O Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with O. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Once a battle looms, a sailor–or a solider–cares far less about fighting for the man in command than he does about the man to his left and the one to his right.”
Source: The Steel Rose
“Once a betrayer, always a betrayer.”
Source: Voor een betere wereld
“Once a big loss has happened it is part of the picture forever. Not something you "get over." While each loss has felt specific, one thing I miss with each loss is entirely selfish, I miss the way a particular person saw me, understood me. But part of the challenge of being alive is to remain curious in any circumstance and this has helped me with grief. I want to feel all the contours and contradictions of living.”
“Once a bird kid, always a bird kid. - maximum ride series”
“Once a blooming red rose, full of streaming life in its veins. Now a wilting black petal rupturing with death and pain.”
“Once a Bond fan, always a Bond fan.”
“Once a book falls into our possession, it is ours, the same way children lay their claim: 'That's my book.' As if it were organically part of them. That must be why we have so much trouble returning borrowed books. It's not exactly theft (of course not, we're not thieves, what are you implying?); it's simply a slippage in ownership or, better still, a transfer of substance. That which belonged to someone else becomes mine when I look at it. And if I like what I read, naturally I'll have difficulty giving it back.”
“Once a book is published, it no longer belongs to me. My creative task is done. The work now belongs to the creative mind of my readers. I had my turn to make of it what I would, now it is their turn.”
Source: The Invisible Child: On Reading and Writing Books for Children
“Once a broken bone heals, it is often strongest at the point of the fracture. In the same way, God can take the shame of past failures and amazingly redirect their outcomes toward your future success.”
Source: The Christian Atheist: Believing in God But Living as If He Doesn't Exist
“Once a Buddha, always a Buddha, Sam. Dust off some of your old parables. You have about fifteen minutes.'
Sam held out his hand. "Give me some tobacco and a paper.”
Source: Lord of Light
“Once a Buddha, always a Buddha.”
“Once a bureau is created, its staff becomes a tenacious political interest group, well placed to defend its budget and to make a case for expanding its activities.”
“Once a Catholic always a Catholic.”
“Once a century, all of a certain kind of bamboo flower on the same day. Whether they are in Malaysia or in a greenhouse in Minnesota makes no difference, nor does the age or size of the plant. They flower. Some current of an inner language passes between them, through space and separation, in ways we cannot explain in our language. They are all, somehow, one plant, each with a share of communal knowledge.”
“Once a champion, always a champion.”
“Once a change of direction has begun, even though it's the wrong one, it still tends to clothe itself as thoroughly in the appurtenances of Tightness as if it had been a natural all along.”
Source: The Crack-up
“Once a changemaker, always a changemaker but only a few swim against the tide.”
“Once a character has gelled it's an unmistakable sensation, like an engine starting up within one's body. From then onwards one is driven by this other person, seeing things through their eyes.”
“Once a child gets into your heart, there’s no right or wrong about it.”
Source: The Light Between Oceans: A Novel
“Once a child is born, its main business is to grow – to learn all there is to learn and grow. It can only grow! Trees grow, vegetables grow, animals grow, and you must also grow.”
Source: Know What Matters
“Once a child is confronted with the concept of death there's a certain innocence that goes.”
“Once a citizen receives a direct payment from the state, the state has purchased their complicity”
“Once a climate change; twice, a climate risk.”
Source: Climate Flip - Climate Risk Reporting In Banks
“Once a company has adapted to a new environment, it is no longer the organization it used to be; it has evolved. That is the essence of learning.”
“Once a coxcomb, always a coxcomb.”
“Once a crowd chased me for an autograph. "Beat it", I said, "go sit on a tack!" "We made you", they said. "Like hell you did", I told them.”
“Once a Cubs fan, always a Cubs fan.”
“Once a culture becomes entirely advertising friendly, it seizes to be a culture at all.”
“Once, a date informed me, ‘I’m not ready for a relationship, but my cat thinks you’re
great.’ It takes resilience to discern when it’s time to gracefully exit.”
“Once a day has begun eventfully, it generally carries on being every bit as lively.”
Source: Tubutsch
“Once a day you should look into the mirror to see if what stands between you and happiness isn't you.”
“Once a day, especially in the early years of life and study, call yourselves to an account what new ideas, what new proposition or truth you have gained, what further confirmation of known truths, and what advances you have made in any part of knowledge.”
Source: The Improvement of the Mind
“Once a day, sit quietly and place a hand upon your heart. Send it love, and allow yourself to feel the love your heart has for you. It has been beating for you since before you were born. Your heart is love, and the blood in your veins is joy. Your heart is now lovingly pumping joy throughout your body. All is well, and you are safe.”
“Once a day, take some 'Beach Time.'”
“Once a DC arc fault has started in a solar photovoltaic system, it can be catastrophic!”
“Once a decision is made to be tasteful and risk-free, all spark, soul, variety, sleaze, spontaneity and fun go right out the window”
“Once a decision is made, you should stop worrying and start working. It’s not always what we know that makes it a good decision. It is what we do to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision.”
“Once a decision is reached, stop worrying and start working.”
“Once a decision was made, I didn't worry about it afterward...”
“Once a depressed person becomes active and hopeful, self-esteem always improves. Bolstering self-esteem without changing hopelessness, without changing passivity, accomplishes nothing.”
“Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Because a disease might mean their common death. Nature knows this; and Nature attacks the disease with whatever help she can muster.”
“Once a federal law or policy is in place it is more difficult to kill than a vampire.”
“Once a fellow's enjoying the fruits of government health care and all the rest, he couldn't give a hoot about the general societal interest; he's got his, and if it's going to bankrupt the state a generation hence, well, as long as they can keep the checks coming till he's dead, it's fine by him.”
“Once a fight has started, if you get involved in thinking about what to do, you will be cut down by your opponent with the very next blow.”
“Once a film costs a certain amount of money, things have to round off.”
“Once a film is made and it exists, someone somewhere is going to watch it and that is kind of the magic of it all.”
“Once a film is shot, the thing that mostly happens is that I go see all the things I would have fixed in my performance and sometimes, very rarely, I see a moment that surprise me and I go, "Oh, that's not bad. That was nice."”
“Once a flower is picked it immediately begins to die.”
Source: Terrorscape
“Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. Forbidden is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food is food. Its there to nourish your body.”
“Once a friend, always a friend. Why should borders stop that?”