F Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with F. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“From the happy-go-lucky days of oil exploration and drilling, when a lot of easy sources were being found and easily managed, we're gotten ourselves into this sort of apocalyptic time. We're willing to destroy almost everything, risk almost anything, and go ahead with techniques for which we have no way of responding to the known problems.”
“From the head alone transformational leadership is almost impossible. From the heart it is inevitable.”
“From the heart comes the power of the soul, which connects with the spiritual consciousness associated with God.”
Source: Codex Illuminatus: Quotes & Sayings of Dan Desmarques
“From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers.”
“From the heart of this fountain of delights wells up some bitter taste to choke them even amid the flowers.”
Source: Titi Lucreti Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex: Prolegomena. Text. Translation
“From the heart, there is no place in America for hatred or acts of prejudice or violence or anti-Semitism.”
“From the heaviest of the heavy to classical to country, that's what I listen to, I listen to a variety and I enjoy good music, good songs.”
“From the height from which the great look down on the world all the rest of mankind seem equal.”
Source: The Collected Works of William Hazlitt: Fugitive writings
“From the height of their disillusionment they look down upon those whom they despise as simple souls. For my part I have no sympathy with this outlook. All disenchantment is to me a malady, which, it is true, certain circumstances may render inevitable, but which none the less, when it occurs, is to be cured as soon as possible, not to be regarded as a higher form of wisdom.”
“From the heights of the mountains, to the depths of the sea.
Such marvelous mysteries YOU unfold to me.
Rain is locked up in the clouds and snow in boxes hid.
Suddenly we hear the sound as thunder cracks the lid.
Water falling to the earth brings life to dying land.
Dormant seeds beneath the earth like soldiers rise and stand.
Rainbows spring to life and dance like brides upon a hill.
Reminding us of covenant; GOD's most perfect will.
Flowers face the Shining SON and perfume is their praise.
Bees and birds and beck-ning winds bring song throughout the day.
And I am humbled by this truth of love beyond degree.
For GOD has given space to hear my muted melody.
So I shall join Creation's throng of thankful heart's and say:
"Forever I will worship YOU and forever starts today." -copyright MD©️”
“From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.”
“From the high spiritual flights of the Vedanta philosophy, of which the latest discoveries of science seem like echoes, to the low ideas of idolatry with its multifarious mythology, the agnosticism of the Buddhists and the atheism of the Jains, each and all have a place in the Hinduism religion.”
Source: Essentials of Hinduism
“From the highest god to the meanest grass, the same power is present in all - whether manifested or not. We shall have to call forth that power by going from door to door.”
Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
“From the highest mountain’s panoramic views to the deepest sea’s waters, God’s Word thunders with peace.”
Source: The Infallible Word of God: 365 Inspirational Quotes
“From the highest state of mind you have a window whereby you could perhaps move beyond all states of mind, to enlightenment.”
“From the hindsight of history George Washington seems larger than life, more statuesque than man. Too bad! Washington's greatness as a leader was courage under fire and persistence in the face of obstacles. Yet even he at times doubted himself. But he put those doubts aside and forged ahead, convinced of his noble purpose.”
“From the Holy Grail
my lips, they lust a little more. Smoky grapes, Cabernet,
I sense a tug of war”
Source: Letter 19
“From the holy scriptures, heaven-sent lift will be found for heaven-sent duties.”
“From the hood of his car, he hefted a large green insulated pack—the kind Fadlan’s Falafel used for deliveries. “This is for you, Magnus. I hope you enjoy.”
The scent of fresh falafel wafted out. True, I’d eaten falafel just a few hours ago, but my stomach growled because...well, more falafel. “Man, you’re the best.”
Source: The Ship of the Dead
“From the house I built for you
In my heart
A few dreams ago
Only one shattered window remains
In which the sun mirrors itself
Every morning,
While the shards break its light
Into small pieces.”
Source: The Void That Reflects Your Beauty
“From the house of unbelief
to true religion
is a single breath;
From the world of doubt
to certainty
is a single breath;
Enjoy this precious single breath,
for the harvest
of our whole lives
is that same one breath.”
Source: Quatrains - Ballades
“From the humanistic point of view every human achievement is unforgettable and immortal in its essence, even if it is replaced by a "better" one.”
Source: A History of Science: Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece
“From the idea that the self is not given to us, I think there is only one practical consequence: we have to create ourselves as a work of art.”
“From the inception of our nation our American ancestors intended for the United States to operate under a precious-metals monetary system or, more specifically, under a monetary system in which people used gold and silver coins rather than paper money as the media of exchange.”
“From the industry's point of view, the problem is not that coal companies blast the top off mountains, turning the area into a moonscape and polluting the air and releasing toxic chemical into what's left of the local streams and aquifers. It's that the people who live near the mines are too cozy with their cousins.”
“From the inheritance series book one Eragon. Broom The sands of time cannot be stopped years pass whether we will them or not, but we can remember.......what has been lost may yet live on in memories, that which you will hear is imperfect and fragmented yet treasure it for without you it does not exist.”
“From the inside looking out you can never see how it looks from the outside looking in.”
“From the internal reality, by which I means the totality of psychological experiences, it [science] actually separates us. Art, for example, deals with many more aspects of this internal reality than does science, which confines itself deliberately and by convention to the study of one very limited class of experiences the experiences of sense.”
Source: Collected Works: Do what you will
“From the introduction by Arthur Livingston
Page xxv:
What is the secret of the amazing subordination of the armies of the West? Mosca finds the answer in the aristocratic character, so to say, of the army, first in the fact that there is a wide and absolute social distinction between private and officer, and second that the corps of officers, which comes from the ruling class, reflects the balance of multiple and varied social forces which are recognized by and within that class. The logical implications of this theory are well worth pondering. If the theory be regarded as sound, steps toward the democratization of armies—the policy of Mr. Hore-Belisha, for instance—are mistaken steps which in the end lead toward military dictatorships; for any considerable democratization of armies would make them active social forces reflecting all the vicissitudes of social conflict and, therefore, preponderant social forces. On the other hand, army officers have to be completely eliminated from political life proper. When army officers figure actively and ex officio in political councils, they are certain eventually to dominate those councils and replace the civil authority—the seemingly incurable cancer of the Spanish world, for an example.”
Source: The Ruling Class
“From the Introduction to Coldhearted River: A Canoe Odyssey Down the Cumberland:
As I read about the Cumberland before the trip and began to scout it, its distinct personality began to emerge. It was colder, in a literal and figurative sense, than the Tennessee. Long stretches were empty, desolate, antisocial. It seemed haunted, distant, aloof, while the Tennessee was warm, embracing, pliant. The Tennessee was the friendly sister, close to my age, perhaps older, the Cumberland the younger one with a wild reputation. And like an outlaw, complex and difficult, it winded and twisted its way through Tennessee and Kentucky, still wild and ornery, roaring through high bluffs and narrow gorges, fogging up and flooding, resistant to human control. The Tennessee’s wildness was subdued, less confrontational, nine dams sedating, directing, and harnessing its power. While the Tennessee’s ghosts had whispered stories to me, the Cumberland’s, I suspected before the trip, would wail through the night, telling lies and creating mischief.”
Source: Coldhearted River: A Canoe Odyssey Down the Cumberland
“From the Islamic point of view, the question of the equality of men and women is meaningless. It is like discussing the equality of a rose and a jasmine. Each has its own perfume, colour, shape and beauty.”
Source: The Feminist Movement and the Muslim World
“From the Israeli perspective, the fear is that if pressure is off of Iran, Israel would be left having to accept the balance of power in the region significantly shifting toward Iran. It's not an existential threat, but it would definitely be a problem for Israel.”
“From the kernel, sprouts a tree. Rooting deep in the grounds, it reaches skyward and becomes a living story of light.”
“From the Kindle Book Reflections in the Mirror of Life:
“In a slum somewhere in India
As a starving mother’s life slips away
Her scrawny, little child
Closes her eyes and pray
She prays for
Love for the world.”
Source: Reflections in The Mirror of Life
“From the Kindle Book Reflections in the Mirror of Life: “The Sun Beat Down on the pavement
Its scorching rays bleaching the concrete and metal
And searing its monogram onto all who dared to venture forth onto the boulevard.”
Source: Reflections in The Mirror of Life
“From the king
To the beggar, by gradation, all are servants;
And you must grant, the slavery is less
To study to please one, than many.”
Source: The plays of Philip Massinger
“From the lab to the field, from cells to societies, biotechnology carves the path from scientific insight to revolutionary applications.”
“From the landscape: a sense of scale. From the dead: a sense of scale.”
Source: War of the Foxes
“From the late 1800s to the late 1900s... science suggested that human beings are the direct byproduct of their own past. [...]
Research now shows that a person’s past does not drive or dictate their actions and behaviors. Rather, we are pulled forward by our future. [...]
From this view, [...] all human-action is goal-driven [or purpose-driven], even if the goal of the behavior isn’t consciously considered by the individual. [...]
There is always a why for everything someone does. That why is their reason or goal for what they’re doing. [...]
While [...] purpose may not [always] be conscious or inspiring, [a person's reason behind their behavior] still exists. Even if the goal is simply immediate gratification or escape, [as in the case of wasting time] on social media.”
Source: Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
“From the late 1940s, into and through the '50s, there developed a complex interaction between federal government, state and local government, real-estate interests, commercial interests and court decisions, which had the effect of undermining the mass transit system across the country.”
“From the Latin, con clavis: 'with a key'.”
Source: Conclave
“From the Latin word "imponere", base of the obsolete English "impone" and translated as "impress" in modern English, Nordic hackers have coined the terms "imponator" (a device that does nothing but impress bystanders, referred to as the "imponator effect") and "imponade" (that "goo" that fills you as you get impressed with something - from "marmelade", often referred as "full of imponade", always ironic).”
“From the latter he is defended by being well armed and having good allies, and if he is well armed he will have good friends, and affairs will always remain quiet within when they are quiet without, unless they should have been already disturbed by conspiracy; and even should affairs outside be disturbed, if he has carried out his preparations and has lived as I have said, as long as he does not despair, he will resist every attack.”
Source: The Prince
“From the law firm's perspective, billing by the hour has a certain appeal: it shifts risk from the firm to the client in case the work takes longer than expected. But from a client's perspective, it doesn't work so well. It gives lawyers an incentive to overstaff and to overresearch cases.”
“From the living fountain of instinct flows everything that is creative; hence the unconscious is not merely conditioned by history, but is the very source of the creative impulse. It is like nature herself - prodigiously conservative, and yet transcending her own historical conditions in her acts of creation.”
Source: The structure and dynamics of the psyche
“From the loins of the Old King and his beloved queen sprang such a confusion of claims and claimants than many maesters believe that the Dance of the Dragons, or some similar struggle, was inevitable.”
Source: Fire & Blood
“From the look of us, you'd never know we slept in the same bed last night and made out like the world was going to end if we stopped.”
Source: Return to Paradise
“From the look on your face, I'd say you know him." I nodded. "Sold him a cannoli when I was in high school." Connie grunted. "Honey, half of all the women in New Jersey have sold him their cannoli”
Source: Stephanie Plum One, Two, Three: One for the Money, Two for the Dough, Three to Get Deadly
“From the Lord above, I’ve learned that there is consequence in the desire to love. To surrender to another is like being lost at sea, drifting toward a shore lined with travesty. Faith, like a compass, points us to the moments we are meant to share on this journey.”
“From the loving example of one family a whole State may become loving, and from its courtesies, courteous; while from the ambition and perverseness of the one man the whole State may be thrown into rebellious disorder. Such is the nature of influence.”
Source: Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)