T Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with T. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“The only security a man can ever have is the ability to do a job uncommonly well.”
“The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use of force.”
“The only security is courage.”
“The only security lies in individual, personal honesty, The law cannot make people honest.”
“The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets.”
Source: No Treason and a Letter to Thomas F. Bayard
“The only security of all is in a free press.”
“The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to. It is necessary, to keep he waters pure.”
“The only seed that needs regular watering is our imagination.”
“The only self-consciousness in the film [Dream of Life] is anyone's natural shyness.”
“The only selfish life is a timid one.”
“The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it.”
Source: In the Words of E.B. White: Quotations from America's Most Companionable of Writers
“The only sense we still respect is eyesight, probably because it is so closely attached to the brain. Go into any American house at random, you will find something - a plastic flower, false tiles, some imitation something - something which can be appreciated as material only if apprehended by eyesight alone. Don't we go sightseeing in cars, thinking we can experience a landscape by looking at it through glass?”
“The only sensible approach is not to take it too seriously. What counts is the writing.”
“The only sensible approach to disease and insect control, I think, is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment.”
“The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.”
Source: The house of the seven gables
“The only sensible person is my tailor. He measures me anew each time he sees me.”
“The only sensible way to regard the art life is that it is a privilege you are willing to pay for... You may cite honors and attentions and even money paid, but I would have you note that these were paid a long time after the creator had gone through his struggles.”
Source: The Art Spirit
“The only sentence that begins with 'I' that's true of me is I'm full of shit.”
Source: An Abundance of Katherines
“The only separation the Bible knows is between believers on the one hand and unbelievers on the other. Any other kind of separation, division, disunity is of the devil. It is evil and from sin.”
Source: The Divine Intention: Presentation
“The only serious enterprise is living.”
Source: Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
“The only serious question in life is whether to kill yourself or not.”
“The only serious side-effect of # marijuana is that you might get arrested.”
“The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.”
“The only service that you can render God is to give expression to what he is trying to give to the world, through you. The only service you can render God is to make the very most of yourself in order that God may live in you to the utmost of your possibilities.”
Source: The Science of Wallace D. Wattles: The Science of Being Well, The Science of Getting Rich & The Science of Being Great – Complete Trilogy: From one of the New Thought pioneers, author of How to Promote Yourself, New Science of Living and Healing, Hellfire Harrison, A New Christ, How to Get What You Want and Jesus The Man and His Work
“The only service to be done for our downtrodden sisters and brother, is to give them education to develop their individuality. We must give them ideas, alongside cultivating their living conditions.”
Source: The Education Decree
“The only service you can do for anyone is to remind them of their true nature.”
Source: Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening
“The only set thing I do is that I really, really memorize the lines. I've gotta be so comfortable with the words.”
“The only sex education my mother ever gave me was the injunction: 'Never let a boy touch you down there.' I had no idea what she meant. She seemed to be referring to my knees.”
“The only sexism involved in the Miers nomination is the administration's claim that once they decided they wanted a woman, Miers was the best they could do. Let me just say, if the top male lawyer in the country is John Roberts and the top female lawyer is Harriet Miers, we may as well stop allowing girls to go to law school.”
“The only shame in masturbation is the shame of not doing it well.”
“The only shame is the sin.”
“The only shame is to have none.”
Source: Thoughts, Letters and Minor Works
“The only shape in which equality is really connected with justice is this - justice presupposes general rules. If these general rules are to be maintained at all, it is obvious that they must be applied equally to every case which satisfies their terms.”
Source: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
“The only shared reality we have is things we have seen on television.”
“The only sharks I’m afraid of are the ones that wear three-piece suits and write memos.”
Source: Dancing With the Wind: A True Story of Zen in the Art of Windsurfing
“The only sheets I'll ever long for are my own.”
“The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.”
“The only shortage we have today is the shortage we have between our own two ears.”
“The only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I don't take!”
“The only shots you can be sure of are those you've had already.”
“The only show my mother could afford to take me to when I was growing up was CATS, for my birthday.”
“The only siblings I have are half-siblings. My nuclear family would have been an extra-suffocating threesome. Instead, I have an interesting brother and sister, in-laws, and darling nephews.”
“The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.”
“The only side God chooses is one of commonsense. If it doesn’t make sense; it is not God.”
“The only sight I seem to possess nowadays is hindsight.”
Source: The Bone Witch
“The only sign of war was a cloud of dust migrating from east to west. It looked through the windows, trying to find a way inside, and as it simultaneously thickened and spread, it turned the trail of humans into apparitions. There were no people on the street anymore. They were rumors carrying bags.”
Source: The Book Thief
“The only significance of analyzing the past is that it does give us some key to the future.”
“The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God.”
Source: The Kingdom of God is Within You
“The only significant effect of continuous electronic fetal monitoring was an increase in the cesarean rate.”
“The only silver lining I can find is that British accents aren't sexy anymore.”