T Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with T. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“The name of our proper connection to the earth is 'good work,' for good work involves much giving of honor. It honors the source of its materials; it honors the place where it is done; it honors the art by which it is done; it honors the thing that it makes and the user of the made thing.”
Source: Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community: Eight Essays
“The name of peace is sweet and the thing itself good, but between peace and slavery there is the greatest difference.”
“The name of peace is sweet, and the thing itself is beneficial, but there is a great difference between peace and servitude. Peace is freedom in tranquillity, servitude is the worst of all evils, to be resisted not only by war, but even by death.”
“The name of peace is sweet, the thing itself is most salutary.”
Source: The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero
“The name of Robert G. Ingersoll is in the pantheon of the world. More than any other man who ever lived he destroyed religious superstition. He was the Shakespeare of oratory -- the greatest that the world has ever known. Ingersoll lived and died far in advance of his time. He wrought nobly for the transformation of this world into a habitable globe; and long after the last echo of destruction has been silenced, his name will be loved and honored, and his fame will shine resplendent, for his immortality is fixed and glorious.
{Debbs had this much respect for Ingersoll, despite their radically different political views. This statement was made at Ingersoll's funeral}”
“The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have never read, never even heard of, as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain, to a little fishing village where there are no phones.”
“The name of the game is continuing to learn. Even if you're very well trained and have some natural aptitude, you still need to keep learning.”
“The name of the game is efficiency; we have to play that game with our toys and our brains.”
“The name of the game is no-limit Texas Hold'em, the game that takes a minute to learn but a lifetime to master.”
“The name of the game is not market share, it's how fast we (Sony) can grow the industry.”
“The name of the game is to talk to people. If you don't talk to people, you can't get started...You knock on twenty doors or so, and twenty guys tell you to go to hell, or that they haven't got time. But maybe at the fortieth or sixtieth house you find the one guy who is all you need. You're not going to organize everything; you're just going to get it started.”
“The name of the human who is written in this note shall die.”
“the name of the husband is one of the strongest insignia of patriarchal power”
Source: The Haunting of Sylvia Plath
“The name of the Lord (says the Scripture) is a strong tower; thither the righteous flee and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Let us secure His favor and He will lead us through the journey of this life and at length receive us to a better.”
“The name of the new religion, said Rumfoord, is The Church of God the Utterly Indifferent. . . The two chief teachings of this religion are these: Puny man can do nothing at all to help or please God Almighty, and Luck is not the hand of God.”
Source: The Sirens of Titan
“The name of the new religion," said Rumfoord, "is The Church of God the Utterly Indifferent.”
Source: The Sirens of Titan
“The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.”
“The name of the regime where media is on the side of the government is undoubtedly fascism, a regime of the sick minds where freedoms are drowned in the cold waters of oppressions!”
“The name of the Slough was Despond.”
“THE NAME OF THE WIND has everything fantasy readers like, magic and mysteries and ancient evil, but it's also humorous and terrifying and completely believable. As with all the very best books in our field, it's not the fantasy trappings (wonderful as they are) that make this novel so good, but what the author has to say about true, common things, about ambition and failure, art, love, and loss.”
“THE NAME OF THE WIND marks the debut of a writer we would all do well to watch. Patrick Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.”
“The name of this book is mysterious.”
“The name of this city much helpeth Jew and Gentile to see the state of peace, for this is called Jerusalem, and that in Canaan hath Christ destroyed: this name should clearly have taught bot h the Hebrews not to look and pray daily for to return to Canaan, and pseduo-catholics not to fight for special holiness there (658-9).”
Source: The Saints' Everlasting Rest
“The name of this infinite and inexhaustible depth and ground of all being is God.”
Source: The Shaking of the Foundations
“The name on that label was now just a nostalgic reminder of the real thing. And for years to come increasingly old men and women would sit in little bars off the highway and order it... If hearing themselves say the word Blatz makes them feel young, or beautiful, or invincible again, maybe it's OK that it survives. Maybe, for many years now, Blatz was already better as a story than as a beer.”
Source: The Lager Queen of Minnesota
“The name Peace River itself is the monument of a successful effort on the part of the Company to bring about a better understanding between the Crees and the Beavers.”
Source: The Arctic Prairies: A Canoe Journey
“The name ‘Philos’ comes from Greek, signifying friend or lover. ‘Fable’ has its roots in Latin, meaning story or tale, while ‘Wright’ hails from Old English, symbolising craftsman or maker.”
Source: Curious
“The name Prometheus has always caused me particular annoyance, for my breast still aches from the everlasting beak of the vulture from which Alcides set me free.”
Source: Selected Writings
“The name Reflect It Back comes from the idea of not only giving back but also seeing yourself in someone else.”
“The name Rihanna,
Would never grow old,
Whatever Rih touches
Turns to Gold
She definitely has
"The Midas Touch”
“The name Roosevelt has this legendary force in our country at this time.”
“The name's Clem Williamson Snide. I am a private asshole.”
“The name’s Damien,” he stated, sliding behind the table. He wore an open black jacket and jeans.
“Colt.”
“I haven’t seen you here before.”
“First time.” I lifted the glass to my mouth.
“Are you enjoying yourself?”
I nodded, swallowing. “Yeah. The music is great,” I replied, turning my head. “Do you come here often?”
“Almost every night.”
Source: Rescued
“The name's Jude Ryder since you're going to be my wife soon. And I didn't used to do girlfriends, flowers, or dates. And then I met you, and that didn't work for you. So I changed for you and you changed for me too,”
Source: Clash
“The name's Naskar, and if you think your pathetic little labels of faith, nation and culture can define even a syllable of it, you've got another thing coming.”
Source: Gente Mente Adelante: Prejudice Conquered is World Conquered
“The name says it all. That's where Dad (Hades) tries out his new punishment ideas, but he says the traditional ones still work best: the lava flows, the minefields full of exploding surprises, burning at the stake, running naked through cactus patches... You name it, we've got it here - Nico di Angelo”
“The name Shatner is Austrian and partly Germanic, and there's Germanic reticence and silence perhaps, but there is passion underneath.”
“The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that.”
“The name sounded to her like yellow sunlight on brown, dry earth, and she took it the way some young persons take trinkets when a shopkeeper's back is turned, even though it was a boy's name.”
Source: Radiance
“The name that no human research can discover-- But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. When you notice a cat in profound meditation, The reason, I tell you, is always the same: His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name: His ineffable effable Effanineffable Deep and inscrutable singular Name.”
“The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I'm gone.”
“The name was supposed to be 'Googol,' which is the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeroes. It was before the Google spellchecker existed.”
“The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.”
Source: The Invisible Child: On Reading and Writing Books for Children
“The name Yunupingu means 'rock - rock that stands against time'. The name Yunupingu belonged to my grandad, like he was a hero in his time. It was passed down through the generations to my Father. It's a name that makes us understand who we are, where we're coming from and what our connections are to mother earth and the universe.”
“The name ‘Girls Generation’ in itself contains dreams. And that dream of making the world a Girls Generation will never change.”
“The name's Bond. James Omar Bond.”
“The name, his true name, was weaker and more flawed than he would have liked, and he hated himself for that, but there was also much to admire within it, and the more he thought about it, the more he was able to accept the true nature of his self. He was not the best person in the world, but neither was he the worst.”
Source: The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance
“The name, Seventh-day Adventist, is a standing rebuke to the Protestant world. Here is the line of distinction between the worshipers of God, and those who worship the beast, and receive his mark. The great conflict is between the commandments of God and the requirements of the beast.”
Source: Spiritual Gifts Vol 3 & 4
“The nameless cannot be grasped by the intellect repeating the scriptures fastidiously, but with the willful surrender of a tender heart soaked in love and devotion.”
“The nameless is the beginning of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of all things.”
Source: The Daodejing of Laozi