W Quotes
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“When I look upon the faces of intelligent beings I look upon the image of the God I serve. There are none but what have a certain portion of divinity within them; and though we are clothed with bodies which are in the image of our God, yet this mortality shrinks before that portion of divinity which we inherit from our Father.”
“When I looked a little closer, I noticed a guy sitting in the dark, tapping his leg in slow, deliberate movements. His head was cast down, but his eyes...his eyes looked directly at me. My breath caught. I tried to focus on what was being said, but the penetrating gaze from the guy in shadows made my heart pound wildly. When my eyes found their way back to him, I noticed the scowl on his face and immediately looked away. My goodness, this was going to be a long meeting.”
Source: Underwater
“When I looked around the neighborhood, I found out that kids wasn’t the only crooks. We was surrounded by crooks, and plenty of ’em was guys that were supposed to be legit, like the landlords and the storekeepers and the politicians and cops on the beat. All of ‘em was stealin’ from somebody. And we had the real pros, the old Dons from the old country, with their big black cars and mustaches to match. We used to make fun of them behind their backs, but our parents were scared to death of them. The only thing is, we knew they was rich, and rich was what counted, because the rich got away with anythin'.”
Source: Last Testament of Lucky Luciano: The Mafia Story in His Own Words
“When I looked at [Fannie Lou] Hamer and that speech it seemed to me that she had to be the bravest woman ever, to come before that body and to assert her rights, when she knew that she was going lose that battle. But she did it anyway, because she knew she was speaking not just for herself and for that day, but for me, and for all the other young women who were coming behind her. She didn't know our names, but she was working for us. I find that incredibly empowering.”
“When I looked at a map in town, Rhode Island seemed lost up there in the corner. A state so small and crowded, there didn't seem to be room for a person at all.”
Source: The Quickening
“When I looked at her the first time, it was like . . . everything made sense.”
Source: Making a Play
“When I looked at her, she appeared to be a different person from the one I'd known... She had rewritten everything, our history together, our friendship. Now I was the girl who'd stolen Andres; the girl who'd lied to her about who I was. Therefore, she owned me nothing.”
Source: Incantation
“When I looked at my life’s ledger I realized I was a very rich woman. What I was experiencing was merely a temporary cash-flow problem. Finally, I came to an inner awareness that my personal net worth couldn’t possibly be determined by the size of my checking account balance. Neither can yours.”
“When I looked at myself through the prism of awareness, great tears came as I connected with how this wounded child felt.”
“When I looked at recreational runners, I was amazed at how well they balanced family, careers, and running. Shouldn’t I have it easier since running and my career are one and the same? At a race, I asked a father of twins how he did it. He responded quickly: clear priorities. So I set mine. I decided health and family would come first, and running and career would come second.”
Source: Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
“when I looked at the history of our world, I could not help but see it as a colossal structure filled with catastrophic flaws. Wars, famines, injustices... every tragedy was a crack in the foundation of reality, a crack I always wondered if it could be fixed.”
Source: The Weaver
“When I looked at the painting I felt the same convergence on a single point: a flickering sun-struck instance that existed now and forever. Only occasionally did I notice the chain on the finch's ankle, or think what a cruel life for a little living creature - fluttering briefly, forced always to land in the same hopeless place.”
“When I looked at the state of women's MMA, what I saw was that it was missing rivalries or anything theatrical about it. Everybody was trying to be Miss America, unwilling to go under any kind of criticism, and taking the safe answers. I thought I needed to do whatever I could to get attention.”
“When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.”
“When I looked at them sitting around me, the church in the distance, beyond that our school, with throngs of girls crossing back and forth in the schoolyard, beyond that the world, how I wished that everything would fall away, so that suddenly we'd be sitting in some different atmosphere, with no future full of ridiculous demands, no need for any sustenance save our love for each other, with no hindrance to any of our desires, which would, of course, be simple desires — nothing, nothing, just sitting on our tombstones forever.”
“When I looked at things for what they are I was fool enough to persist in my folly and found that each photograph was a mirror of my Self.”
“When I looked at you, I fell for that beautiful curve of yours. Your smile.”
“When I looked at you, my life made sense. Even the bad things made sense. They were necessary to make you possible.”
“When I looked back at the first volume, which you
now hold in your hands, three obvious truths presented themselves. The first was that The Gunslinger had been written by a very young man, and had all the problems of a very young man's book. The second was that it contained a great many errors and false starts, particularly in light of the volumes that followed. The third was that The Gunslinger did not even sound like the later books - it was, frankly, rather difficult to read. All too often I heard myself apologizing for it, and telling people that if they persevered, they would find the story really found its voice in The Drawing of the Three.”
Source: The Gunslinger
“When I looked in his eyes, he gave me permission to absolutely wreck him. Permission to wreck him so that I wouldn’t be suffering alone.”
Source: Counting Stars
“When I looked in his eyes, I just kept on walking.”
“When I looked in the mirror today, I saw a stranger. The woman staring back at me as unblinkingly confident. She had found her centre. Her eyes were calm and did not brim over with the saltiness of the soul that often anymore. She was at peace. I was at peace.”
Source: More Things in Heaven and Earth
“When I looked into her eyes, I saw an invisible spirit of something that I already loved.”
“When I looked into his eyes I found the best parts of the ocean on a perfect summer day. Blue fought with green and swirled around smooth black sand that whispered promises of secrets buried deep within.”
Source: Playing with Fire
“When I looked into the mechanics of being a businessman, I found it wasn't rocket science.”
“When I looked into the story of Soviet hockey and its players, I realized that it has nothing to do with hockey. It was a larger story using hockey as a window into the story of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian people, with friendships and betrayals, paranoia and oppression, and the meaning of sports to people and nations around the world, and how sports was used as a political tool.”
“When I looked into your eyes
And saw the tears falling down
I told you, you don’t have to worry
The stars will always be around”
“When I looked out at the beach, I imagined each grain of sand like a measure of time that I'd been allotted. I could either let them run through my hands or I could stop and pay attention.”
Source: The Lighthouse Witches
“When I looked through old pictures of my family, I always thought that the reason why they looked dusty was because of the quality of the camera back in the days but then my mother would explain to me that the picture literally reflected the times they lived in.”
Source: The story is about me
“When I looked up at the drink counter from my seat, I went still as a statue, barely breathing. I caught sight of such a wonderful man; one that had the power to stop my breath.
Who was I?
What was I?
Where was I?
Everything around me started to fade away. The guy blurred my vision and poisoned my conscience.”
Source: IF TOMORROW COMES
“When I looked up at the stars, I saw us. You were the stars and I was the dark sky behind you”
“Without dark sky you couldn’t see the stars”
“I knew I was useful” he says
“You’re essential”
Source: Starry Eyes
“When I loose my faith in Human nature, I put my faith in Nature-”
Source: The Orchid House: A Novel
“When I lose a match, I know that I lose on the court and not in life.”
“When I lose direction, it becomes very hard to write. I actually get a physical pain, as if my subconscious knows better. That may sound mystical and pretentious, but it's true.”
“When I lose my column again, I'm sure I'll get hungry again. Maybe it's having a kid, but it's probably just getting to do what I always wanted to do - I'm really not that hungry.”
“When I lose my larger sense of supporting people to be their best, I lessen my contact with the God inside me.”
“When I lose my marbles which is never, when I lose my energy, I travel the world today for Viacom, China, Turkey, Dubai, Kuwait. When that happens, I'll know enough to retire, but that's never gonna happen. I'm here for forever.”
“When I lose my temper it's because I decide to. If I do something it's because I want to do it.”
“When I lose my temper, honey, you can't find it any place.”
“When I lose sight of her,
when I reach for an iPhone
first thing in the morning
instead of her hand;
When I look at screens
before I see her face,
I put the screens away,
resuming my morning meditations
on the miracle of waking up beside her.”
Source: Legacy
“When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.”
“When I lose touch with the audience and the reality of what life really is, I'll be Vanilla Ice or something.”
“When I lose, I drink, and when I win I celebrate.”
“When I lose, I take it very personally.”
“When I lose, it doesn't just go to my head; it goes to my heart too. If you're at all in the match, if you love to play and ein, it must go to your heart.”
“When I lost a tennis match that made me upset or hurt emotionally I would find myself going to the piano and playing for hours. It was my place of refuge and solace.”
“When I lost her, it felt like I was drowning in all the love I still had that could never be given.”
Source: Love and Other Words
“When I lost her, it felt like I was drowning in all the love I still had that could never be given. It filled me up, choked me like a rag doused in kerosene, spilled out in tears and screams and in heavy, pulsing silence.”
Source: Love and Other Words
“When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours.”
“When I lost my faith in people I put my trust in things To avoid the disappointment Trusting people brings... I tried to do it all myself then Surrounded by my stuff All I found were limitations I could not rise above There are gadgets and contraptions Immaculate machines There's a program you can download now That will even dream your dreams It'll even dream you dreams For a monthly fee Clear up your complexion You get a hundred hours free Possessions cannot save you.”