O Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with O. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Our planet is being turned into a filthy and evil-smelling imperialist barrack.”
“Our planet is blessed with vast natural treasures. If we use them wisely, beginning with the elimination of militarism and war, every human being will be able to live a healthy, prosperous existence.”
“Our planet is changing in ways that will have profound impacts on all of humankind.”
“Our planet is currently undergoing a mass extinction of species called the Anthropocene - the Age of Man.”
“Our planet is falling victim to a rigorism, so that what is done in any remote corner affects - nay, menaces - the whole. Resiliency and tolerance are lost.”
Source: Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition
“Our planet is past its prime.”
“Our planet is warming due to pollution from human activities. And a warming climate increases the likelihood of extreme weather.”
“Our planet's beauty lies in its diversity; let us protect it so that future generations can experience its wonders.”
“Our planet's alarm is going off, and it is time to wake up and take action!”
“Our planning system was dynamite when we first put it in. The thinking was fresh; the form mattered little. It was idea oriented. We then hired a head of planning, and he hired two vice presidents, and then he hired a planner; and the books got thicker, and the printing more sophisticated, and the covers got harder, and the drawings got better.”
“Our plans are small and somewhat absurd.”
Source: Small Wonder
“Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.”
“Our plans for the future made us laugh and feel close, but those same plans somehow made anything more than temporary between us seem impossible. It was the first time I'd ever had the feeling of missing someone I was still with.”
Source: The coast of Chicago
“Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.”
“Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.”
“Our plans never turn out as tasty as reality.”
“Our plans protect freedom and opportunity, and our blueprint is the Constitution of the United States.”
“Our plants had now increased to 252: as they were all kept on shore at the tent I augmented the guard there, though from the general conduct of the natives there did not appear the least occasion for so much caution.”
Source: A narrative of the mutiny on board his majesty's ship Bounty
“Our plate is full. We have a lot to do building our company organically and that is our key focus.”
“Our platform calls for a balanced deficit reduction plan where the wealthy pay their fair share. And when your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism.”
“Our players are mad, but it's good mad.”
“Our playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so others won't feel insecure around us! As we become liberated from our fears, we are free to experience life as it is meant to be! If we are to be free from oppression and control, we must take charge of our own lives and in our magnificence, stand up and speak our truth. In our doing, we let our light shine...
(Stella: She was kicked out of the Religion because she objected to her 16 Year old daughter being given in marriage to a 39 yr old polygamist man.)”
Source: From Brainwash to Hogwash: Escaping and Exposing Polygamy
“Our pleasance here is all vain glory,
This false warld is but transitory.”
“Our pleasant silence held us once more. A comfortable entwinement of space and time and everything between and beyond. No words had to be said. We had resisted, we had struggled, and now was the time to bask in the warmth of ardor. We both knew the answer. All that was left was for us to rest our eyes. And so, night came for us.”
Source: Blossom Fell
“Our pleasure is ours, your pleasure is yours, we discover our own pleasure, and we don’t betray our own pleasure, we don’t betray our own bodies”
Source: Life Ceremony
“Our pleasures are not material pleasures, but symbols of pleasure – attractively packaged but inferior in content.”
Source: The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
“Our pleasures are short, and can only charm at intervals; love is a method of protraction our greatest pleasure.”
“Our pleasures in literature do not, I think, decline with age; last 1st of January was my eighty-second birthday, and I think that I had as much enjoyment from books as I ever had in my life.”
Source: The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth
“Our pleasures were simple - they included survival.”
“Our plenteous streams a various race supply, The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye, The silver eel, in shining volumes roll'd, The yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold, Swift trouts, diversified with crimson stains, And pikes, the tyrants of the wat'ry plains.”
Source: The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope Volume I: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition
“Our plump predicament comes from the way we think. In America life has
become a daily quest for instant gratification. Do we think about the long term? Rarely. We ask ourselves, “What sounds good?” That’s where we get into trouble focusing on what we want rather than what we need. Then we invent new ways to satisfy ourselves.”
Source: It's Called Helping...You're Welcome
“Our pluralist society must provide its citizens with the tools to understand religions, their symbols and their practices.”
“Our PM doesn't just lead the nation; he's also leading the 'subscribe' race on YouTube – multitasking at its finest!”
“Our podium is the music. It's really important that we stay focused, because things become misconstrued in the media.”
“Our poetry emulates the recent progress in military strategy: Our army's strength is the foot soldiers.”
“Our poetry now is the realization that we possess nothing. Anything therefore is a delight (since we do not posses it) and thus need not fear its loss.”
“Our poets do not write about it; our artists do not try to portray this remarkable thing. I don't know why. Is nobody inspired by our present picture of the universe? The value of science remains unsung by singers... This is not yet a scientific age.”
“Our Poets make us laugh at Tragœdy, And with their Comoedies they make us cry.”
“Our point is that America is so family oriented.”
“Our point is we don`t want to sit in the government and tell you what you have to buy [as a health insurance]. We want to make this work so that you have choices, so that we have more competition.”
“Our point isn't to make an examination of popular film but to illustrate that the yearning for a heroic adventure lies just beneath the surface of our consciousness; film, television, literature, sports, and travel are in a sense vicarious adventures.”
Source: The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage
“Our point of view is we will sell more if we help people make purchasing decisions.”
“Our point of view is, lets not be so elitist that we can't honor good, hard, dignified, ennobling work: people working with their hands, building things, putting up solar panels, weatherizing homes, working on organic agriculture, building wind farms. We don't have robots in society, so somebody has to do that work. Lets make sure that the people who can use that work get a chance to do it. I see that as a first step toward bigger and better things.”
“Our point, however, is not to worship the Bible; we worship the God of the Bible.”
Source: The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority
“Our pointe shoes are our instruments. If something's wrong with my feet, all my mind goes there. I usually have six pairs ready. Soft shoes for one act, stiffer shoes for another, stronger shoes for a variation with a lot of turns.”
“Our points of reference in America aren't steeped in literature; they're steeped in that five minutes between commercials.”
“Our police force must not only enforce the law; it must obey the law. In America, that applies to all citizens, regardless of race, creed, or ethnic origin. Our goal as a department, as a community, hell, as a society, is total colorblindness when it comes to law enforcement.”
Source: Betrayal In Black
“Our police know when a crime is committed, where it is committed, and by whom. They go to the crime scene not to arrest the perpetrator, but to take bribes and allow the criminal to continue their crimes. We no longer have police officers; we have criminals in police uniforms. They only arrest those who refuse to pay bribes or their competitors in the crime world. I can't wait for the day we get to experience and see a real police officer serving their country and living by the oath they made. Who don’t abuse their power or authority.
Who are not corrupt but are there to protect and to serve.”
“Our police officers are earning more as criminals than as law enforcers. They visit crime scenes to collect bribes rather than gather evidence or make arrests. How can crime end when lawmakers are the lawbreakers?”
“Our police, our hard-working police, that our extraordinarily committed and dedicated military personnel, I'm really pleased that they are getting a good paid parental leave scheme.”