F Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with F. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Finish your stories! Read a lot!”
“Finish, good lady; the bright day is done, And we are for the Dark.”
“Finish. The difference between being a writer and being a person of talent is the discipline it takes to apply the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair and finish. Don't talk about doing it. Do it. Finish.”
“Finish: Even if you run a slower than expected time, you succeed in any marathon when you finish.”
“Finished crap can be edited. Unfinished greatness languishes forever. The only bad writing is the thing you didn't write!”
“Finished ought to be an F-word for all of us. We are all works in progress. Each day presents an opportunity to learn more, do more, be more, grow more in our lives and careers.”
“Finished persons are very common - people who are closed up, quite satisfied that there is little more to learn”
Source: The Art Spirit
“Finished products are for decadent minds.”
Source: Second foundation
“Finished things cease to be a shelter for the spirit; but work in progress is a delight.”
Source: Sketchbook 1946-1949
“Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time
All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify
Can you help me, occupy my brain?”
“Finished, it's finished, nearly finished, it must be nearly finished. Grain upon grain, one by one, and one day, suddenly, there's a heap, a little heap, the impossible heap. I can't be punished any more. I'll go now to my kitchen, ten feet by ten feet by ten feet, and wait for him to whistle me. Nice dimensions, nice proportions, I'll lean on the table, and look at the wall, and wait for him to whistle me.”
Source: Endgame and Act Without Words
“Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.”
“Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.”
Source: The Business of Life
“Finishing a painting demands a heart of steel: everything requires a decision, and I find difficulties where I least expect them... It is at such moments that one fully realizes one's own weaknesses.”
“Finishing a song is definitely the hardest part. It's, you know, you can polish it forever and then whittle it down into something it wasn't and be like, "I need to build it back up," which is why some tracks have 400 versions. But I guess you know when it's done when...I have a maximalist approach to sound when I can't find any more space to put new sounds.”
“Finishing books - and leaving the world you've created - is always a kind of emotionally wrenching experience. I usually cry.”
“Finishing food is about the tiny touches. In the last seconds you can change everything.”
“Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.”
“Finishing is torture... There's always some newly seen flaw. But the little glimpses of beauty between the anxiety make it worth it.”
“Finishing large projects can result in a mild or severe thud of depression. The scariest part about completing any demanding project is that irrespective of how exhausting the labor might be the work also arrests a person’s attention. Working passionately is akin to a person consenting to a kidnaping. A person engaged in performing a princely task feels whisked away on a captivating voyage of undetermined final destination. At times, I wondered if the only thing that actually kept me going is the work of crafting sentences. Writing sentences is contagious. Finishing a sentence infects a person with a desire to write another sentence. The feverish rash of writing spread until it consumed all my resources. Once I stop writing, I will need to find a new reason to awaken each day.”
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
“Finishing off someone’s sentence is annoying, even if you have guessed correctly. Add to that rude, if they stutter.”
“Finishing overall champion at the World Series in both the individual and synchro events has given me great confidence and I'm pleased I've been diving with consistency.”
“Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.”
“Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.”
“Finishing up my bath, I wrapped myself in a towel upon getting out of the shower. I went over to the mirror that was fogged from the steam in the atmosphere. With my hand, I swiped over it to get a full view of my face. I just stood there and stared at myself. I barely even recognized the woman I was looking at, anymore. I looked like a woman whose nose got opened up. I was feeling myself and didn’t know how to stop it. I was changing for the worst, and it wasn’t fair to my husband or the life-long vows we made to each other. What I was doing wasn’t an act of death, but if I didn’t stop, it would certainly due us apart.'
*I guess this is what happens when the flesh wants what it wants.*”
Source: I Don't Wanna Be A Murderer: A BWWM Standalone of Love & Betrayal
“Finishing up my bath, I wrapped myself in a towel upon getting out of the shower. I went over to the mirror that was fogged from the steam in the atmosphere. With my hand, I swiped over it to get a full view of my face. I just stood there and stared at myself. I barely even recognized the woman I was looking at, anymore. I looked like a woman whose nose got opened up. I was feeling myself and didn’t know how to stop it. I was changing for the worst, and it wasn’t fair to my husband or the life-long vows we made to each other. What I was doing wasn’t an act of death, but if I didn’t stop, it would certainly due us apart.
*I guess this is what happens when the flesh wants what it wants.*
_Bijou La Valentna, I Don't Wanna Be A Murderer”
Source: I Don't Wanna Be A Murderer: A BWWM Standalone of Love & Betrayal
“Finishing work makes you a man, finishing difficult work makes you a hero.”
“Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life; they are played in order to be won, which is when they end. But infinite games are more mysterious. Their object is not winning but ensuring the continuation of play. The rules may change, the boundaries may change, even the participants may change—as long as the game is never allowed to come to an end. It is Shredder vs. Soul Surfer, Finite Player vs. Infinite Player.”
Source: Beyond the Fringe: My Experience with Extended Intelligence
“Finite mind cannot comprehend infinity.”
“Finite-minded players do not like surprises and fear any kind of disruption. Things they cannot predict or cannot control could upset their plans and increase their chances of losing. The infinite-minded player, in contrast, expects surprises, even revels in them, and is prepared to be transformed by them. They embrace the freedom of play and are open to any possibility that keeps them in the game. Instead of looking for ways to react to what has already happened, they look for ways to do something new. An infinite perspective frees us from fixating on what other companies are doing, which allows us to focus on a larger vision. Instead of reacting to how new technology will challenge our business model, for example, those with infinite mindsets are better able to foresee the applications of new technology.”
Source: The Infinite Game
“Finite to fail, but infinite to venture.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated)
“Finite versus Infinite Naskar (Sonnet 2672)
Can I get my brain back now,
if you're done hijacking it!
"You're welcome to it, as if
it'll make any difference whatsoever,
you yourself have admitted that everything you write from thought is dull, that's why I took over in the first place!"
I admit, I said that, nevertheless, do not underestimate rational thought, it may not come up with magical lines and equations, but it does achieve a great deal with sheer devotion and tedious scrutiny.
Every potential transcendental idea still needs rational thought afterwards to be executed in the mortal world - alright, rational thought is nowhere near as radiant as what might be called divine inspiration, nevertheless, it has its irreplaceable place in society.
Besides, I let you take over because I'd already made my contributions to rationality like any other scientist during my first few years, that was when I didn't know you existed, I had read stories about you, but didn't actually think that you'd turn me into yet another flute, like you once did to my brother Jalal long time ago!”
Source: With Love From A Blue Rock
“Finjamos que soy feliz,
triste pensamiento, un rato...”
“Finland has produced so many brilliant distance runners because back home it costs $2.50 a gallon for gas.”
“Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're free.”
“Finland must not be allowed to disappear off the map.”
“Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources.”
“Finlay was the godfather of a problem that's rampant everywhere today. He called the people who made his work 'collaborators'... nowadays it's 'fabricators'... talented people who are grateful, desperate and thwarted. There's plenty of them.”
“Finley is going over to get a new piece of bat.”
“Finley quirked an eyebrow. "Eye candy?" Sounds like a miserable job."
Arek shrugged, sipping his champagne. "The benefits are great." He smiled at Laney...”
Source: A Wolf's Hunger
“Finn always called it Enna's Stream. He tended to refer to most anything as belonging to her--Enna's Meadow, Enna's Mountain. When he referred to Yasid as Enna's Kingdom, she said, "Isn't that your heart?" Finn smiled and kissed her hand. Isi rolled her eyes. "Oh you two are impossible." Enna laughed. "This coming from the girl who calls her husband 'sweet little bunny boy'?" Isi blushed. "That was just once.”
“Finn crossed his arms and glared at Volusian. It was kind of a bold move, considering Finn looked like a cartoon character and Volusian looked like he ate the souls of small children. For all I knew, he probably did.”
Source: Richelle Mead Dark Swan Bundle: Storm Born, Thorn Queen, Iron Crowned & Shadow Heir
“Finn did what he always did when confronted by an angry woman—he checked out her boobs.”
Source: Venom: An Elemental Assassin Book
“Finn fell asleep draped in Kittens and dreamed that the corn walked the earth on skinny white roots, liked to joke with the crows, and wasn't afraid of anything.”
Source: Bone Gap
“Finn, it's high school. It's an ecosystem, and you just stot right to the top of the food pyramid!”
Source: If Only I Had Told Her
“Finn leaped from his horse to greet Enna, and she entwined herself into him, their arms around each other, their faces close. Thoug they did not kiss, Rin thought that the way they looked at each other was even more intimate. 'Let's get married,' Enna was saying with yearning in her voice. 'Please, let's get married right now.' Finn put his face into her neck and whispered something that made her hum.”
“Finn let out a low whistle. “You’re mated to one of the kitty cats? I would’ve sworn you’d find some submissive little thing or a mean motherfucker of a wolf. Never in a million years could I see you with a slick-talking feline like him.”
Source: Forged Alliances
“Finn looped an arm around Callie's waist and waited.
"Are we in big trouble?"
Verdie nodded seriously. "Yes, you are. First thing is, this ain't my place nomore and it ain't my business to fuss at ya'll, but I love that kid and I can't stand to see him cry. My dad gave me a bit of advice when our boys were little that I'm about to give ya'll. You're going to argue, but it's your argument, not his. Don't let him see it and don't go to bed angry with each other. We got enough of a feud goin' on all around us. We don't need one inside the walls of the house. Now let's go have some cookies." Finn gave Callie a gentle squeeze, "Sounds like good advice to me.”
Source: Cowboy Boots for Christmas: Cowboy Not Included
“Finn made a gurgling noise from his throat that didn’t sound exactly like choking, but then again, I’d never seen anyone being poisoned before. I was standing over him, ready to do CPR, when I noticed that he wasn’t choking; he was laughing.”
Source: Lost in Ireland
“Finn never looks more excited - he just gets faster. Finns are generally slow-moving creatures.”
Source: The Scorpio Races