admit they didn’t have much in the way of a defense plan,” Hadrian said, pausing to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Royce smiled at him. “You just can’t help yourself, can you?”
“Been practicing ever since I managed to tackle you. I figured there must be something to your idea about strong feelings."
"Yeah. They can be hard to manufacture on demand, though."
"So far I've managed okay."
"Thinking about my dad usually gets it done for me. What about you? What do you think about?"
He looked at me for a long moment before he said, "You."
I didn't expect that answer. "Me? Really? Do I frustrate you that much?"
"Kissing you," he clarified. "I think about kissing you."
Oh. "Oh. Really?" I stood up and bumped into the table. It moved.
Joe looked at it and smiled. "You thinking about kissing me?"
"Well I am now."
He got up and came toward me. "Good.”
Source: Restless Spirits
“Been riding broomsticks since she was fifteen.”
“Been sitting at home all weekend writing for MTV Movie Awards - unfortunately MTV won't let me do my strip routine ala Magic Mike.”
“Been stuck in airports, terrorized; sent to meetings, hypnotized; overexposed, commercialized. Handle me with care.”
“Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
Sold my soul and yeah, the truth hurts.”