N Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with N. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“No one remembers.
But I remember, under the elm's cool awning,
watching you watch the clouds.”
Source: Incarnadine: Poems
“No one remembers her beginnings. Mothers and aunts tell us about infancy and early childhood, hoping we won't forget the past when they had total control over our lives and secretly praying that because of it, we'll include them in our future.”
Source: Rubyfruit Jungle
“No one remembers how you got there, only that you got there.”
“No one remembers who came fourth.”
“No one remembers who came in second.”
“No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.”
“No one remembers who took second place and that will neverbe me.”
“No one remembers you for standing in the crowd . But they do remember you for standing out of it.”
“No one replaces anyone else. No one substitutes for another person. Every person is unique. Every relationship is unique. Every relationship’s purpose is unique. Life is fluid; it moves. It doesn’t die; it reforms. Each day is new. We can only try and do our best for today. It’s enough, don’t you think? No more is asked. But also no less.”
Source: Circles of Separation
“No one respects a talent that is concealed.”
“No one respects beauty.”
“No one respects the flame quite like the fool who's badly burned”
“No one respects the umpire's job more than I do; but, if I were a manager, I would probably be ejected three or four times a season fighting for my team.”
“No one returns from Christianity to the same state he was before Christianity but into a worse state: the difference between a pagan and an apostate is the difference between an unmarried woman and an adulteress. For faith perfects nature but faith lost corrupts nature. Therefore many men of our time have lost not only the supernatural light but also the natural light which pagans possessed.”
“No one reveals himself as he is; we all wear a mask and play a role.
- On Psychology”
Source: The Horrors and Absurdities of Religion
“No one revolution up to now has brought all that was expected of it by the masses. Hence the inevitability of a certain disillusionment, of a lowering of the activity of the vanguard, and consequently, of the growing importance of the rearguard. [Joseph] Stalin's faction has raised itself on the wave of reaction against the October revolution.”
“No one rises above who he or she has been without first having fallen down. The best time - in fact, the only time - to make a real change in your life is in the moment of seeing the need for it. He who hesitates always gets lost in the hundred reasons why tomorrow is a better day to get started.”
“No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.”
Source: The writings and speeches of Oliver Cromwell
“No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going. Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking. Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be hanged.”
“No one rises to low expectations”
“No one rises with his feet on the ground.”
“No one runs fast without an extreme amount of training. Like today, you see kids walking around dribbling a basketball. I had a bag with track shoes in it, and I used to go to the track every day.”
“No one runs your life unless you let them. And you have more power than you think.”
“No one's approval is enough to make up for a lack of self-love, which is really a lack of self-awareness.
When we feel a desire to be loved, it isn't other people's love we need. It's our own relationship with love that we're longing for, our own awareness of being interconnected with others, our own sense of the magic of our own interwoven existence.
To seek the fulfillment of this desire in others' approval is a losing battle. It will never be enough. No one can compliment you enough to supplement for the acceptance that you need from your own self, in each moment. Acceptance for your struggles and your talents. Acceptance for your humanity. Celebration of that humanity.
Love is an inside job.”
“No one's being excludes every possibility.”
Source: Cloud of Sparrows
“No one's coming to rescue us," Luca said, still looking sideways at Frances.
"If that's what you mean."
"In that case," Hilde said, "welcome to the Black Forest." She slipped the machete from its leather holster and snapped her fingers to bring the dogs to heel. "Here, we rescue ourselves.”
Source: Frances and the Werewolves of the Black Forest
“No one’s coming to save the world. Not Jesus Christ, not anyone. If the world is to be saved then it’s our responsibility, no one else’s. The very act of believing in a Saviour is a disgrace. It’s cowardice and laziness, an abdication of our personal obligations. The logic of our central theme of “becoming God” is that each of us has to don the divine mantle. Salvation is our business, not someone else’s. It’s time to be active, not passive. It’s time to make things happen; not sit back and wait for others. It’s time to create our own “Rapture”, not pray to someone else to make it happen. We have to stop being alienated from our divine spark. It’s time to burnish it and let it illuminate the world.”
Source: The Right-Brain God
“No one's despair is like my despair--”
Source: The Wild Iris
“No one’s ever brought me flowers before,” said Mr. Kidswatter. “You may not believe this, Louis, but I don’t have many friends.” He put his hand on Louis’s shoulder. “You’re like a son to me,” he said.
“And you’re a maggot-infested string bean,” muttered Louis.
“What?” asked Mr. K.
“I said, you’re a magnificent human being.”
Source: Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger
“No one’s ever going to hurt you again, Taya. Not on my watch.” There was no defense in the world that could protect her heart from him when he said things like that. Angling her head up, she cupped the back of his head and lifted up to give him a soft, lingering kiss. Just being near him made her feel safe, stronger. He reminded her of how hard she’d fought to live, how hard she’d battled to take back control over her life.
“You’re making it really hard for me not to fall for you,” she murmured against his lips. One side of his mouth kicked up as he lifted his head, his eyes glowing with a possessive light that thrilled her.
“Good,” was all he said.”
Source: Avenged
“No one's ever had this effect on me before. I feel ten times more alive." She laughed self-consciously. "Does that sound silly?"
"Not at all. I understand. Your mother had the same effect on me."
"Did she?"
The earl let out a gravelly chuckle as he thought back to those days. "She was a fearless, free-spirited beauty with all the self-restraint of an unbroken horse. I knew she wasn't to the only life I could offer her. But I was mesmerized by her. I loved her enthusiasm and warmth, and everything that made her different from me. I thought if we were both willing to take a chance on each other, we might have a good marriage. It's turned out to be an extraordinary one."
"No regrets, then?" Merritt dared to ask. "Even in the privacy of your own thoughts?"
"Never," he said promptly. "Without Lillian, I would never have known true happiness. I don't hold with the common wisdom that a couple must have the same tastes and backgrounds. Married life would be dull indeed without some friction: one can't light a match without it."
Merritt smiled. "I adore you, Papa. You've made it nearly impossible for me to find a man who doesn't suffer in comparison to you.”
Source: Devil in Disguise
“No one's ever really gone.”
“No one's ever sat me down and taught me what empathy is or why it matters more than power or patriotism or religious faith. But I learn it right there in the hallway: I cannot do what's been done to me.”
Source: The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice
“No one’s ever successfully insulted him, because he refuses to be insulted. People do their best, but Yung won’t even acknowledge the attempt of an affront.”
Source: The Falcon in the Barn
“No one’s forced me to become a politician yet, so things could be worse.”
“No one's happy here, you know that. But I am content, and maybe that's enough for me.”
Source: Lost in Time
“No one's life is perfect. I find it much more interesting when people are just honest about it.”
Source: Out of The Easy
“No one's life made sense on paper. You cannot condense a person into facts.”
Source: Steam Drills, Treadmills and Shooting Stars - a story of our times -
“No one's place in this world is guaranteed. Not everyone is going to get a happy ending. But life isn't about how it ends. It's about the moments between. It's about the small things. The way our loved ones laugh. The sight of a butterfly in the sunlight after a year or two in the darkness. The love and support of an old friend. They might not be with us in body, but they are with us in spirit. The feeling of something we'd thought lost to us forever returned in a single, life-changing moment. Yes, that is simple, even though it might be momentous to us as individuals. Because every day, on this planet, people are born and people die and stranger things happen. But I know my place now, and my purpose. And no matter what trial you have to endure to find that out...
It's worth it.”
Source: All Souls' Night
“No one's really numb of pain or being hurt. It's either they chose to deceive themselves or refuses to accept the fact that they are hurting or still feels the pain. It's always a choice. Feel it or ignore it!”
“No one's really there fighting for you in the last garrison
No one except yourself that is
No one except you
You are the one who's got your back 'til the last deeds done”
Source: The Story of The Streets
“No one's said a word to them since they said we couldn't see you." Nathaniel's heart skipped a beat. The heat that gnawed at his chest was an ugly mix of gratitude and shame. He tried to speak but had to clear his throat before trying again. "But why? I've done nothing but lie to them. I willingly put them all in danger so I could play a little longer. They got hurt last night because of me. Why would they protect me now?" "You are a Fox," Andrew said, like it was that simple, and maybe it was. Nathaniel dropped his eyes and worked his jaw, fighting for a center he was quickly losing hold of.”
Source: The King's Men
“No one's serious at seventeen,
When lindens line the promenades”
“No one’s standard of living will change, nothing would fundamentally change.”
“No one's stopping you," said Jess. "But you've got to make it more interesting. That's why why we drift off and talk about biscuits.”
Source: A Long Way Down
“No one's that eccentric - to go all the way to Vienna to study Japanese painting”
Source: Killing Commendatore
“No one's told me what happens after people die. I don't have a clue. Hell, I don't even know if God is a man or a woman. But maybe that's the fear – no, not God being a woman. It's the not knowing. Not having that firsthand proof of what will actually matter when you watch your soul get weighed.”
Source: Abandon All Hope
“No one's validation should be your inspiration!
Got my Brooklyn armor on and always living my truth! Today, use whatever empowers you, whether it be a prayer, your favorite quote, an article of clothing, a picture, or the vision of your goal alive in your mind... make THAT the inspiration you need to conquer another day!”
“No one said baking your first cake will be a cake walk, your best chance of success is when it hurts”
“No one said finding Paris would be easy; I only said it would be worth it.”