T Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with T. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“The place that does
Contain my books, the best companions, is
To me a glorious court, where hourly I
Converse with the, old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account; and in my fancy,
Deface their ill-plac'd statutes.”
“The place that haunts us and fuels us even as we wonder whether it truly exists.”
Source: Homo Action Love Story! A tall tale
“The place that I found where European musicians and American musicians come together is that odd middle world which is called uncertainty.”
“The place that I love most is the stillness. It's not that the stillness is lost when I talk or when I teach because the words arise out of the stillness. But when people leave me, there is only the stillness left. And I love that so much.”
“The place that I worked I used to joke about it. There was a, every morning at 10:30 I'd come into work and I'd go into this cubicle that had a little upright piano and fake white cork bricks on the wall, and a little slate that came out of the wall that you could actually write on. And a door that locked from the outside. Every day from 10 to 6, we'd go in there and pretend that we were 13 year old girls and write these songs. That was the gig.”
“The place that seems most dangerous is exactly where safety lies.”
“The place that the shepherds found was not an academy or an abstract republic, it was not a place of myths allegorised or dissected or explained or explained away. It was a place of dreams come true.”
Source: The Everlasting Man
“The place that you gain the most power is within your own mind. Stopping thought generates power. That is why people meditate. The longer you can stop thought, the more power you gain.”
“The place they go towards is a place even less imaginable to us than the city of happiness. I cannot describe it at all. It is possible it does not exist. But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.”
Source: The Wind's Twelve Quarters
“The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character.”
Source: Principle Centered Leadership
“The place to begin the task of eliminating evil is within yourself.”
“The place to cure most of the ills of society is in the homes of the people.”
“The place to find the explanation for the liberal-activist mindset of the courts is in the political arena.”
“The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.”
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
“The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.”
“The place to observe nature is where you are.”
Source: Signs and Seasons
“The place to start is with ourselves, because if we are vulnerable to judgment from others, the chances are we are even harder on ourselves. It’s easy to underestimate how much disapproval, criticism and scolding we put ourselves through.”
Source: Perform Under Pressure: Change the Way You Feel, Think and Act Under Pressure
“The place trembled with sound. I didn't need to do anything. They would do it all. But you had to be careful. Drunk as they were they could immediately detect any false gesture, any false word. You could never underestimate an audience. They had paid to get in; they had paid for drinks; they intended to get something and if you didn't give it to them they'd run you right into the ocean.”
Source: Women
“The place was a familiar as breath but as far from his life now as the moon.”
Source: The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel
“The place was a funeral pyre for the young
who died before knowing the thirst of man
or woman. Furies with snakes in their hair
wept. Tantalus ate pears & sipped wine
in a dream, as the eyes of a vulture
poised over Tityus' liver.”
Source: The Chameleon Couch
“The place was a truck stop town. Large 18 wheelers lined the sidewalks and cafes. Giant diesel motors roaring their exhaust into the cloudy night skies. Wearied looking truckers climbed into the cabs like captains of gigantic steel ships. She could not imagine anyone trying to maneuver such large metallic beasts all over the roads of the nation. While the idea of being behind the wheel with nothing but the comfort of the radio, and the isolation were appealing. The thought of fighting all the congested traffic in smog infested industrial waters of choking vapors killed any pleasant dreams of the occupation.”
Source: Justice of the Fox
“The place was always cold, and I got the feeling that the fans would have enjoyed baseball more if it had been played with a hockey puck.”
“The place was built on the premise that people want to gamble, and they may as well do it here. They look after their clientele, and, hell, they treat me like I'm one of their family.”
“The place was in her blood, her bones, and her soul. Perhaps it was that siren song that called to her when she saw the edge where the water met the sky. Perhaps it was the peacefulness of the community itself. She didn't know.”
Source: Between Earth and Sea: A Selkie Tale
“The place was packed as we flooded in, all the patrons freezing at the sight of an armed sheriff, two deputies, an Indian, and a construction worker; we probably looked like the Village People.”
Source: The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set
“The place was silent and - aware.”
“The place was so British, I wouldn't have been surprised if the mice wore monocles.”
“The place was still there, present in the sunshine, instead of being hidden far away in darkness in the confines of some tragic opera.”
Source: The Green Knight
“The place was very like the world: overcrowded with lust and crime and unhappy love, it stank to heaven; but he realized that after all it was possible to find peace there, when you knew for certain that the time was short.”
Source: The Power and the Glory
“The place where a genius is likely to be born is a suburban area.”
Source: Looking For Your Tribe: Poems
“The place where all important things happen is silent and solitary. It is seldom spoken of. It is momentous, yet, almost imperceptible.”
Source: Pittown
“The place where even the slightest trace of the 'I' does not exist, alone is Self.”
“The place where failure happens is also the place where courage lives.”
“The place where God has supremely destroyed all human arrogance and pretension is the cross.”
Source: The Cross and Christian Ministry: An Exposition of Passages from 1 Corinthians
“The place where I am is always my favorite place.”
“The place where I had freedom most was when I painted. I was completely and utterly myself.”
“The place where I had so much success as a driver would be where I had my first win as a team owner.”
“The place where I think social media fails is in showing the knowledge, the tradition of stitching the clothing, of cutting the fabric, of the tannery, of the skinning of the jewels - this knowledge needs respect. Online and social media is the future, but we need to learn from the past, too.”
“The place where light and dark begin to touch is where miracles arise.”
“The place where most people aren't
is where the real thing is.”
Source: Solipsist
“The place where the interests of all parties come together is the international community, along with its resolutions.”
“The place where the prince of darkness reigns is a place of humiliation”
“The place where the sky and ocean meet is where all the miracles takes place. You are part of this miracle.”
“The place where the system and people's intentions meet is the political arena.”
“The place where they lived within my heart is still being held for them, like a bookmark of sorts - waiting to see them again.”
Source: Authentically, Izzy
“The place where two friends first met is sacred to them all through their friendship, all the more sacred as their friendship deepens and grows old.”
Source: Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermons
“The place where you are now is vital. The path toward victory opens from where you stand.”
“The place where you continually return for love and acceptance—that's home.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“The place where you eat is as important as the meal itself! Everything you add to something beautiful makes it even more beautiful! Add a nice place to a nice meal, add music, add candles, add poems, the flavour of that meal will constantly increase!”
“The place where you feel happy is an important place; the place where you feel happy through self-deception will remain an important place only until the day you stop self-deception!”