N Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with N. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Nobody finds it more boring to read their own works like an author. It's not because they don't have time, but because they've been there more times than you can imagine.”
“Nobody follows me where I go, Over the mountains or valleys below; Nobody sees where the wild winds blow, Only the Father in Heaven can know.”
Source: Mother Stories
“Nobody forced us to come here,” he says. “We made a choice to immigrate. We knew that nothing was going to be handed to us, and we knew we were going to have to work twice as hard as everyone else.”
My parents were not interested in concepts like political activism or social equality; there was only work, and survival.”
Source: We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
“Nobody forces you to work at Wal-Mart. Start your own business! Sell something to Wal-Mart!”
“NOBODY FORGETS THE FIRST KISS AND THE FIRST GOAL”
“Nobody gave me what I wanted for my birthday! Nobody! What sort of presents do you call these? New shoes, a green sweater and a bunch of stupid toys!" "What were you expecting?" "Real estate!”
“Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker in Somerset.”
Source: Boy: Tales of Childhood
“Nobody gets any guarantees.”
“Nobody gets anybody else, not really. We're all stuck inside ourselves.”
Source: Turtles All the Way Down
“Nobody gets anything for nothing.”
“Nobody gets argued all the way into becoming a believer on the sheer basis of logic and reason. That requires a leap of faith.”
“Nobody gets away with anything. Or perhaps it's just the women who don't.”
“Nobody gets between me and my microphone.”
“Nobody gets beyond a petroleum economy. Not while there's petroleum there.”
Source: Hyperion
“Nobody gets everything in this life. You decide your priorities and you make your choices. I'd decided long ago that any cake I had would be eaten.”
“Nobody gets in to see the wizard. Not nobody.”
“Nobody gets into a band and thinks they're going to have a 30-year career.”
“Nobody gets into heaven without a glowstick.”
“Nobody gets irony anymore, as we are now living in the post-ironic age. Once George Bush gets a library, our irony is dead.”
“Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.”
“Nobody gets killed when they're happy. It always starts with an argument, or a debt.”
“Nobody gets lucky all the time. Nobody can win all the time. Nobody's a robot. Nobody's perfect.”
“Nobody gets married to a clever song, let alone falls in love to one.”
“Nobody gets me like paper and pen”
“Nobody gets muscles by watching ME lift weights.”
“Nobody gets praised for the right reasons.”
Source: Wizard's Castle
“Nobody gets something for nothing.”
“Nobody gets through life without losing a few things on the way.”
Source: Fragile Things
“Nobody gets tired of being the champions. We are still trying to go after the title again.”
“Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in.”
“Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.”
“Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead; that is where your future lies. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them. People who care about each other enjoy doing things for one another. There are really only three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who say, What happened?”
“Nobody gets to name you. You are not forgettable. You are not replaceable. You are not your pain. You are sacred and special and alive.”
“Nobody gets to pick their time to die, but living every day to the max is something we all get to do.”
Source: Dawn Rochelle: Four Novels
“Nobody gets to pick what life gives them”
Source: Don't Die, My Love
“Nobody gets to say who we love, or who we lay down beside, or take as our husband, lover, life, or bride. Nobody gets to decide what's for some, that others should hide. Pride. Nobody gets to choose but YOU.”
“Nobody gets to threaten the full faith and credit of the United States just to extract political concessions.”
“Nobody gives a care about the fate of labor as long as they can get their instant gratification.”
“Nobody gives a crap about hockey down here - nobody. I coach kids' hockey down here and you can start to see the disinterest in the game here with the kids”
“Nobody gives a crap if we're great musicians.”
“Nobody gives a rat's nipple about me.”
“Nobody gives a shit that you're offended. I'm not. And my opinion is more important to me than yours.”
Source: Inside The Mind of an Introvert: Comics, Deep Thoughts and Quotable Quotes
“Nobody gives twenty-five million dollars to anybody if they're not getting twenty-five million worth out of it. Forget it. It just doesn't happen.”
“Nobody gives way to anybody. Everyone just angles, points, dives directly toward his destination, pretending it is an all-or-nothing gamble. People glare at one another and fight for maneuvering space. All parties are equally determined to get the right-of-way--insist on it. They swerve away at the last possible moment, giving scant inches to spare. The victor goes forwards, no time for a victory grin, already engaging in another contest of will. Saigon traffic is Vietnamese life, a continuous charade of posturing, bluffing, fast moves, tenacity and surrenders.”
Source: Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
“Nobody gives you a chance, you got to take chances.”
“Nobody gives you an education. If you want one, you have to take it.”
“Nobody gives you money for nothing, and that's the lesson with the Clintons. Nobody gives you money because they like you.”
“Nobody gives you power. Real power is something you take.”
“Nobody gives you respect in this life. You must take it, you must earn it, and then you must hold it sacred, because no matter how hard respect is to attain, it can be lost in an instant.”
Source: The Shadow Throne
“Nobody gives you respect in this life. You must take it, you must earn it, and then you must hold it sacred, because no matter how hard respect is to attain, it can be lost in an instant." I nodded my head toward the garrison. "Go get it, Roden. People won't follow a leader who doesn't know where he's going. Show them what you do.”
Source: The Shadow Throne