P Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with P. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Point out the problems, as long as you have a solution. I don't like critics who aren't doers themselves.”
“Point shoes are torture devices.”
“Point the stars for me,
Name each and every one.
Draw patterns in the sky for me,
Connect each star and form a constellation.
Take your time,
So long as I’m in your arms.”
“Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.”
“Point your feet in the direction you want to go and your life will follow.”
“Point your fire like a flower.”
Source: Calendars
“Point-to-point transit via low orbit could dramatically speed up international flights, connecting the world even further. And safe, consistent space travel opens up the possibility of commercial space stations, trips to the moon and exploration beyond.”
“Point? Maybe you aren't a Carrie or a Samantha or a Charlotte or a Miranda. Maybe you're just you.”
Source: Pretty in Plaid: A Life, A Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending,Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase
“Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They feel medieval. I was very happy to stop wearing them.”
“Pointed axioms and acute replies fly loose about the world, and are assigned successively to those whom it may be the fashion to celebrate.”
Source: The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, to which are Now Added, Biographical Anecdotes of the Doctor, Selected from the Late Productions of Mrs. Piozzi, Mr. Boswell, ...
“Pointed criticism, if accurate, often gives the artist an inner sense of relief. The criticism that damages is that which disparages, dismisses, ridicules, or condemns.”
“Pointed in the wrong direction, trapped outside their own history and unable to retrace their steps because their footprints had been swept away.”
Source: The God of Small Things
“Pointillism takes emotional images, character, etc., and makes them all come together and make a whole that tells a story.”
“Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha.”
Source: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
“Pointing fingers, trying to catch each other in scandal does not bring honor to this House.”
“Pointing is a metaphor we all know. We've done a lot of studies and tests on that, and it's much faster to do all kinds of functions, such as cutting and pasting, with a mouse, so it's not only easier to use but more efficient.”
“Pointing out people’s mistakes, having intention to take advantage of people, keeps one bound to a worldly life (sansaar).”
“Pointing out that countless great mathematicians had tried to solve the problem and failed before you came along is in particularly bad taste and should be avoided completely.”
“Pointing out the possible, and expensive, entanglements that could come with widespread commercial enterprise, the author calculates the Great Britain was at war half the time between 1689 and 1783.”
Source: Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged a Nation
“Pointing the finger is often the way that we say that it wasn’t us, when the stuff that we’re holding with the other four fingers says something quite different.”
“Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us.”
“Pointless but very much on purpose.”
Source: Pointless
“Pointless thinking is worse than no thinking at all.”
Source: Kafka on the Shore
“Pointless, needless suffering and pain? I don’t suppose it would help if I told you that was the way life is. The good suffer, the evil flourish, and all that is mortal passes away.”
Source: Clockwork Princess
“Pointless. . . . Like giving caviar to an elephant.”
“Points of views that are expressed on Twitter don’t intend to offend, but rather defend and open the conversation up to everyone so that no one has to pretend.”
“Poireaux vinaigrette aux grains de caviar.” I did a quick translation. “Leeks and fish eggs in vinegar?” He grinned. “It sounds better in French.” Yeah, but did it taste better?”
Source: Hunt the Moon: A Cassie Palmer Novel
“Poirot did not enter into a controversy. He had already learnt that every single individual had a different version of the theme "What did we fight the war for?”
Source: Taken at the flood
“Poirot said placidly, “One does not, you know, employ merely the muscles. I do not need to bend and measure the footprints and pick up the cigarette ends and examine the bent blades of grass. It is enough for me to sit back in my chair and think. It is this – ” he tapped his egg-shaped head – “this, that functions!”
Source: Five Little Pigs (Poirot)
“Poirot was standing in the larder in a dramtic attitude. In his hand he was brandishing a leg of mutton.
'My dear Poirot! What is the matter? have you gone mad?'
'Regard i pray you this mutton! But regard it closely!”
Source: The Big Four
“Poirot, watching him, felt suddenly a doubt--an uncomfortable twinge. Was there, here, something that he had missed? Some richness of the spirit? Sadness crept over him. Yes, he should have become acquainted with the classics. Long ago. Now, alas, it was too late....”
Source: The Labours of Hercules
“Poirot, you really have the best opinion of yourself of anyone I've ever known', he declared.
'What will you? When one is unique, one knows it.”
“Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.”
Source: Peril at End House (Poirot)
“Poirot: Do not allow Hate into your heart, for it will make a home there.
Jackie: If Love cannot live there, Hate works just as well.”
“Pois eestä kaikki esteettiset esteet!
Nyt avukseni huudan perkelettä
ja saatan teidän tiedoksenne, että
mun suonissani kuohuu elinnesteet.
Ei mikään ummehtunut orjanveri,
mi epätoivonvimmoissansa riehuu,
vaan maailman kaikkeuden valtameri
se siellä yli äyräittensä kiehuu.”
Source: Pillastunut runohepo
“Pois, Mãe, então mar é o que a gente tem saudade?”
Source: Manuelzão e Miguilim
“Pois, não importa o que digam os cientistas, a raça é, do ponto de vista político, não o começo da humanidade mas o seu fim, não a origem dos povos mas o seu declínio, não o nascimento natural do homem mas a sua morte antinatural.”
Source: The Origins of Totalitarianism
“Pois o ódio ao Estrangeiro sempre arma alguns Intrépidos prontos a morrer por uma Ideia.”
Source: 125 Contos de Guy de Maupassant
“Pois, por ora, a dor da perda é mais pesada que as areias ou os mares, ela pensou. Este mundo me privou de tudo, exceto do propósito mais antigo de todos: a vida de amanhã.”
Source: DUNE
“Pois Saint-Loup pertencia a essa classe de rapazes aristocratas colocados numa altura onde é possível que brotem essas expressões: “É o que tem de bom, esse é o seu lado bom”, sementes assaz preciosas que logo determinam uma maneira de conceber as coisas, na qual não se vale nada e o “povo” vale tudo, quer dizer, exatamente o contrário do orgulho plebeu. Pelo que me contava Robert, não era possível imaginar como o seu tio, quando jovem, dava o tom e ditava a lei a todo mundo.
— Ele, da sua parte, fazia sempre o que lhe parecia mais agradável e cômodo, mas logo o imitavam os esnobes. Se lhe acontecia ter sede quando no teatro e mandava que lhe trouxessem alguma bebida ao camarote, já se sabia que na semana seguinte haveria refrescos em todos os corredores. Num verão muito chuvoso, sentiu-se um pouco reumático, e encomendou um sobretudo de vicunha muito fina, mas bastante quente, que só se emprega para mantas de viagem e respeitou o padrão do tecido, de listras azuis e laranja. Os grandes alfaiates receberam imediatamente encomendas de casacos de listras e bastante quentes. Se por qualquer motivo queria tirar toda solenidade a uma refeição em casa de campo onde estava passando o dia, e, para indicar esse matiz, não vestia casaca e sentava-se à mesa de jaqueta, ficava em moda jantar de jaqueta nas casas de campo. Se comia um doce e, em vez de colher, usava garfo ou um talher de sua invenção que havia encomendado a um ourives, ou o pegava com os dedos, já não era lícito fazer de outra maneira. Sentiu desejos de ouvir de novo certos quartetos de Beethoven, pois, com todas as suas ideias absurdas, não é nenhum bruto e tem talento, e encarregou uns músicos que fossem à sua casa um dia por semana, para executar aquelas obras, que ouvia com alguns amigos. E naquele ano considerou-se como suprema elegância dar reuniões íntimas em que se executava música de câmara. Parece-me que não deve ter-se aborrecido neste mundo! Com o seu belo tipo, não lhe devem ter faltado mulheres! Apenas não se sabe quais, pois é muito discreto. Bem sei que enganou bastante à minha pobre tia. O que não impediu que fosse muito bom com ela, que ela o adorasse, e que ele a tenha chorado por muitos anos. Quando está em Paris, vai quase diariamente ao cemitério.”
Source: A L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs Troisième Partie
“pois se a paisagem é igual a você, é hora de morrer”
Source: Ciência Nova
“Pois, uma vez que a doença da leitura se instale no organismo, enfraquece-o, tornando-o presa fácil desse outro flagelo que habita no tinteiro e apodrece na pena. O infeliz dedica-se a escrever.”
Source: Orlando
“Pois é”: uma maneira tipicamente brasileira de não ficar quieto e ao mesmo tempo não dizer nada.”
Source: Verissimas: Frases, reflexões e sacadas sobre quase tudo
“Poise: a graceful and elegant bearing in person; a composure of dignity and manner.
Postures: the position of a person’s body when standing, sitting, or walking; carriage, bearing, and stance.
Gestures: moving parts of your body to express an idea, opinion, emotion, or meaning.
“Poise confirms purpose. Postures portray personality. Gestures express emotions. Your poise, postures, and gestures make a powerful statement about who you are and how you feel about yourself. This dynamic trio speaks volumes about you.”
“Poise and indifference so often look the same.”
Source: J is for Judgement
“Poise the cause in justice's equal scales,
Whose beam stands sure, whose rightful cause prevails.”
Source: The dramatic works of Shakspeare: in six volumes
“Poise: the ability to be ill at ease inconspicuously.”
“Poised for flight, Wings spread bright, Spring from night into the Sun.”
“Poised Positioning
• Be mindful of how you use your body to communicate.
• Be fully present in the moment.
• Be thoughtful and gracious in your actions.
• Be fluid and elegant in your movements.
• Express flow—walk in freedom and spontaneity.
• Develop an unshakeable sense of authentic inner confidence and certainty.
• Develop a deep respect for others.
• Move slower and more deliberately.
• Walk in integrity, class, and modesty.
• Smile kindly and laugh softly.
• Become a student of manners and etiquette.”
Source: The Art of Body Language: 8 Ways to Optimize Non-Verbal Communication for Positive Impact
“Poisinet's verses are like spoiled children - loved only by their father.”