V Quotes
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“Voices are stupid. They influence how people perceive words, coloring them with unclear emotions, instead of letting the words stand on their own. Text messaging is much better. It allows people to be the idea they’re expressing. If you want to express emotions, you should use emojis. It’s what they’re there for.”
Source: In Limbo
“Voices climbed over shoulders and the smell of pure German sweat struggled at first, then poured out. It rounded corner after corner till they were swimming in it. The words, the sweat. And the smiling. Let's not forget the smiling.”
Source: The Book Thief
“Voices come to me but to maintain them is hard work. They go away just as easily, so I have to remember them and that takes work. With Sid, I needed to make sure you could understand what he is saying, his enunciation. Sometimes I couldn't even say my own name [his name] in his voice. It sounds like 'Shid', it sounds a bit like he has a lisp.”
“Voices echo where silence should reign, shadows twist around reality's edge.
Thoughts fracture like glass under unseen hands,
and the mind drifts in a storm of its own making!”
“Voices echoed in his mind: righteous thoughts mingled with cruel ones, anger struggled against mercy.”
Source: Legacy of the Northern Sea
“Voices have been, and always will be, too afraid to speak with as much volume as a book. That’s why writers write—to say things loudly with ink. To give feet to thoughts; to make quiet, still feelings loudly heard.”
“Voices, in my head again. Baiting me in a war I can't win. I can hear them now. Trapped in a game inside my own skin. I don't know myself anymore.”
“Voices in the darkness scream away my mental health, can I ask a question to help me save me from myself?”
“Voices in the forest tell of dark and twisted enchantments - as dark and twisted as the roots and grasping branches of the trees themselves. Even the most gnarled tree is eloquent in the telling of its own tale.”
“Voices in the wind ripple of oats, voices
At the back of the blood, at the back of the brain,
Below the deepest roots of the trees, the blown shouting trees,
Below the oats, below the rocks, below the islands,
Behind the ploughing and the sowing, the harvesting and threshing,
At the back of life.”
Source: A Girl Must Live: Stories and Poems
“Voices of head and heart should be independent. If your head sees benefit in someone, don’t let your heart create false liking for that person. And if your heart likes a person, don’t let your mind create false arguments to justify the liking.”
“Voices of the glorified urge us onward. They who have passed from the semblances of time to the realities of eternity call upon us to advance. The rest that awaits us invites us forward. We do not pine for our rest before God wills it. We long for no inglorious rest. We are thankful rather for the invaluable training of difficulty, the loving discipline of danger and strife. Yet in the midst of it all the prospect of rest invites us heavenward. Through all, and above all, God cries, "Go forward!" "Come up higher!”
“Voices of Transition educates, opens minds to new possibilities and presents a new vision of how our food system could be. As a historic transition unfolds, this film is a very powerful tool.”
“Voices of village idiots roiled in a jester's stew of odds-making tomfoolery. Occasionally, a monkey screamed in the heat of competition, and crude words were freely spoken. The more sophisticated were forced to tolerate such low-minded displays.”
Source: Persianality
“voices rose up everywhere above ripples of unfamiliar music”
Source: Shantaram
“Voices surround us, always telling us to move faster. It may be our boss, our pastor, our parents, our wives, our husbands, our politicians, or, sadly, even ourselves. So we comply. We increase the speed. We live life in the fast lane because we have no slow lanes anymore. Every lane is fast, and the only comfort our culture can offer is more lanes and increased speed limits. The result? Too many of us are running as fast as we can, and an alarming number of us are running much faster than we can sustain.”
Source: Messy Spirituality
“Voices that say the age of the church is over are voices who haven't listened to Jesus.”
“Voices we prefer to ignore may speak words we need to hear.”
“Voices were heard from the United States of America which made it clear that America wanted a peaceful and united Europe as a basis for mutual cooperation.”
“Voices. Women's voices, like in the old ghost stories. But they weren't screaming, crying as they drowned--- they were singing. This beautiful, lilting music--- I couldn't make out the words but I remember it sounded almost like a folk song. It comforted me, made me feel safe, somehow.
It was different for Danny. His whole body froze. I could smell the fear coming off him. But there was something else, too. A kind of... desire."
Lucy thinks, but doesn't say, how intertwined those things are. Fear and desire. How one can become the other so easily. All it takes is the tightening of a hand on your wrist, your throat.”
Source: The Sirens
“Voici le destin de l'homme: Pour apparaître et disparaître!”
“Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.”
Source: Le Petit Prince
“Voici ton âme, voici tes richesses, voici ta vertu.
Tu délivres la semence de ton membre.”
“Voicing acting is usually fun. I'm very curious about that world. I'm a fan of documentaries, as well, and the voice kind of makes it right. Mostly for me, though, it's all about the acting -you don't have to get hair and makeup and the whole bit. You just can have fun with the acting.”
“Voicing out against injustice in the society is championing a just cause.”
Source: The Mountain of Ignorance
“VOID is filled with intrigue, suspense, and smoldering desire. This story will keep you turning the page until the very end.”
“Void is when there is absolutely nothing there and the nothing is natural, a complete vacuum. But empty - with empty, you are aware of what's supposed to be there. Empty means something is missing.”
Source: Every You, Every Me
“Void of all honor, avaricious, rash, The daring tribe compound their boasted trash Tincture of syrup, lotion, drop, or pill; All tempt the sick to trust the lying bill.”
Source: George Crabbe's Poetical Works: Preface to the Tales
“Void of freedom, what would virtue be?”
Source: A biographical sketch: the poetical meditations : and, poetical and religious harmonies
“Voidness is that which stands right in the middle between this and that.”
Source: Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
“Voidness is that which stands right in the middle between this and that. The void is all-inclusive, having no opposite--there is nothing which it excludes or opposes. It is living void, because all forms come out of it and whoever realizes the void is filled with life and power and the love of all beings.”
Source: Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
“Voiko ihminen mistään nauttia niin paljon kuin Haaparantaan menosta elokuun lopulla. Se on leppoisuuden huippu, se on täyttymyksen kulminaatiopiste, se on kerrassa mukavaa. Sitä vain lähdetään tallustelemaan Suomen rannasta ohi tullirakennuksen. Suomalaiselle tullimiehelle korkeintaan huikataan, että taas ollaan marihuanalastissa menossa Ruotsin luppasilmiä rauhoittamaan. Terve.”
Source: Lampaansyöjät
“Voiko se kuolla? Kaikella, mikä kuolee, on ollut jonkinlainen päämäärä, jonkinlainen työ, joka on raastanut sen rikki-”
Source: The book of imaginary beings
“Voila bien la différence entre le singe et le footballeur. Le premier a trop de mains ou pas assez de pieds pour s'abaisser à jouer au football.”
“Voila. Macarons. These ones I made yesterday for a party tonight, so they should be delicious."
He is right, of course; they are perfect. The first one I taste is dark chocolate with a center that is firmer than I had expected but that melts on my tongue in seconds. The second one is raspberry, the ganache retaining the roughness and texture of the fruit. The almond paste is stronger in this one, nuttier; blended together with the raspberry, it tastes of autumn. The last macaron is passion fruit. I know the shells are unflavored, but it tastes as though the entire sweet- the shells, the ganache, the scent- is alive with the zest of passion fruit before it even enters my mouth. Then, acidic on the tongue and rounding off a heavy sweetness. The perfume of the passion fruit macaron is like a bunch of lilies, assaulting and exotic. I close my eyes for a second, savoring each one.”
Source: The Color of Tea
“Voila, pleasurable indeed. Oh yeah, satisfy my need. Alright, how I long to be. My soul on fire and my spirit free.”
“Voilà bien la famille : même celui qui n'a pas sa place dans le monde, qui n'est ni célèbre ni riche, à qui il n'est venu ni enfants ni idées, et dont le public ne lira le nom que dans sa notice nécrologique, celui-là, en famille, a pourtant sa place attitrée. En famille, on est quelqu'un. Vous n'imaginez pas comme Caroline imite bien Chaplin, ni comme Rudi est irritable. Et quel sens de l'humour, dans toute la famille ! Ce qui, partout ailleurs, n'aurait rien d'humoristique déclenche ici des rires retentissants, on ne saurait dire pourquoi ; c'est drôle, voilà tout, n'est-ce pas l'essentiel en matière d'humour ? Et puis, tous ceux qui ne sont pas de la famille sont bien plus ridicules qu'ils ne s'en doutent. Dieu les a voués à la caricature ; si vous êtes seul au monde, sans attaches, vous pouvez être sûr d'être le summum du ridicule pour les diverses familles qui vous observent. Il est vrai que ces qualités, comme tout, peuvent être vues sous leur angle négatif : la famille a l'esprit plus petit qu'une petite ville. Plus elle est chaleureuse, plus elle se montre dure pour tout ce qui n'est est pas elle, et elle est toujours plus cruelle qu'un être confronté seul à la souffrance du monde. En cantonnant la gloire dans son cercle restreint, où elle est faceil à atteindre (« gloire de la famille »), elle endort l'ambition. Et parce que tous les événements familiaux suscitent une tristesse plus profonde ou une joie plus éclatante qu'ils ne le méritent réellement, parce qu'en famille ce qui n'a rien d'humoristique devient de l'humour, et des peines insignifiantes à l'échelle collective, un malheur personnel, elle est le berceau de toute l'ineptie qui imprègne notre vie publique. Il y aurait encore long à en dire et on l'a dit parfois, mais jamais en des jours comme celui-ci.”
Source: La maison enchantée
“Voilà ! Bienvenue dans mon palais ! Comment trouvez-vous ? Etonnant, non ? Tout de même, vous réalisez ? Je suis le propriétaire du château du marquis de Sade et de celui de Giacomo Casanova, les deux plus grands prédateurs de femmes de l'histoire. Moi qui ne suis pas particulièrement attiré par les femmes, c'est un comble, non? Ah, les femmes ! Je les aime, les femmes ! J'ai passé ma vie à honorer leur beauté, à les accompagner à travers mes créations, à leur donner une plus grande place dans notre monde, à les aider à mieux exister dans notre société...”
Source: Pierre Cardin - tellement de choses à ne pas dire
“Voilà ce qu'a été ma vie. Je suis le rossignol qui a tout donné et qui en est mort.”
Source: The Spy
“Voilà ce qui devrait être ton postulat féministe de base : je compte. Je compte autant. Pas « à condition que ». Pas « tant que ». Je compte autant. Un point c’est tout.”
“Voilà donc pourquoi la femme a un double et décevant visage : elle est tout ce que l'homme apelle et tout ce qu'il n'atteint pas.”
“Voilà pourquoi il ne faut pas tomber amoureux, ça rend aveugle. L'amour est une vilaine source de distraction.”
Source: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
“Voilà à quoi tiennent, non seulement les développements physiques de toute une nation mais sa moralité, sa dignité, ses talents, son sens politique ! Ce n'est qu'une question de molécules...”
Source: Une fantaisie du Docteur Ox / Maître Zacharius / Un drame dans les airs / Un hivernage dans les glaces / Les forceurs de blocus
“Voin vakuuttaa teille, ettei minua vaivaa mikään erityisesti. Olen jatkuvasti pahantuulinen (sekin on sairaus), koska kärsin typeryydestä ympärilläni ja olen tyytymätön itseeni.”
Source: Kurja Belgia! : muistiinpanoja ja kirjeitä 1864-1866
“Voir un nombre infini de personnes non pas obéir, mais servir ; non pas être gouvernés, mais tyrannisés ; n’ayant ni biens ni parents, femmes ni enfants, ni leur vie même qui soit à eux !”
Source: Discours de la servitude volontaire: Réquisitoire contre l'Absolutisme
“Voisiko olla niin, että kun pieniin rikkeisiin ei puututa, rasismista tulee hiljaisesti hyväksyttyä ja joidenkin parissa jopa toivottavaa? Lopulta ollaan tilanteessa, jossa poliisissa on sen kokoluokan äärioikeisto-ongelma, ettei se enää katoa, vaikka sanoo kolme kertaa nopeaan tahtiin "nollatoleranssi" ja napsauttaa kantapäitä yhteen.”
Source: Oikeusjuttu
“Voisiko "ryhmäkäyttäytyminen jota tutkijat eivät osaa selittää" liittyä osin siihen, että sellaiset ihmiset, jotka ovat tottuneet olemaan vain ihmisiä, ovatkin nyt muiden silmissä sukupuoli? Että on ylipäänsä sellainen käsite kuin "valkoinen heteromies", siis leima. Koska leimahan se on. Ei sitä ollut vielä parikymmentä vuotta sitten; koko valkoinen heteromies keksittiin tällä vuosituhannella. Ja nyt moni valkoinen heteromies huutaa: voidaanko valkoista heteromiestä syyttää kaikesta?”
Source: Sinut on nähty
“Voksne venter på i morgen, bevæger sig i en nutid bag hvilken der er i går eller i forgårs eller højst sidste uge: Resten vil de ikke tænke på. Børn kender ikke betydningen af i går, af i forgårs eller sågar af i morgen, alt er lige nu; gaden er den, døråbningen er den, trapperne er dem, det er mor, det er far, det er dagen, det er natten.”
Source: My Brilliant Friend
“Vol picks up the cup of tea in both hands and takes a long sip. Mm, grass-clippings. Her favourite.”
Source: Endgame
“Volare è il contrario del viaggio: attraversi una discontinuità dello spazio, sparisci nel vuoto, accetti di non essere in nessun luogo per una durata che è anch'essa una specie di vuoto nel tempo; poi riappari, in un luogo e in un momento senza rapporto col dove e col quando in cui eri sparito.”