I Quotes
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“I tak nieźle sobie pożyłem.
- Co to za życie? – powiedział ojciec.- Nic tylko kłamstwa, chlanie, wyłudzanie, kurwy i picie. Nie przepracowałeś ani jednego dnia! A teraz umierasz, chociaż masz dopiero dwadzieścia cztery lata!
- Ja tam nie żałuję - rzekł stryj. głęboko się zaciągnął camelem i wypuścił dym.”
Source: Ham On Rye
“I tak samo jak ojciec, dziad i pradziad będzie kiedyś harować jak wół na tym nędznym skrawku ziemi leżącej nad ciemnym morzem, a potem umrze jak zwierzę. Lecz Chrystus nie umarł za pięknych i dobrych. Łatwo jest umierać za pięknych i dobrych, trudno za nędznych i znieprawionych - zrozumiałem to jasno w tamtej chwili.”
Source: Novels by Shusaku Endo: Silence, Deep River, Wonderful Fool, Scandal
“I take "We, the People" seriously because I don't know how we build a civilization without reciprocity.”
“I take 10 minutes. I focus on what I'm most grateful for. Then I do a little prayer for three minutes, a blessing within myself through God, and then out to my family and friends and all those I serve. Then my last three minutes are the three things I want to achieve most. At the end of 10 minutes, you are wired. Everything in your life gets filtered through that.”
“I take a backseat to no one in my affection, respect and devotion to veterans. And I will not accept from Senator Obama, who did not feel it was his responsibility to serve our country in uniform, any lectures on my regard for those who did.”
“I take a baths all the time. I'll put on some music and burn some incense and just sit in the tub and think, Wow, life is great right now.”
“I take a benign view of digital connectedness. I notice in most young people's lives, Facebook and such doesn't replace normal dating or hanging out, it just facilitates it.”
“I take a book with me everywhere I go, and find there are all sorts of opportunities to dip in. The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as in long swallows. Waiting rooms were made for books of course! But so are theater lobbies before the show, long and boring checkout lines, and everyones favorite, the john. You can even read while you're driving, thanks to the audiobook revolution.”
Source: On writing: a memoir of the craft
“I take a breath and notice the air has changed flavor from campfire smoke to sweet vanilla and there's a soft sound in my head that I don't quite recognize but reminds me of pennies being tossed into a foundation. The pitter-patter of wishes, desperate wishes.”
Source: My Heart and Other Black Holes
“I take a breath, indulging in that distinct book smell. There's only one thing I love more than the smell of fresh-baked bread and that's the smell of books. Max's store is a combination of used and new books, and I find the scent intoxicating. There's something about the aroma of paper at every possible stage for a book: brand new, hot off the printing press, decades old, covered in dust and moisture. Yeah, it's probably a little weird. But I don't care. To me, it's divine.”
Source: The Boy With the Bookstore
“I take a breath when I have to.”
“I take a cliche and try to organize its forms to make it monumental. The difference is often not great, but it is crucial.”
“I take a daily cocktail of nutrients to maintain good health in my fifties.”
“I take a deep breath and consider what the counselor at Canyon Ranch said about my ego, my vanity.
That my constant awareness of what other people think of me and my decisions was ultimately a huge part of my downfall. (p39)”
Source: Wedding Girl
“I take a deep breath and sidestep my fear and begin speaking from the place where beauty and bravery meet--within the chambers of a quivering heart.”
Source: When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
“I take a deep breath, at home and homesick all at the same time.”
“I take a deep breath, because there's only so much a little bald plastic doll can do to make a person feel better.”
“I take a deep breath. Hard to do since my waist in cinched so tight. Mariko certainly worked her fairy godmother magic. My kimono is teal silk stitched with silver threads to mimic rippling water and embroidered with multi-colored lily pads. Hair pulled back in a low bun with a chrysanthemum pin complements the outfit.”
Source: Tokyo Ever After
“I take a deep breath. I can do this. It won’t be like when I tried confessing to Raymond at last year’s school fair and got caught in the cotton candy machine’s vicious pink web. Or, like freshman year, when I gave Toby a valentine that caught on fire for no reason at all. I might always forget exactly what the boy I dream about every night looks like the moment I wake up, but this time is different.”
Source: Gravity’s Fire
“I take a deep breath, resting my head on the door, my voice barely a whisper. “It’s going to be okay, Stella.”
- Will”
Source: Five Feet Apart
“I take a deep breath. I'm not sure where that swell of desperation came from, but know that I've acknowledge it, it's impossible to ignore, like a living thing has awakened from a long sleep inside me. It writhes in my stomach and throat. I need to leave. I need the truth.”
Source: Allegiant (Divergent, Book 3)
“I take a dose of mathematics every day to prevent my brain from becoming quite soft.”
Source: George Eliot's Life, Complete: Top Novelist Focus
“I take a few breaths to calm myself, step back, and lift Buttercup by the scruff of the neck. "I should've drowned you when I had the chance." His ears flatten and he raises a paw. I hiss before he gets a chance, which seems to annoy him a little, since he considers hissing his own personal sound of contempt.”
Source: Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)
“I take a few pictures a week, but the best part is waiting for my film to be developed. The suspense is exciting, and the reward is great.”
“I take a few quick sips. "This is really good." And I mean it. I have never tasted tea like this. It is smooth, pungent, and instantly addicting. "This is from Grand Auntie," my mother explains. "She told me 'If I buy the cheap tea, then I am saying that my whole life has not been worth something better.' A few years ago she bought it for herself. One hundred dollars a pound." "You're kidding." I take another sip. It tastes even better.”
Source: The Kitchen God's Wife
“I take a good feeling away from what football brings.”
“I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy”
“I take a hiatus every now and again, but I'm not good at that.”
“I take a jazz class and I also take just a regular exercise class with a man who gives me acupressure treatments. It's just stretching and elongating the muscles.”
“I take a less gloomy view. A good life means fighting to be human under growing difficulties. A lot of young folk know this and fight very hard, but after a few years life gets easier for them and they think they've become completely human when they've only stopped trying. I stopped trying, but my life was so full of strenuous routines that I wouldn't have noticed had it been not for my disease. My whole professional life was a diseased and grandiose attack on my humanity. It is an achievement to know that I am simply a wounded and dying man. Who can be more regal than a dying man?”
“I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.”
“I take a lot of favorite moves from great players and add them to my repertoire.”
“I take a lot of flak from the counter-establishment for selling out.”
“I take a lot of inspiration from the nature of the universe and visualize my work as a direct or indirect reflection of life, inside and around us.”
“I take a lot of inspiration from the people I work with, and having many collaborators keeps me challenged and inspired.”
“I take a lot of pitches. Some guys hate to do that.”
“I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am.”
“I take a lot of pride in being Nigerian”
“I take a lot of pride in playing for the Yankees, and trying to do things the right way.”
“I take a lot of pride in the work I do, because people pay to see me. They've go to get babysitters, park their car, get popcorn and candy. I've got to be conscious of that.”
“I take a lot of vacation because I get a lot of vacation”
“I take a lull from my CamelBak and choke at its potency. It tastes like bad decisions. It's perfect.”
“I take a massage each week. This isn't an indulgence, it's an investment in your full creative expression/productivity/passion and sustained good health.”
“I take a much more pragmatic view than many people on the Left about working with Neil Kinnock. Kinnock represents the best vehicle possible for achieving socialism now.”
“I take a multivitamin, vitamin D, and omega-3 oils every day, and if I'm stressed or run- down, I bulk up on vitamin C and zinc.”
“I take a pleasure in inquiring into things. I’ve never been content to pass a stone without looking under it. And it is a black disappointment to me that I can never see the far side of the moon.”
Source: East of Eden
“I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink. It comes partly from being a bachelor, but mostly from a habit of taking a lot of trouble over details. It's very persnickety and old-maidish really, but then when I'm working I generally have to eat my meals alone and it makes them more interesting when one takes trouble.”
“I take a shower, and then I head downstairs. Mom, Dad, and Bhai are in the living room drinking tea and laughing. My stomach flips, and I'm tempted to just forget about the whole thing and go to bed. But somehow I summon up the courage to keep going.
"Hey, can I come in?" I hesitate in the entryway.
"Of course." Dad pats the sofa next to him. "What is it, Rahul?"
Somehow, this feels scarier than standing up to Brent on the football field.
I take a deep breath as I settle into the sofa between Mom and Dad. "I want to tell you something," I say.
"Okay," Mom says. "You can tell us anything."
Bhai nods at me, and his eyes are bright. Encouraging.
I nod back.
"What is it, Rahul?" Mom gently rubs my back.
Even though I want to keep my eyes fixed on my lap, I force myself to lift my head up. My eyes water, but the words come out of my mouth so simply.
"I think I'm gay," I say.
I look up at Mom, and I see her whole face soften. Like she's proud of me.
She leans in and hugs me. "Thank you for telling us, Rahul."
I hold her for a long time.”
Source: The Best at It
“I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.”
“I take a situation, analyse it, break it down, put it in the form I want it to be in, and then I toss it away. Let somebody else go deal with it.”