F Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with F. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Faced with this endless British troublemaking, Napoleon was, in Bonapartist French eyes, like a kung fu master, meditating peacefully on his prayer mat about progress and democracy while a gang of irritating English boys threw acorns at him, finally forcing him to get up and give them a slap.”
Source: How the French Won Waterloo: Or Think They Did
“Faced with today's problems and disappointments , many people will try to escape from their responsibility. Escape in selfishness, escape in sexual pleasure, escape in drugs, escape in violence, escape in indifference and cynical attitudes. I propose to you the option of love, which is the opposite of escape.”
Source: Pilgrimage of peace: the collected speeches of John Paul II in Ireland and the United States
“Faced with unmeasurables, people steer their way by magic. Before the invention of navigational instruments, a beautiful lady was carved on the prow of the boat to help sailors cross the ocean; and architects, grappling with the intangibles of design, select a guru whose work gives them personal help in areas where there are few rules to follow. The guru, as architectural father-figure, is subject to intense hate and love; either way, the relationship is personal, and necessarily one-to-one.”
“Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.”
Source: Lunyu
“Faced with what seems like an impossible task, a group of folks will do well to remember the African proverb: When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion.”
“Faces ...I ...don't ...know ...the real ...me”
“Faces are as legible as books, only with these circumstances to recommend them to our perusal, that they are read in much less time, and are much less likely to deceive us.”
“Faces are the ledgers of our experience.”
“Faces are the most interesting things we see”
Source: David Hockney photographs
“Faces are the most interesting things we see; other people fascinate me, and the most interesting aspect of other people - the point where we go inside them - is the face. It tells all.”
Source: David Hockney photographs
“Faces can lie. Backsides can't.”
“Faces close, they breathed into each other, their bodies slick with water and sweat.”
Source: Tempted into Danger
“Faces come and faces go in circular rotation.But something yearns within to grow beyond infatuation.”
“faces deceive, and the loveliness of youth is not like the loveliness of age - an absolute mirror of the soul within.”
Source: THE DETECTIVE EBENEZER GRYCE MYSTERIES – Complete Collection: 11 Mystery Novels in One Volume: New York Murder-Mysteries: The Leavenworth Case, A Strange Disappearance, The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow, Hand and Ring, That Affair Next Door, Lost Man’s Lane, The Circular Study, One of My Sons…
“Faces from the past are always with us.”
Source: Wraeththu
“Faces in the everyday impress us as hives of subtlety. That impression must be sharpened in photography, which discloses only a microsecond of the face's behaviour, immersed in a social process.”
“faces pressed against the pane, full of little, content with sawdust tears.”
Source: Tree of Codes
“Faces says the status of mind.”
“Faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest.”
“FaceTime is a life saver for relationships and for family.”
“FaceTime. To see his face. No. That would be too much. This was already too much. Just the idea that there was a version of her dad alive at a time after FaceTime was invented. Her dad belonged in a world of landlines. When he died, he was only just warning to radical concepts like emails and text messages.”
Source: The Midnight Library
“Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.”
Source: The works of Dr. Isaac Barrow
“Faceva male. Qualunque sentimento risultava doloroso accanto a
quella donna, ogni cosa che nasceva e moriva attorno a Eleanor
possedeva spine taglienti che si conficcavano ovunque dentro di lui.
Un dolore al quale, nonostante tutto, il suo corpo non riusciva a
rinunciare.
Graffiami. Incidi tutta te stessa dentro di me, così che possa avere
l’illusione di averti per sempre.”
Source: Obsession
“Facevo collezione di uomini con nomi interessanti.”
Source: La campana di vetro
“Facial muscles can sag quickly, but there are some easy ways of keeping them toned up. Each one of the following takes just about ten seconds. You've got THAT much time!
1. Open your mouth as wide as you can and at the same time purse your lips as if you're trying to whistle. Hold it for ten seconds.
2. Put your thumb and forefinger inside your mouth and try to push your fingers out--at the same time forcing your cheeks in. Hold for another count of ten.”
Source: My Way of Life
“Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin.”
“Facile a dirsi per chi non conosce le logiche del paese. No, sarebbe stata fatica sprecata. Perché in paese nessuno avrebbe detto niente, nessuno avrebbe fiatato. In paese la vita vive sotto la cenere e lì resta. Degno corollario del principio di Lavoisier (niente si crea e niente si distrugge): in paese tutto si conserva e tutto si tace.”
Source: L'estate non perdona
“Faciles à combler, les enfants et les prières, si on a la force de se mettre à genoux.”
Source: Vif oubli
“Facilis decensus averni. The descent into hell is easy.”
“Facilis descensus Averno:
Noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis;
Sed revocare gradium superasque evadere ad auras,
Hoc opus, hic labor est.
(The gates of Hell are open night and day;
Smooth the descent, and easy is the way:
But to return, and view the cheerful skies,
In this task and mighty labor lies.)”
Source: The Aeneid
“Facilis descensus Averno Noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis Sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras Hoc opus labor est”
Source: City of Bones
“Facilitating a culture of accessibility in education is not just about helping students with disabilities succeed; it's about shaping an informed student body that recognizes the value of accessibility in every aspect of life.”
Source: Understanding Accessibility
“Facilitating global collaboration initiatives exposes students to diverse perspectives and cultures, fostering empathy, cross-cultural understanding, and collaborative problem-solving skills essential for success in a globalized world.”
“Facilitative attitudes (and skills) can help a therapist gain entry into the group Freedom from a desire to control the outcome, and respect for the capacity of the group, and skills in releasing individual expression Openness to all attitudes no matter how extreme or unrealistic they may seem Acceptance of the problems experienced by the group where they are clearly defined as issues Allowance of the freedom of choices in direction, either for the group or individuals particularly in the near future”
“Facility is an obstacle to any creativeness. In any art form. You get a nice effect without effort, sometimes by accident, and you're satisfied; but there's nothing substantial underneath.”
“Facinating." He broke into a wide grin. "I've discovered something, Khufu. This is not Memphis, Egypt." Khufu gave me a sideways look, and I could swear his expression meant, Duh. "I've also discovered a new form of magic called blues music," the man continued. "And barbecue. Yes, you must try barbecue.”
“Facing a difficulty requires a willingness of heart.”
“Facing a language you don't know is like returning to your infancy when your mother tongue used to be a foreign language to you”
“Facing adversity will only serve as fertilizer for growth.”
Source: Conscious Coaching: The Art and Science of Building Buy-In
“Facing adversity with courage will help you stay focused on your end goal — don't be afraid to take the road less traveled.”
Source: Overcoming Mediocrity: Limitless Women
“Facing challenges, going on adventures, and learning new things can create anticipated pleasure and motivation for students”
“facing consequences for something done without knowing it, try to overcome or just get rid of it.”
“Facing death calmly is praiseworthy only if one faces it alone. Death together is no longer death, even for unbelievers. The source of sorrows lies not in leaving life, but in leaving that which gives it meaning. When love is our whole life, what difference is there between living together and dying together ?”
“Facing difficulties is inevitable. Learning from them is optional.”
“Facing facts is always empowering.”
Source: A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
“Facing facts is definitely preferable to facing defeat.”
Source: Dorsai!
“Facing fears will truly make you grow!”
“Facing future I see hope, hope that we will survive, hope that we will
prosper, hope that once again we will reap the blessings of this
magical land, for without hope I cannot live, remember the past but
do not dwell there, face the future where all our hopes stand.”
“Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it.”
Source: Typhoon and Other Tales
“Facing mortality is not for the faint of heart.”
Source: Spiritual Sugar: The Divine Ingredients to Heal Yourself With Love