I Quotes
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“It is a very good thing, and a significant one too, to exterminate the bourgeoisie and capitalism in China.”
Source: Selected Works: The period of the socialist revolution and socialist construction. (I)
“It is a very good world to live in, To lend or to spend, or to live in; but to beg or to borrow, or to get a man's own, It is the very worst world that ever was known.”
“It is a very grand carriage indeed, and behind it, Toshiro follows on foot, leading a small donkey, with a tiny wretched figure upon it, draped in a black robe, head bowed...
Timothy.
At once, the crowd is ugly and electric...the hatred so strong, I am literally sickened by it. I turn my head and vomit.
When Timothy reaches the section of believers, they throw down rose petals and palm leaves into the street, shouting:
"THE SAVIOR! THE KING'S AMBASSADOR! HAIL TO THE KING OF HEAVEN!!!”
Source: Southern Cross
“It is a very grave matter to be forced to imitate a people for whom you know-which is the price of your performance and survival-you do not exist. It is hard to imitate a people whose existence appears, mainly, to be made tolerable by their bottomless gratitude that they are not, thank heaven, you.”
“It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty.”
Source: A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein
“It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty. To the contrary, I believe it would be possible to rob even a healthy beast of prey of its voraciousness, if it were possible, with the aid of a whip, to force the beast to devour continuously, even when not hungry.”
Source: A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein
“It is a very great mistake to imagine that the object of loyalty is the authority and interest of one individual man, however dignified by the applause or enriched by the success of popular actions.”
“It is a very great mistake to suppose, as a few English cooks still do, that spaghetti and macaroni should be soaked in water before cooking.”
“It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think.”
“It is a very hard and troublesome thing to dispose of whole, half, and quarter-mistakes; to sift them and assign the portion of truth to its proper place.”
Source: Maxims and Reflections
“It is a very hard undertaking to seek to please everybody.”
“It is a very heavy responsibility [to be a prime-minister] to make, but someone has to make it for our country and I am thrilled and honoured to have that opportunity and that responsibility.”
“It is a very high goal which, with our weak powers, we can reach only very inadequately, but which gives a sure foundation to our aspirations and valuations.”
Source: Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words
“It is a very high mind to which gratitude is not a painful sensation. If you wish to please, you will find it wiser to receive, solicit even, favors, than accord them; for the vanity of the obligor is always flattered, that of the obligee rarely.”
“It is a very honest world, our work. I think you cannot fake anything.”
“It is a very important and lucrative skill one can have that allows them to be able to see into the future and act toward it in the present.”
“It is a very important consideration that we are consecrated and dedicated to God; it means that we may think, speak, meditate, or do anything only with a view to his glory.”
Source: Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life
“It is a very important film, Life And Nothing More, in that what was filmed was inspired by a journey I had made just three days after an earthquake. And I speak not only of the film itself but also of the experience of being in that place, where only three days before 50,000 people had died.”
“It is a very important matter, as a woman, to juggle everything... Your professional life, family, children etc.”
“It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that whatever you say to them, they always purr.”
Source: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
“It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they always purr: "If they would only purr for 'yes,' and mew for 'no,; or any rule of that sort," she had said, "so that one could keep up a conversation! But how can you talk with a person if they always say the same thing?”
“It is a very interesting world. I'm excited. It is much more optimistic than people think, and there is going to be huge job creation from all these things, and there are going to be huge life improvements.”
“It is a very lonely life that a man leads, who becomes aware of truths before their times.”
“It is a very long and very difficult road from a fact to a conclusion. But it is a million times longer from a theory to a fact.”
“It is a very melancholy reflection that men are usually so weak that it is absolutely necessary for them to know sorrow and pain to be in their right senses.”
Source: The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index
“It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead.”
Source: Vonnegut by the Dozen
“It is a very naive view to think that the resources and conditions on earth would last forever. Our race has to take necessary steps to be able to develop the technology necessary to live on other planets and moons and to reach to farther corners of the galaxy.”
“It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us.”
Source: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5
“It is a very nice world-that is, if you remember that while morals are all-important between the Lord and His creatures, what counts between one creature and another is good manners.”
Source: Lanterns on the Levee; Recollections of a Planter's Son
“It is a very odd sort of Patriot that would destroy the First Amendment to protect the Second.”
“It is a very personal thing to me, because this is my basic voice, this is where I come from, and it is one of the oldest voice styles in human history.”
“It is a very poor consolation to be told that the man who has given one a bad dinner, or poor wine, is irreproachable in private life. Even the cardinal virtues cannot atone for half-cold entrees.”
Source: The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays
“It is a very positive event, being nervous. It allows you to do great things.”
“It is a very powerful feeling to know that my work is affecting people and to hear it from them directly.”
“It is a very pretty beach. We're not really beach people, and obviously no one wants to see this in a bikini!" She made a face of pure loathing and gestured at her perfectly ordinary body, which Madeline judged to be about the same size as her own.
"I don't see why not," said Madeline. She had no patience for this sort of talk. It drove her to distraction the way women wanted to bond over self-hatred.”
Source: Big Little Lies
“It is a very rare church indeed that encourages its members to think for themselves in religious matters, or even tolerates this, and in most of them the clergy are quite ready to lay down the law in other fields too.”
“It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless.”
“It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent.”
“It is a very real concern and my view is that everything changed on September 11th and the procedure, the policies that were in place prior to September 11th no longer should apply.”
“It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Illustrated)
“It is a very solemn delusion when ministers think they are prospering, and yet do not hear of conversions.”
Source: Spurgeon at His Best: Over 2200 Striking Quotations from the World's Most Exhaustive and Widely-read Sermon Series
“It is a very strange sensation to inexperience youth to feel itself quite alone the world, cut adrift from every connection, uncertain whether the port to which it is bound can be reached, and prevented by many impediments from returning to that it has quitted. The charm of adventure sweetens that sensation, the glow of pride warms it; but then the throb of fear disturbs it; and fear with me became predominant when half an hour elapsed, and still I was alone.”
Source: Jane Eyre
“It is a very strange thing to see so many images in the world around us... we don't realise it, but we are all impressionable beings, able to pick up off of the images that bombard us on a daily basis. We are created and moulded by images and impressions. One of the most difficult tasks in life, is to keep a steady impression of something in your sight, and to believe in it until it becomes you. Because there is just so much temptation/opportunity, to become something else.”
“It is a very strange thing, to be in love. It changes you.”
“It is a very strong rule in drama, and in life, that people remain true to their basic natures. They change, and their change is essential for drama, but typically they only change a little, taking a single step towards integrating a forgotten or rejected quality into their natures.”
“It is a very stupid thing to be disgruntled with life and completely disconnect from it, because you have no other tool to fix your life other than life! If you want to win the match, you have to stay in the match, there is no leaving the match!”
“It is a very trying task for deceitful people, always to have to cover up their lack of sincerity and to repair the breaking of their word.”
“It is a very unusual sector and the one thing I would ask of them is to understand that for most of them one-third of their films are being financed by the taxpayer and that carries huge accountability and responsibility.”
“It is a very vulnerable feeling to lose something very close to your heart or someone very dear to you.”
“It is a very wonderful experience indeed, when, at fifty years old, you suddenly discover that for the first time in your life, you are really free to be yourself.”
Source: I leap over the wall: a return to the world after twenty-eight years in a convent