R Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with R. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Really! Between you and Eragon, I seem to spend most of my time among the Varden healing people to silly to realize they need to avoid getting chopped into tiny little pieces”
Source: The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance
“Really, a critical matter in the public service is radically to improve the quality of management.”
“Really, a nightmare just really has to evoke some sort of, we call it, dysphoric emotion or something uncomfortable. You could be sad, you could be unhappy; you could be scared, anxious. But traditionally, the definition is you have to awaken from this nightmare.”
“Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side.”
Source: A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis
“Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side. You must not do, you must not even try to do, the will of the Father unless you are prepared to "know of the doctrine." All my acts, desires, and thoughts were to be brought into harmony with universal Spirit. For the first time I examined myself with a seriously practical purpose. And there I found what appalled me; a zoo of lusts, a bedlam of ambitions, a nursery of fears, a harem of fondled hatreds. My name was legion.”
“Really, according to the shrinks, I am angry at everyone ever. Especially them. I am all anger and resentment all the time. Not one of them has ever suggested that maybe I lie because the world is better the way I tell it.”
“Really, Alexia, what could have possessed you to attach yourself to the side of the ship in such a juvenile fashion? It is positively barnacle-like.”
“Really, all religious teachings can be boiled down to: “Just be cool. Don’t be an asshole.”
Source: Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
“Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence. Of course superior intelligence, such as yours and mine, is an advantage.”
“Really, an historic night last night. You may have heard, Barack Obama will be the first black president of the United States of America. ... Obama is also the first Democrat to receive more than 50 percent of the vote since Jimmy Carter, the first senator to be elected since Jack Kennedy, the first Muslim to be ... I said too much.”
“Really, anyone can learn how to fly. If you can drive a bus, you can fly an airplane.”
“Really, as long as I am working and have diversity, I am happy.”
“Really, at a time when theyre debating when and where a nativity scene can be used, this is the kind of stuff we need to have out there - outside of the church.”
“Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.”
“Really, being a librarian is a much more dangerous job than you realize.”
“Really, boy, unless you're ready to deal with the monster, you shouldn't go looking under the bed.”
Source: Ripper
“Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch?”
“Really, Channing,” remonstrated Alexia, “did you have to eat the man’s dog? I am convinced you will experience terrible indigestion.”
Source: Blameless: Book 3 of The Parasol Protectorate
“Really, children will support anything that is empowering to them.”
“Really, contrary to popular belief, I like to have a good time and not take myself too seriously.”
“Really, darling, it's a no-brainer. You know, I understand not everybody is for gay marriage. But if you're not for gay marriage, don't marry a gay person. That's what I say”
“Really, doesn´t everything make sense? There are, of course, things from which we more or less recover, although some of them are too harsh even for saints. But that is no reason to accuse God. Even if there are reasons to doubt him, the fact that he did not arrange the world like a well-ordered parlor is not one of them. It speaks rather in his favor. This used to be much better understood.”
“Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the '50s, and for other generations it will be something else.”
“Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the '50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future.”
“Really, every day is the perfect day to boss up. Every day that you wake up is a perfect day to boss up. It's all about continuing to put one foot in front of the next. That's what it's about. Whatever you think you're going through, just put one foot in front of the next.”
“Really, every woman is an example to me, because as women we go through so much pain. We have to live this perfect life when we are messed up inside. We all go through trials and tribulations.”
“Really, everything for me comes from "Manifestra." It was an incredible gift of a song; it really describes an important moment in my life.”
“Really, everything is designed.”
“Really, for a man who had been out of practice for so many years it was a splendid laugh!”
Source: A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
“Really, for me, it's important to know who's pitching and who's catching - just what that scene is supposed to accomplish in terms of storytelling. That being said, on the day, basically what you're trying to get yourself into an open place. And if the character is in a state of anxiety or vulnerability, you try to find some touchstone.”
“Really, Gin, did you have to ruin my suit?” he said. “This was a Fiona Fine original.”
Source: Widow's Web
“Really, handknitting is a dreamy activity, built into many people's thumbs and fingers by genes already there, itching to display their skills and achievement possibilities.”
“Really, he called me that? Ellen DeGenerate? I've been getting that since fourth grade. I guess I'm happy I could give him work.”
“Really, he could have just punched me in the stomach, because my brain refused to comprehend the words he was saying. A physical assault, it might have understood.”
“Really, he thought, if you couldn't trust a poet to offer sensible advice, who could you trust?”
Source: The Graveyard Book
“Really, how bad is eating a piece of cake? Being bad is murdering someone. That's bad. Don't do that.”
“Really, I didn't like Alaska. It rained, almost every day, at least 300 days out of the year.”
“Really, I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not, but I do know that they are the frankest expression of myself.”
Source: Frida Kahlo: 'I Paint My Reality'
“Really, I don't care if people think I'm too skinny. This is my body. If they don't like it, screw it.”
“Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?”
“Really, I don't like roller coasters.”
“Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist.”
“Really, I just love doing comedy. Any form it takes is great, as long as I can keep doing it, you know? If I can do my show and 'The League' while also getting to do other bits, that's awesome.”
“Really, I protest-what is left for the satirical mind to invent when reality so surpasses it?”
Source: An Accomplished Woman
“Really, I scolded myself, you should have known that you'd end up in a stone dungeon with no facilities. That's how these things always end up, isn't it?”
Source: Working For The Devil: The Dante Valentine Novels: Book One
“Really, I think among the many mistakes I've made over my life, one of them was caring so much about the short story.”
“Really, I think of fame as distracting; it's something you have to get around.”
“Really, I wanted to make a movie [Valley Of Violence] about: How does violence affect people? This is a take from me on how violence affects people.”
“Really, I'll go anywhere at any time to continue working in theater - it's a passion that I'm thankful I still have. It keeps me creative and on my toes and meeting great people. I can't imagine a better way of working than on a play.”
“Really, I'm a neurotic perfectionist. Every single word in the script is the one that I want.”