W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“When a president speaks that usually means a lot.”
“When a presidential candidate is publicly requesting help from the Russians, you know that there is something seriously going wrong in the USA.”
“When a presumptively heterosexual man makes gratuitous transfers of money to a woman who is not his wife or daughter, it raises, fairly or not, questions about the man's motivations.”
Source: The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
“When a priest says ‘Worship God, be just, indulgent, compassionate’, he is a very good doctor. When he says, ‘Believe me or you will be killed’, he is a murderer.” - Voltaire”
“When a prisoner of style escapes, it's called an evasion.”
Source: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“When a prisoner sees the door of his dungeon open, he dashes for it without stopping to think where he shall get his dinner outside.”
Source: Back to Methuselah
“When a private citizen is robbed, a worthy man is deprived of the fruits of his industry and thrift; when the government is robbed, the worst that happens is that certain rogues and loafers have less money to play with than they had before.”
Source: Mencken Chrestomathy
“When a private enterprise fails, it is closed down; when a government enterprise fails, it is expanded. Isn't that exactly what's been happening with drugs?”
“When a private entity does not produce the desired results, it is (certain body parts excepted) done away with. But a public entity gets bigger.”
“When a private talk over a bottle of wine is broadcast on the radio, what can it mean but that the world is turning into a concentration camp?”
“When a problem arises, don't fight with it or try to deny it. Accept and acknowledge it. Be patient in seeking a solution or opening, and then fully commit yourself to the resolution you think advisable.”
Source: Zen in the Martial Arts
“When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.”
Source: You Can If You Think You Can
“When a problem first arises, try to remain humble and maintain a sincere attitude, and be concerned that the outcome is fair.”
Source: In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy
“When a problem in community arises, be the first to volunteer.”
“When a problem or a difficult situation arises, say to yourself, as if you already believe it: "This is for my benefit.”
Source: Be Who You Want, Have What You Want: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
“When a problem seems intractable, it is often a good idea to try to study "toy" versions of it in the hope that as the toys become increasingly larger and more sophisticated, they would metamorphose, in the limit, to the real thing.”
“When a problem threatens to engulf you, there's nothing like irrelevant detail to keep your head above water.”
Source: The Russia House: A Novel
“When a product debuts, it can face opposition and may require significant promotion and explanation. Heinz EZ Squirt ketchup, Crystal Pepsi, and McDonalds’ Arch Deluxe were expected to shake up their categories. The products had huge budgets to introduce and explain different colored ketchups, clear and caffeine free cola, and a gastronomic hamburger for adults. All failed. The Arch Deluxe was a quarter pound of beef on a split-top potato flour sesame seed bun, topped with a circular piece of peppered bacon, leaf lettuce, tomato, American cheese, onions, ketchup, and Dijonnaise. In 1996, McDonald's spent over US$300 million on research, production, and marketing. Despite having the largest promotional budget to that point in fast food history, the “burger with the grownup taste”, neither compelled nor impressed.”
Source: TV DINNERS UNBOXED: The Hot History of Frozen Meals
“When a profession is protected by academic freedom and tenure, it tends to turn inward. To a large extent that's good.”
“When a professional baseball team asks you to throw out the first pitch, that's an honor, and you do it.”
“When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students.”
“When a profit-seeking company proposes to take citizens' private land away for its own gain, people should stand up for their rights.”
“When a project has an ample budget, I am interested now in using bigger units of materials.”
Source: The Japan Architect
“When a proletarian then exclaims: “My wife!” he will add mentally, “Comrade of my ideals, companion of my battles, mother of my children for future battles.”
Source: Only in Conjunction With the Proletarian Woman Will Socialism Be Victorious
“When a promise is broken, the promise still remains. In one way or another, we are all unfaithful to each other, and physical unfaithfulness is not the worst kind there is.”
Source: The Irrational Season
“When a protector leaves you, it looks like the end of the world. But you gradually learn to walk by your own feet”
Source: The Great Pearl of Wisdom
“When a Protestant praises some aspect of a Vatican II document as a step towards Protestantism, it can be argued that he is in error as this cannot be the case - but prior to the Council, Catholic teaching had been stated so clearly and so explicitly that no such impression could have been given. Only one interpretation, the orthodox Catholic interpretation, was possible. (page 84)”
Source: Pope John's Council
“When a psychiatrist writes a bestseller, he is then urged to write a book of advice. But I think our culture's awash in advice. The problem is we don't know whether it applies to us or whether we're an exception.”
“When a public quarrel is envenomed by private injuries, a blow that is not mortal or decisive can be productive only of a short truce, which allows the unsuccessful combatant to sharpen his arms for a new encounter.”
Source: The Collected Works of Edward Gibbon: Historical Works, Autobiographical Writings and Private Letters, Including The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
“When a Pueblo Indian does not feel in the right mood, he stays away from the men's council. When an ancient Roman stumbled on the threshold as he left the house, he gave up his plans for the day. This seems to us senseless, but under primitive conditions of life such an omen inclines one at least to be cautious. When I am not in full control of myself, my bodily movements may be under a certain constraint; my attention is easily distracted; I am somewhat absent-minded. As a result I knock against something, stumble, let something fall, or forget something.”
“When a puppy takes fifty catnaps in the course of the day, he cannot always be expected to sleep the night through.”
Source: Further Adventures of Lad
“When a pure devotee or spiritual master speak, what he says should be accepted as having been directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the Parampara System.”
“When a putter is waiting his turn to hole out a putt of one or two feet in length, on which the match hangs at the last hole, it is of vital importance that he think of nothing. At this supreme moment he ought to fill his mind with vacancy. He must not even allow himself the consolation of religion.”
“When a quarter of a million miners are unemployed, it is a part of the order of things that Alf Smith, a miner living in the back-streets of Newcastle, should be out of work. But no human being finds it easy to regard himself as a statistical unit. So long as Bert Jones across the street is still at work, Alf Smith is bound to feel himself dishonoured and a failure.”
Source: The Road to Wigan Pier
“When a question has no correct answer, there is only one honest response. The gray area between yes and no. Silence.”
Source: The Da Vinci Code: A Novel
“When a quiet introvert talks, heads turn, and that's power.”
“When a quiet man is moved to passion, it seems the very earth will shake.”
“When a quote is quoted, it is recognized.”
“When A R Rahman won the Oscars, I had a dream of being able to congratulate him in person. This dream is now a reality thanks to Airtel digital TV. This day will forever remain truly unforgettable.”
“When a rainbow appears vividly in the sky, you can see its beautiful colors, yet you could not wear as clothing or put it on as an ornament. It arises through the conjunction of various factors, but there is nothing about it that can be grasped. Likewise, thoughts that arise in the mind have no tangible existence or intrinsic solidity. There is no logical reason why thoughts, which have no substance, should have so much power over you, nor is there any reason why you should become their slave.”
“When a rainbow smiles, my heart gives me that warm feeling all over.”
“When a rainbow spreads across the sky it is reminding the world that beauty comes in all colors.”
“When a rainy day and a thoughtful mind come together, a gloomy look is at its peak!”
“When a random tells you that you don’t have the right to be the princess in your own life, remember you’ve built your castle and they’re outside staring up at it.”
Source: Nuclear Harlot
“When a rap song glorifies violence, death and sadness and loss is inflicted because of the violence.”
“When a rapidly rising power rivals an established ruling power, trouble ensues. In 11 of 15 cases in which this has occurred in the past 500 years, the result was war. The great Greek historian Thucydides identified these structural stresses as the primary cause of the war between Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece. In his oft-quoted insight, "It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this inspired in Sparta that made war inevitable."”
“When a reader enters the pages of a book of poetry, he or she enters a world where dreams transform the past into knowledge made applicable to the present, and where visions shape the present into extraordinary possibilities for the future.”
Source: Visions of a Skylark Dresed in Black (HB Gift Edition)
“When a reader falls in love with a book, it leaves its essence inside him, like radioactive fallout in an arable field, and after that there are certain crops that will no longer grow in him, while other, stranger, more fantastic growths may occasionally be produced."
[Books vs. Goons, L.A. Times, April 24, 2005]”
“When a reader falls in love with a book, it leaves its essence inside him, like radioactive fallout in an arable field, and after that there are certain crops that will no longer grow in him, while other, stranger, more fantastic growths may occasionally be produced.”
“When a reader finishes a wonderful story and lays it aside, he should have to pause for a minute and collect himself.”
Source: Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose