W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“When the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is over, a new world monetary order is coming to shake the existing infrastructure in world of finance and Bitcoin will presumably benefit a lot from this paradigm shift.”
“When the only answer a little girl ever receives is no, from her parents or her teachers or her world, at some point she stops asking for what she wants. She begins to expect nothing, so as not to be disappointed when that exactly what she gets. But, it turns out, I do have wants.”
Source: Veil of Roses
“When the only bond between close friends is attachment, then even a minor issue may cause one's projections to change. As soon as our projections change, the attachment disappears, because that attachment was based solely on projection and expectation. It is possible to have compassion without attachment, and similarly, to have anger without hatred.”
“When the only exorcise you get is running for a bus, get more buses!”
Source: Philosophical Uplifting Quotes and Poems
“When the only form of cultural commentary Christians offer is moral condemnation, no wonder we come across to non-believers as angry and scolding.”
“When the only one who has a right to be angry chooses love and service, when He considers the interests of others more important than His own and chooses humility–He changes everything (p. 55).”
Source: A Small Book about a Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace
“When the only people in your life who care about your feelings, remember special dates, and stand by you through your failures, are not people, but algorithms, that too not by affection, but by automation, that's not advancement, it's the beginning of the end.”
Source: The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology
“When the only rule is there are no rules becomes literal, we'll all become illiterate and unable to offend one another at all.”
“When the opportunity is there, when the impulse is there”
“When the opportunity to choreograph came up, it was nothing more in my head but an opportunity. Then it suddenly became a career very quickly.”
“When the opposite of your prayer occurs, your prayer hasn't been ignored; it's been considered & refused for your ultimate good.”
“When the options are few, we can be happy with what we choose since we are confident that it is the best possible choice for us. When the options are practically infinite, though, we believe that the perfect choice for us must be out there somewhere and that it’s our responsibility to find it. Choosing can become a lose-lose situation: if we make a choice quickly without fully exploring the available options, we’ll regret potentially missing out on something better; if we do exhaustively consider all the options, we’ll expend more effort (which won’t necessarily increase the quality of our final choice), and if we discover other good options, we may regret that we can’t choose them all.”
Source: The Art of Choosing
“When the ordinary thought of a highly cultivated people begins to regard 'having children' as a question of pro's and con's, the great turning point has come.”
Source: Perspectives of world history
“When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied, the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without direction; for few are formed with abilities to discover new possibilities of excellence, and to distinguish themselves by means never tried before.”
Source: The Rambler: In Four Volumes
“When the other man has none, you don't need a gun.”
“When the other person is hurting, confused, troubled, anxious, alienated, terrified; or when he or she is doubtful of self-worth, uncertain as to identity, then understanding is called for. The gentle and sensitive companionship of an empathic stance… provides illumination and healing. In such situations deep understanding is, I believe, the most precious gift one can give to another.”
“When the others were picked up and walked home by friends or fathers or best friend’s sisters,
I was the kid in a grey hoodie, walking with the poets, the singers, the thinkers, and I was not alone.”
“When the outcome drives the process we will only ever go where we've already been. If process drives the outcome we may not know where we're going, but we will know we want to be there.”
“When the outcome of a meeting is to have another meeting, it has been a lousy meeting.”
“When the OutKast sound changed and I started producing my own records, I would mirror what I thought that character doing that music would look like. As the sound got a little wilder, freakier and funkier, so did the clothes. Then when the sound got more sophisticated, the clothes changed again.”
“When the outlook is steeped in pessimism, I remind myself, "Two and two still make four, and you can't keep humankind down for long."”
“When the outlook isn't good, try the uplook - it's always good!”
Source: See You at the Top
“When the outside intent (other than the intent of Pure Soul, Parbhaav) stops, he attains enlightened bliss of the Self (samadhi).”
“When the owl sings, the night is silent. (Quand le hibou chante, La nuit est silence)”
“When the owner fired me, he said he was sorry, since he admired what I was trying to do. Really? What was it, exactly, that I was trying to do? Oh right. Something about equality.”
Source: Stamford '76: A True Story of Murder, Corruption, Race, and Feminism in the 1970s
“When the pace of our feet matched perfectly, I felt a deep inner pang of satisfaction. I could have gone on walking like that forever, side by side with him. There had been few times in my life I had ever inhabited a moment so fully, with no loneliness lurking at the edges.”
Source: Mine Till Midnight
“When the pain comes, you know what I do? I smile.”
“When the pain is great enough, we will let anyone be doctor.”
Source: Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin
“When the pain is too much for the mind, we take it out on the body.”
Source: Thin Girls: When Cult Diet Destroys Twin Rose, Sister Lily Must Escape Her Demons to Save Them Both – A Dark Literary Debut
“When the pain of continuing exceeds the pain of stopping, a threshold is crossed. What seemed unthinkable becomes thinkable.”
“When the pain overtakes you, reach inside. Gather the broken pieces, and hand them to God. Ask Him to remake your heart. Different, this time. Stronger. More beautiful. This is how we are made, and remade by the Maker.”
“When the pain seem to engulf you, allow it. From this point a new you will rise. Guaranteed.”
“When the pain that the little me creates for itself becomes intense enough, the ego will self-destruct. It has a self-destruct mechanism built in, fortunately, so eventually every ego dies.”
“When the painter wishes to represent an event, he cannot place before us too great a number of personages; but he cannot employ too few when he wishes to portray an emotion.”
Source: Pensées of Joubert
“When the painting is hanging on your wall for a long time, you don't notice it. You get tired of it, even if it's a Picasso. When the next generation inherits the painting, they sell it. I don't want to be sold.”
“When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.”
“When the panchayat raj is established, public opinion will do what violence can never do.”
Source: The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation
“When the pandemic struck, Ghana, with a population of 31 million, had only 67 ventilators in its public hospitals. The number of ministers of state was more than twice the number of ventilators available to face the pandemic. Medical experts said ventilators were vital in treating the respiratory conditions occasioned by the virus. However, the nation bought less than 70 ventilators during the outbreak. That brings us to the next question. If the core fight against the pandemic did not receive the needed funding, then where did all the borrowed and domestic funds go? On what did Ghana spend so much that COVID-19 continues to feature as the main reason for the Akufo-Addo government's economic woes?”
Source: The President Ghana Never Got
“When the pangs shoot through our body, and ghastly death appears in view, people see the patience of the dying Christian. Our infirmities become the black velvet on which the diamond of God's love glitters all the more brightly. Thank God I can suffer ! Thank God I can be made the object of shame and contempt, for in this way God shall be glorified.”
Source: Spurgeon at His Best: Over 2200 Striking Quotations from the World's Most Exhaustive and Widely-read Sermon Series
“When the panting and thirsting soul first drinks the delicious waters of truth, when the moral and intellectual tastes and desires first seize the fragrant fruits that flourish in the garden of knowledge, then does the child catch a glimpse and foretaste of heaven.”
Source: Slavery
“When the parachute opens, it's this incredible feeling... You float slowly towards solid ground. And when you land, it's like you're someone brand new. You're pure. I'm convinced it's like confession for the Catholics. You should all give it a try.”
Source: Why Are You Doing This?
“When the parish priest rebuked him for his celibacy, saying it would lead him into debaucheryand sin, hesaid that a man who had to be muzzled bya wife as a protection against debauchery was not worthy of the joy of innocence. After that people began to treat him with priestly respect.”
“When the particles and fragments of your ecstatic dreams flow toward you, notice them. Bring them close. Nurture them until they piece themselves together within the fabric of your heart. They may be sweet and subtle or resounding and righteous; they may seem logical or subliminal; they may feel exciting or daunting. Move with them as they take shape.”
Source: Wildhearted Purpose: Embrace Your Unique Calling & the Unmapped Path of Authenticity
“When the party holds the White House, all the political decisions are made in the White House. And being a party chair, you're just an artifact.”
“When the passage "All men are born free and equal," when that passage was being written were not some of the signers legalised owners of slaves?”
Source: Billy Budd, and other prose pieces, edited by R. W. Weaver
“When the passer's back foot hit the ground on his setup, I wanted the ball gone. If no one was open, if he had to buy time, I wanted him to bounce in place. And then I only wanted him scrambling as a last resort. When you bounce, you maintain your balance. When you start moving, you create an unnatural position for yourself. I want everything to be natural.”
“When the passion isn't there, the drive isn't there and it just doesn't last for me.”
“When the passion of the mystic for God is married to the passion of the activist for justice, a new fire is born.”
“When the past comes knocking, don't answer. It has nothing new to tell you.”
“When the past dies, there is mourning, but when the future dies our imaginations are compelled to carry it on.”
Source: Marilyn: Norma Jeane