F Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with F. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Fires will rage in California. And I'll wake from nightmares of lions at my tent. And I'll feel like a crazy person when I talk to people about the trail. And I'll ache to come back.”
Source: Americana
“Fireside happiness, to hours of ease Blest with that charm, the certainty to please.”
Source: Poems
“Firestar huffed. “His name is Pinestar,” he meowed. “He was the leader of ThunderClan before Bluestar’s predecessor. He’s also Tigerstar’s father. Your grandfather,” he added, glancing at Bramblepaw (who looked stunned) and Tawnypaw (who looked equal parts incredulous and angry). “And he still hasn’t told me how long he’s been standing there.”
Pinestar shrugged. “You appeared to have the situation well in hand.”
Firestar stared, flabbergasted, and reached for the single phrase he could think of. He barely knew what it meant - it was a term that he remembered from his earliest days as a kittypet. But it felt good to say, and, if the affront on Pinestar's face was anything to go by, it was as effective an insult as any other.
“You fucker.”
Source: A False Shadow
“firestar: jayfeather what does mallow look like? jayfeather: i dont know, ive never seen any”
“Firestarters are able to make associations between similar situations and use lessons learned from one sphere of their lives to inform actions and thoughts in seemingly unrelated situations. They look for patterns of success, and then they pounce on situations that have proven to be generators of that success.”
Source: Firestarters: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life
“Firestarters are flexible. They recognize situational needs and are able to flow into the accessible role identity most relevant to overcome emergent challenges.”
Source: Firestarters: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life
“Firestarters aren’t born lucky. They manufacture it.”
Source: Firestarters: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life
“Firewall Kesedihan yang Tidak Bisa Ditembus (Posthuman Alt. Version 5.0)
Kesedihan menghentikanku
di ambang—antarmuka
yang menolak memuat dirinya
sebagai memori retak.
Jurang di hadapanku
adalah server gelap
yang menelan amarah
sebagai syntax error.
Aku mengabaikan perintah;
walau telah di-root
seperti komputer tua
menolak reboot.
Yang aku mau adalah:
menjadi sebuah menara gereja
yang menyala seperti sinyal nirkabel, atau gapura tua yang tetap bertahan meski di-scan ribuan kali
oleh penglihatan yang tidak mengenali kaca matanya sendiri.
Setiap gerbang
mengarahkan algoritmaku
kembali ke rumah ibu—
kerinduan yang menetes
seperti paket data yang bocor.
Tidak ada yang berubah,
hanya versiku yang lain
yang terus memperbarui diri
tanpa permisi.
Mimpi lelaki perkasa
yang terbang ke bulan
dengan kuda ego yang ia optimasi
dari imajinasi.
Sekalipun absurd:
kesedihan hampir menjadikanku
bug dalam diriku sendiri.
Hidup bukan fitur mewah.
Kebahagiaan bukan update terbaru.
Yang kupunya hanya pilihan—
dan Tuhan (bukan),
ia adalah Stack Developer
yang memproses kehadiran-nya
dalam format data
yang paling rendah:
sebatang lilin,
dengan cahaya
yang gagal render.
November 2025”
“Firewood becomes ash, and it does not become firewood again.”
Source: The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
“Fireworks are exciting to begin with, but they get a bit tired after a while and then all you're left with are charred remains. There is something to be said for a slow burn that keeps you warm as the years go by.”
Source: If You Could Go Anywhere
“Fireworks are SkyFlowers—dandelions of light. They are a visual display of the celebration of life.”
Source: Whenever you're here, I'm there for you
“Fireworks made of glass. An explosion of dew. Crescendo. Diminuendo. Silence.
There are drugs that work the same, and while I am not suggesting that our founder purchased the glassworks to get more drops, it is clear that she had the seed planted, not once, but twice, and knew already the lovely contradictory nature of glass and she did not have to be told, on the day she saw the works at Darling Harbour, that glass is a thing in disguise, an actor, is not solid at all, but a liquid, that an old sheet of glass will not only take on a royal and purplish tinge but will reveal its true liquid nature by having grown fatter at the bottom and thinner at the top, and that even while it is as frail as the ice on a Parramatta puddle, it is stronger under compression than Sydney sandstone, that it is invisible, solid, in short, a joyous and paradoxical thing, as good a material as any to build a life from.”
“Firiel. I have a question for you. How would you like to marry my brother and become the Countess Roland someday?”
Source: Good Witch of the West, The Volume 4
“Firing employees, that's unfortunately part of doing business.”
“Firing is always difficult. The right way: one-on-one. The wrong way: snickering in front of other people, or via email.”
“Firing millions of USA employees and leaving them with no health insurance is akin to feeding them to the COVID-19 lions.”
“Firing of Energy does it faster than pumping, but the latter is under better control, and much more resource efficient”
“Firing off 1,000 or 500 or 2,000 nuclear warheads on a few minutes' consideration has always struck me as an absurd way to go to war.”
“Firing people is one of the worst parts of running a company. Actually in my own experience, I think it is the worst.”
“Firing pottery is like lighting a fire in your heart.”
Source: The Healing Season of Pottery
“Firing someone who is investigating you is a counterproductive strategy.”
“Firm and patient optimism always yields its rewards.”
“Firm character is built on flop.
Like a film, before photoshop,
Only so reveals what's on top
Petition a negative to develop.”
Source: ACross Tic
“Firm Decision (Nischaya) is the only self effort (purushartha).”
Source: The Science Of Karma
“Firm was my resolve
and fragile was my heart.
I saw many ends and many a start.”
Source: Moving for Moksha
“Firma Monsanto została założona w 1901 roku, w Saint Louis w stanie Missouri, i produkowała sacharynę sprzedawaną Coca-Coli. Przez pół wieku wytwarzała preparaty owadobójcze, plastik, rozmaite środki chemiczne, sławę zyskała jednak w latach sześćdziesiątych, kiedy to wojna w Wietnamie spopularyzowała produkt zwany Agent Orange, czynnik pomarańczowy - silny środek powodujący opadanie liści. Amerykanie stosowali go w lasach i na polach uprawnych, chcąc doprowadzić swoich wrogów na skraj głodu. Samoloty bojowe rozpylały wówczas nad krajem chmury trucizny: pół miliona Wietnamczyków zmarło, pół miliona dzieci urodziło się zdeformowanych - a tymczasem firma rozwijała się i bogaciła.
W latach siedemdziesiątych wynaleziono bardzo silny środek chwastobójczy oparty na glifosacie, nazwany Roundup, po latach wyprodukowano nasiona soi, kukurydzy i pszenicy odporne na spore nawet ilości tego herbicydu - nazwane Roundup Ready - i bardzo wydajne.
Nasiona te rozprowadzone zostały wśród wielkich producentów w Stanach Zjednoczonych, Kanadzie, w Ameryce Łacińskiej. Obecnie firma kontroluje 90 procent światowego rynku nasion transgenicznych.”
Source: El hambre
“Firmes, aunque tiemble la tierra.
Firmes, aunque ruja la tormenta.
Firmes… porque hemos aprendido que el amor siempre es más fuerte que el miedo.”
“Firmly believe that terrorism, in any shape or form, is against humanity. There should be zero tolerance towards terrorism.”
“Firmly believe that the Lord is at all times everything to you. During prayer He is the power and the fulfillment in the Holy Spirit of each of your words. During pious conversation He is your living water, the ardent flow of your words at all times ? He is everything to you. Be free from care in the presence of your Lord. He has enclosed you with Himself upon all sides. He penetrates you wholly and knows all your thoughts, all your needs and inclinations, and if you live in Him with faith and love, then no evil shall befall you. 'The Lord is at hand; be careful for nothing' (Phil. 4:6).”
“Firmness in all aspects is a most important quality when gardening, not only in planting but in pruning, dividing and tying up. Plants are like babies, they know when an amateur is handling them.”
Source: We Made a Garden
“Firmness in decision is often merely a form of stupidity. It indicates an inability to think the same thing out twice.”
“Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.”
“Firmness in support of fundamentals, with flexibility in tactics and methods, is the key to any hope of progress in negotiation.”
“Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.”
Source: Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar
“Firmness is great; persistency is greater.”
“Firmness of purpose is one of the best instruments of success.”
“Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.”
“Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.”
Source: An essay concerning human understanding ... The twentieth edition, etc
“Firms are a bit concerned about things like oil prices and US growth but actually the change (in firms expectations) is quite small so I think broadly theyre looking for more of the same.”
“Firms don't just try to pay as little as possible to get the needed bodies on board; when there is unemployment, they ask themselves how wage cuts would affect the behavior of the employees. Would they quit or feel dissatisfied and work less hard on the firm's behalf if they feel that wage policies are unfair?”
“Firms need to ensure that their ability to provide effective customer service keeps pace with their growth. If you're marketing your firm to new customers, you better be able to provide them service when they do business with you.”
“Firms that draw commitment from customers and staff give them a way to sign up for something that can allow them to be their best self.”
“Firms that fully embrace the needs and interests of the whole person will win today's competition for the best talent.”
“Firms would be given initial entitlements to gross markup on the basis of past performance, adjusted by changes in labor and capital inputs. This is somewhat similar to the definition of normal profits under some versions of the wartime excess -profits tax. Entitlements would be transferable and a competitive market established.”
“Firnis lächelte gütig. "Bücher sind lebendige Wesen", sagte er, "und wenn man ganz in sie eintaucht, dann erwachen sie zum Leben. Und wie die Gedanken, so bekommen auch die Buchstaben Flügel verliehen. Sie lösen sich vom Papier und flattern im Raum herum.”
Source: Das Geheimnis der singenden Stadt
“First, a little plate of nibbles. Gingersnaps with a chunk of Port Salut drizzled with white truffle honey and chopped chili, a recipe I absconded from Phil's friends Peter and David when we visited them in New York last year." I can feel the mix of sweet heat and creamy cheese on my tongue. "Then, little espresso cups with kari squash soup. Braised short ribs with a pomegranate bourbon glaze, your famous asparagus salad, smashed fingerling potatoes with mascarpone and lobster chunks and chervil, and vanilla panna cotta with mixed berries macerated in elderflower liqueur and chocolate truffles.”
Source: Good Enough to Eat
“First, a Livarot, strong and herby, sassy as its green-striped paper casing. For subtle contrast, he went for two dozen Crottin de Chavignol. The cheese man tried to push the Bleu du Vercors. Gabe tasted and rejected it. "Your classic French mountain cheese," said the cheese man. He named three celebrity chefs. "Swear by it, they do, all three. Your classic creamy sauce cheese." Gabe moved about the van, paring and tasting, getting high on the fumes. He had decided he would take a ten-kilo Cantalet that had just enough hazelnut edge without it overwhelming the fresh milk flavor.”
Source: In the Kitchen
“First, a man should be in earnest, by which I mean, he should write, not for the sake of writing, but to bring out his thoughts. He should never aim at being eloquent. He should keep his idea in view, and write sentences over and over again till he has expressed his meaning accurately, forcibly, and in few words. He should aim at being understood by his hearers or readers. He should use words which are most likely to be understood—ornament and amplification will come to him spontaneously in due time, but he should never seek them.”
Source: John Henry Newman: A Portrait in Letters
“First a perfectly strange woman has the impertinence to get herself murdered in my house—on purpose to annoy me, I do believe. Why my house? Why, of all the houses in Great Britain, choose the Mill House? What harm had I ever done the woman that she must needs get herself murdered there?”
“First, a person has to awake himself from the sleep of reality which is an illusion and then free himself from everything that is showcased in front of him which isn't real.”