I Quotes
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“I've got a jar of dirt”
“I've got a King His name is JESUS! I've got a Lord His name is JESUS! I've got a Savior His name is JESUS! I'm gonna praise Him! Praise Your name Lord! Glory to Your name! Hallelujah JESUS!”
“I've got a leftover cooked pork chop from dinner last night, an acorn squash, pistachio nuts, and honey vinegar."
"Okay," I say, practically watching the wheels turning in his little head. "Time starts... now!"
Ian gets down to business, steeling his little chef's knife.
"Talk me through it as you go," I say.
"I'm going to do a pork chop and roasted squash quesadilla with pistachio chimichurri and honey vinegar crema."
"That seems smart. Tell me why as you prep."
Ian begins slicing the acorn squash into rings, laying them on a baking sheet and drizzling with olive oil. "Well, the pork chop is already cooked, and quesadillas are a smart use for leftovers because they cook fast so things don't have time to dry out or get tough. The squash has good sweetness, which will go well with the pork, and will also be friends with the honey vinegar."
"Good. Why not just toss the pistachios into the quesadilla?"
He seasons the acorn squash rings expertly with kosher salt, taking a pinch from the bowl and holding his hand at eye level, raining the salt crystals down evenly over the squash, and then pops the tray in the oven. "Because the heat of cooking would make them lose their snap and you need that textural element for contrast with the soft quesadilla."
"Excellent. Tell me about the chimichurri."
He throws the pistachios into a small nonstick sauté pan and starts to toast them. "Well, I'm toasting the nuts to bring out the flavor and intensify the crunch, and I'm going to chop them roughly and mix them with minced green olives, mint, parsley, shallots, olive oil, a touch of the honey vinegar, maybe some red pepper flakes for heat.”
Source: How to Change a Life
“I've got a lot of homework to do, and none of it has anything to do with school.”
Source: Solitary
“I’ve got a lot of inadequacies to reveal that should make people feel more confident about their own lives.”
“I’ve got a question for you… Are you the person who you thought you’d be by now? I know I am not. The fact is that life may not be what you thought it would be by now (If It is, I congratulate you & applaud you) You may feel stuck in a job you don’t like, not making enough money, jobless, or maybe you are in a bad relationship/marriage, or unhappy because you are out of shape…but don’t let that get you down.
The key is 2 focus on what you have (Health,Fam,friends etc) instead of what you don’t have. And also in the things that you have done (Finished a Race-College/Got that Diploma/Raise a Family etc) Instead of the things you haven’t done. yet
IF where you are now, it’s not where you want to be…know that where you’re going is far more important than where you are now or where you’ve been.
Forgive yourself, Accept the current situation & MOVE ON, knowing that from now on you will focus your time & energy on the possibilities & opportunities that lie ahead 4 you in the near future.”
“I've got a question for you . . . What are you doing on Saturday night?'
Hubert stared at her confused.
'Me . . . me . . . got no plans.'
'Good,' she replied. 'In that case you're taking me to the five o'clock showing of South Pacific at the Regal in Blackfriars.”
Source: All the Lonely People
“I've got a secret for you," she whispered with n unpleasant grin on her face, "Something terrible is going to happen. Something terrible... and something wonderful.”
Source: Dread locks
“I've got a splinter that I can't get out. It's killing me and affecting my duty."
"Uh-huh." I examined the minuscule speck that could be dirt.”
Source: Scent of Magic
“I’ve got a sweet tooth and you are my remedy
I’ve got a game that’s sort of like a parody
You be the Marilyn and I’ll be the Kennedy
We can kiss till our minds reach ecstasy
Stay up until sunrise and make love recklessly”
Source: Letter 19
“I've got a theory about uniforms. I think they design them so that you become, like, a nonperson, so that you're not Daisy Ramirez, a Human Being, but instead a thing that brings people pizza and exchanges their tickets for plastic dinosaurs. It's like the uniform is designed to hide me.”
Source: Turtles All the Way Down
“I've got a very nice staff here. People with patience, you know, and good temper, and not too brainy, because if you have people who are brainy, they are bound to be very impatient.”
Source: By the Pricking of My Thumbs
“I've got all day, girl.
We're gonna get this out of the way.”
Source: Sugar Rush
“I've got blisters and muscle cramps in places not meant for the touch of anything but a beautiful woman," Max spat back sullenly. "I've bitten my tongue so many times in the past three days that I whistle in musical chords when I exhale. And the smell isn't ever going to come out of my armor, I just know it.”
Source: Princeps' Fury
“i've got dreams…
ones that are drenched in art
and taste like adventure…
ones that feel like
being kissed until my heart bursts…
ones that open up my whole soul
like a wildflower on fire.”
“I've got friends all over the place. I don't want them to suffer through war. If no-one else believes you, I do." He stuck his hand out. "How about it, you stubborn old goat? An ally?”
Source: Mara's Choice
“I’ve got her, now.” Jesus Christ said with full authority. “And there is nothing you can do about it. You've done enough. You are no longer allowed anywhere near her.”
“But, she’s my girl!” I blurt out, trying to own my property.
“No.” His words were like fire. “She is MY girl.”
Source: After You
“I've Got Him! You've got to keep at her. Forget all your training--she's fought you a thousand times."
"Don't presume to run my team, you little tart-"
(Colossus throws Emma at Danger)
"Yes. I see how it works. Normally, I wouldn't have done that.”
Source: Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2: Dangerous
“I've got issues of my own—things in my past I'd rather not go back to. Things I won't go back to.”
Source: Shantaram
“I've got it! Shecret Shauce! We can bottle it and sell it at farmers' markets or on the Internet!"
We both laugh at her, but then Anne's face grows thoughtful. "It was pretty good stuff," she says. "Hey, Eleanor, what would happen if we blended it, so no one knew it was fruit cocktail? Then we wouldn't even have to give away the shecret."
I get up and walk to Benny's cupboard, pull out ingredients: vegetable oil, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and one can of fruit cocktail. The only thing I can blend it in is Benny's old Osterizer, which actually works better than any appliance I've got. The finished product is a beautiful peach color, silky in texture, and tastes almost perfect.
"All it needs is a bit of sweet chili sauce to perk it up," I say. "Here, taste."
Who knows? A family dynasty might have been born from the ashes of our fathers.”
Source: Eating Heaven
“I've got kids that enjoy stealing. I've got kids that don't think about stealing one way or the other, and I've got kids that just tolerate stealing because they know they've got nothing else to do. But nobody--and I mean nobody--has ever been hungry for it like this boy. If he had a bloody gash across his throat and a physiker was trying to sew it up, Lamora would steal the needle and thread and die laughing. He...steals too much.”
Source: The Lies of Locke Lamora
“I've got my own moral compass to steer by
A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky
And all the preaching voices -
Empty vessels ring so loud
As they move among the crowd
Fools and thieves are well disguised
In the temple and market place
Like a stone in the river
Against the floods of spring
I will quietly resist
Like the willows in the wind
Or the cliffs along the ocean
I will quietly resist
I don't have faith in faith
I don't believe in belief
You can call me faithless
I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that's faith enough for me
I've got my own spirit level for balance
To tell if my choice is leaning up or down
And all the shouting voices
Try to throw me off my course
Some by sermon, some by force
Fools and thieves are dangerous
In the temple and market place
Like a forest bows to winter
Beneath the deep white silence
I will quietly resist
Like a flower in the desert
That only blooms at night
I will quietly resist”
“I’ve got my own world to live in — the world of generosity. Have you ever seen the sky running after the clouds? Have you ever seen the flowers running after their fragrances?”
Source: Our Nepal, Our Pride
“I’ve got my Sig and I’m in a car I swiped,” Bert raged on.” I thought of that much ahead. I don’t miss! It’s like candy, Sammy. His car is candy red. Like Valentine’s Day for me!” I ain’t gonna let a perfect moment pass, Sammy. I’m my own man now in this stuff. I done enough already to earn the respect I don’t get. I’m not stupid, so go to bed.”
Source: Macom Farm
“I’ve got myself, I’m spoiled, and when I can’t decide, I get it all. Stay away if you can’t match my energy.”
“I've got no mother, no wife, no kids. I had, but my mother's dead, and I lost my wife and my kids when I had my trouble. Women are bitches. It's hard for a chap to live without any affection in his life.”
Source: Christmas Holiday
“I've got nothing against dead people," she said. "Some of my best friends are dead. It just don't seem right, though, dead people walking about.”
Source: Witches Abroad
“I've got nothing to offer you kids but these noodles. They're good noodles but they won't change the world.”
Source: Do Not Say We Have Nothing
“I've got nothing to prove and I piss off all the right people.”
“I've got nowhere to go, I've got nowhere to go.”
“I’ve got one less eye to see half as much cruelty.”
Source: The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question
“I've got Piper to take care of. That's my priority. I'll leave the rash stuff to other people.”
Source: The Burning Maze
“I've got plenty.” Isabelle smiled, kicking her feet up so that her anklets jingled like Christmas bells. "These, for instance. The left one is gold, which is poisonous to demons, and the right one is blessed iron, in case I run across any unfriendly vampires or even faeries, faeries hate iron. They both have strength runes carved into them, so I can pack a hell of a kick. "
"Demon hunting and fashion," Clary said. "I never would have thought they went together.”
Source: City of Bones
“I've got so used to my life being challenging and fraught with danger that I don't question it any more. Whether I’m knocking on the door of a hardcore sex shop, walking through suburban streets being verbally abused and spat on, or being threatened on the tube, I don't give in. I don’t dress normally to have an easy life. The pilgrimage down the King’s Road to get to the Shop (Sex: everyone calls it ‘the Shop’), the place I want to hang out and buy stuff, is one of the scariest things I do — running the gauntlet of teds who want to kill people like me — but nothing will stop me looking the way I want. It’s a commitment.”
Source: Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
“I've got some broken ducks.
I need to get them in a row.”
“I’ve got some good physical therapy for you. Any good at fencing?”
Joss almost choked on her mouthful of coffee. She sat up straight in her chair and shook her head. “No, Gus.”
Troy ignored her. “I can fence in my sleep.”
“Gus.” She narrowed her eyes at her father-in-law who could be stubborn as a mule. “He dislocated his elbow. He shouldn’t be doing any heavy lifting with his arm. Not to mention it’s going to be in a splint for a couple of weeks.”
“He’s still got his right arm, don’t he?”
“Yeah,” Troy drawled, amusement flattening his vowels even more than usual. “I’ve still got my right arm.”
She glared at Gus. “You want to take on a one-armed fencer?”
“Damien’s got his summer job starting today so I’m losing my sidekick and Cody’s out with his broken leg for another couple of weeks. It’d be handy to have even one extra hand on.”
“I bet I can fence better one-armed than most men can with two.”
There was no bravado to the claim. His expression was sincere and Joss believed him. She didn’t doubt this man could do a crap ton of things better than most men.”
Source: Troy
“I’ve got some questions,
Are you sick of feelin’ sorry?
And people sayin’ not to worry?
Sick of hearing this hakuna matata motto,
From people who won the lotto,
We’re not that lucky.
Have you noticed that you’re breathing?
Look around and count your blessings,
So when you’re sick of all this stressin’ and guessin’
I’m suggestin’ you turn this up and let them hear you sing it”
“I’ve got stories under my skin—
women whom I’ve adored in silence,
to whom I’d offer my whole being if they asked.
Peel my heart open like ripe mangos in August
or Post-its left in prayer rooms.
After de-converting, I sought repentance,
relentless in my search for a cure
in a man,
longing for a "he" to dim the light in my eye
that sparkles for curvy silhouettes and sharp tongues.
But I found no one.
My heart ached with an emptiness,
my soul bellowing in darkness
it didn’t need to endure.”
“I've got such an envious heart;
It sloshes and aches
when you touch her face,
and I don't know what to do with it,
other than to just
let
it
break.”
Source: One Hundred Breaths Later
“I’ve got tattoos, I’m subculture. Some kind of post-teen bag lady, that’s me.”
“I've got that sickening feeling now that I know I've been wrong about everything. One of life's tricks. You can go with your gut. You can pick someone to trust. You can be wrong.”
Source: Happily and Madly
“I've got the feeling...
Money's for stealing...
But not yours, of course!
Say, that's a lovely purse”
“I’ve got the Halloween soundtrack here somewhere,” said Murtagh with a devilish smirk. He was big on the devilish smirk. It worked for him.”
Source: Charlesgate Confidential
“I've got the kids in my room," she explained, while Jubal strove to keep up with her, "so that Honey Bun can watch them."
Jubal was mildly startled to see, a moment later, what Patricia meant by that. The boa was arranged on one of twin double beds in squared-off loops that formed a nest - a twin nest, as one bight of the snake had been pulled across to bisect the square, making two crib-sized pockets, each padded with a baby blanket and each containing a baby.
The ophidian nursemaid raised her head inquiringly as they came in. Patty stroked it and said, "It's all right, dear. Father Jubal wants to see them. Pet her a little, and let her grok you, so that she will know you next time."
First Jubal coochey-cooed at his favorite girl friend when she gurgled at him and kicked, then petted the snake. He decided that it was the handsomest specimen of Bojdae he had ever seen, as well as the biggest - longer, he estimated, than any other boa constrictor in captivity. Its cross bars were sharply marked and the brighter colors of the tail quite showy. He envied Patty her blue-ribbon pet and regretted that he would not have more time in which to get friendly with it.
The snake rubbed her head against his hand like a cat. Patty picked up Abby and said, "Just as I thought. Honey Bun, why didn't you tell me?"- then explained, as she started to change diapers, "She tells me at once if one of them gets tangled up, or needs help, or anything, since she can't do much for them herself - no hands - except nudge them back if they try to crawl out and might fall. But she just can't seem to grok that a wet baby ought to be changed - Honey Bun doesn't see anything wrong about that. And neither does Abby."
"I know. We call her 'Old Faithful.' Who's the other cutie pie?"
"Huh? That's Fatima Michele, I thought you knew."
"Are they here? I thought they were in Beirut!"
"Why, I believe they did come from some one of those foreign parts. I don't know just where. Maybe Maryam told me but it wouldn't mean anything to me; I've never been anywhere. Not that it matters; I grok all places are alike - just people. There, do you want to hold Abigail Zenobia while I check Fatima?"
Jubal did so and assured her that she was the most beautiful girl in the world, then shortly thereafter assured Fatima of the same thing. He was completely sincere each time and the girls believed him - Jubal had said the same thing on countless occasions starting in the Harding administration, had always meant it and had always been believed. It was a Higher Truth, not bound by mundane logic.
Regretfully he left them, after again petting Honey Bun and telling her the same thing, and just as sincerely.”
Source: Stranger in a Strange Land
“I've got the perfect dress. It's going to knock your socks off."
Marcus wasn't sure if that was good or bad, but he couldn't wait to find out.”
Source: Wickedly Wonderful
“I’ve got the voice of a siren – it’s not a voice to launch a thousand ships, it’s a voice to sink them.”
Source: Hex
“I've got this." Apollo stepped forward. His fiery armor was so bright it was hard to look at, and his matching Ray-Bans and perfect smile made him look like a male model for battle gear. "God of medicine, at your service."
He passed his hand over Annabeth's face and spoke an incantation. Immediately the bruises faded. Her cuts and scars disappeared. Her arm straightened, and she sighed in her sleep.
Apollo grinned. "She'll be fine in a few minutes. Just enough time for me to compose a poem about our victory: 'Apollo and his friends save Olympus.' Good, eh?"
Thanks, Apollo," I said. "I'll, um, let you handle the poetry.”
Source: The Last Olympian
“I've got three days available in July next year, she said. So, are we going to do this thing or not?
—Calendar Girl”
Source: Theories of Everything
“I've got to be honest,
I was never a tennis fan,
But the moment that Venus and Serena appeared on the court with those rackets in their hands...
Now you understand!”
“I've got to do this by myself because it can't be done any other way.”
Source: Self-Portrait Of A Hero: The Letters Of Jonathan Netanyahu