D Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with D. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Don't murmur and rebel in your hour of adversity. Trust in God in every trial.”
“Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.”
Source: Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001
“Don't need a degree in rocket science to do this job.”
Source: Escape from Furnace 1: Lockdown
“Don't need a gun to blow your mind”
“Don't need cars cause we've learned to fly on Saturn.”
“Don't need to say please to no man for a happy tune.”
“Don't neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.”
Source: Aesop's fables
“Don't neglect the gold in your own back yard.”
“Don't neglect your critical faculties. Remember that God is a rational God, who has made us in His own image. God invites and expects us to explore His double revelation, in nature and Scripture, with the minds He has given us, and to go on in the development of a Christian mind to apply His marvellous revealed truth to every aspect of the modern and post-modern world.”
“Don't neglect your spiritual reading. - Reading has made many saints.”
“Don't never drop your head. Don't never feel like you counted out.”
“Don't never follow your first mind, cause that's the one that's wrong. 'Cause the Devil beats God to you every time.”
“Don't never participate in no bad scenes, he reminded himself; that was his motto in life.”
Source: A Scanner Darkly
“Don't nobody like a man they can't figure.”
Source: Before I Forget
“Don't nurse your dreams, Rosy. You can't help having them, but don't nurse them. If you nurse your dreams, they tend to come true.”
“Don't obey God to get things. Obey God to get God. He is your shield and your very great reward.”
“Don't obey if your heart tells you the order is wrong.”
“Don't object so much, you'll live longer.”
“Don't observe yourself too closely. Don't be too quick to draw conclusions from what happens to you; simply let it happen.”
Source: Letters to a Young Poet
“Don't obsess over risks. Keep your focus on positive outcomes.”
“Don't offer God partnership when he wants penitence. Don't present him with lip service when He wants your life.”
“Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.”
“Don't only practise your art, but force your way into its secrets.”
“Don't open that door," she said. "The hallway is full of difficult dreams." And I asked her: "How do you know?" And she told me: "Because I was there a moment ago and I had to come back when I discovered I was sleeping on my heart.”
“Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way.”
“Don't operate on the heart with a hatchet.”
“Don't order any black things. Rejoice in his memory; and be radiant: leave grief to the children. Wear violet and purple. Be patient with the poor people who will snivel: they don't know; and they think they will live for ever, which makes death a division instead of a bond.”
“Don't order any of the faerie food," said Jace, looking at her over the top of his menu. "It tends to make humans a little crazy. One minute you're munching a faerie plum, the next minute you're running naked down Madison Avenue with antlers on your head. Not," he added hastily, "that this has ever happened to me.”
Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls
“Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.”
“Don't organize for any other purpose than mutual benefit to the employer and the employee.”
“Don't organize in the spirit of antagonism; that should be beneath your consideration.”
“Don't outline your stories. A lot of fiction workshops say you should. I say the opposite. I quote Grace Paley: "We write what we don't know we know."”
“Don't over analyze your relationships.”
“Don't over-analyze your marriage; it's like yanking up a fragile indoor plant every 20 minutes to see how its roots are growing.”
“Don't over-react to the trouble makers.”
“Don't overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.”
“Don't overcomplicate God's will. Just stay connected to Jesus. Love Him. Look into His eyes. He will lead. Follow. Repeat.”
“Don't overdo it, don't underdo it. Do it just on the line.”
“Don't overdo the booze especially while flying - just because it's there doesn't mean you need to drink it. Everything in moderation.”
“Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.”
“Don't overload Gratitude; if you do, she'll kick.”
Source: The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac
“Don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones.”
Source: Complete Life's Little Instruction Book: 1,560 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life
“Don't overlook the significance of your smallest opportunities for civilized behavior throughout each day. The future has no bigger moments than we experience right now. The world changes for the better with every act of kindness, and for the worse with every act of cruelty. The future is nothing grander than the very next moment, and it arrives solely from the present.”
Source: It's a Meaningful Life: It Just Takes Practice
“Don't overpluck your eyebrows. A make-up artist told me this once, and I've always remembered it.”
“Don't overstate Fox News. It's still much smaller than the least of the network niches.”
“Don't overthink things in front of you. I fit moves you, shoot it. If it's fun, shoot it. If you've never seen it before, shoot it.”
“Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.”
“Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.”
Source: New Collected Poems
“Don't paint the apple; paint the red.”
“Don't panic and lose hope even if there's a mountain in your pathtalk to the One who created the mountains.”