W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“When the public loses faith in democracy's ability to solve the problems it has created for itself, the game's almost over. And I think we are this close to losing democracy to the mercenary class.”
“When the public starts classifying you as thoughtful, someone given to serious issues, you find yourself declassified as a humorist.”
“When the public's right to know is threatened, all other public rights are threatened.”
“When the public's right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered.”
“When the publisher here in America wanted to put the word "memoir" on the title page [of 'Winter Journal'] and on the cover, I said, "No, no, no, no, no, no." No genre whatsoever. It's an independent work not really connected to those things at all.”
“When the punk thing came along and I heard my friends saying, I hate these people with the pins in their ears. I said, Thank God, something got their attention.”
“When the puppy licked my hand, we all knew he was the one for us”
Source: A Spiritual Dog: "Bear"
“When the purge of teacher individualism is unrestrained, eccentricity, initiative and individuality become the casualties.”
“When the purpose of clearly exposing the differences between the Aryan and the Tamil culture, civilization, conduct and creed Thirukkural was written. I am of that firm view.”
“When the purpose of the appointment to ,cohabit with the widow bas been attained in accordance with the law, those two shall behave towards each other like a father and a daughter in law.”
“When the purpose of the battle exceeds any benefit that we might derive from fighting it, it is then that we have become warriors of the most warring kind.”
“When the purse becomes empty, the mind becomes full of issues.”
“When the purse strings tighten up at museums, the institutions usually cut back and cancel shows. That's exactly the wrong reaction. In fact, now is a good time for them to loosen up - a chance to breathe and experiment a little - and go for the juicy solution lurking in their own basements.”
“When the pursuit ends, you begin to understand who is not meant to walk beside you.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“When the pursuit of love trumps obligations.”
“When the pursuit of natural harmony is a shared journey, great heights can be attained.”
“When the putt dropped into the cup, there was no polite golf clap. The crowd erupted like Vesuvius in the last days.”
Source: Back Spin
“When the Python spirit attacks, his goal is to “squeeze the breath” out of us until we no longer sense our connection to God.”
Source: Breaking Cycles
“When the Quaker Penn kept his hat on in the royal presence, Charles (King Charles II) politely removed his, explaining that it was the custom in that place for only one person at a time to remain covered.”
“When the Queen says 'well done,' it means so much.”
“When the quest of a dream has a detour or dip, look beyond your dismay and go finish the trip.”
“When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no question in her mind, and it only took her two days to sort the issue.”
“When the question is either/or, the answer is almost alwaysboth/and.”
“When the rabbit dies, the fox gets fatter
When the fish dies, the otter gets fatter
When the tree dies, the beaver gets fatter
When the man dies, the Mortician gets fatter.”
“When the race gets hard to run. It means you just can't take the peace.”
“When the race is ended, and the play is either won or lost, and ye are in the utmost circle and border of time, and shall put your foot within the march of eternity, all the good things of your short nightdream shall seem to you like ashes of a blaze of thorns or straw.”
Source: Letters, Now Divided Into Three Parts: The First Containing Those which Were Written from Aberdeen
“When the race to develop becomes more furious as the Championship progresses, the racing will get better too, improving the entire experience for the fans.”
“When the radio falls silent, don’t worry—death is just adjusting the volume. If you listen closely, you’ll hear the universe humming a tune.”
“When the railroad trains moaned, and river-winds blew, bringing echoes through the vale, it was as if a wild hum of voices, the dear voices of everybody he had known, were crying: "Peter, Peter! Where are you going, Peter?" And a big soft gust of rain came down. He put up the collar of his jacket, and bowed his head, and hurried along.”
Source: The Town and the City
“When the rain finally abates, I decide to wait out the night instead of trying to climb in the dark.”
Source: The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“When the rain is on my lips
And I shiver from the cold
Thinking about life
Its ups and downs
And being a melancholic
I take a note
Of the nature's crying its tears
Making the day seem gray
And unexcited
But how much life the rain brings
To what is hidden beneath the surface
So whenever I cry
And the cold of people's words
Or actions
Causing me shiver
I vision myself standing in the rain
Bringing my roots to life
I am not afraid anymore
Of getting soaking wet
I stand my ground!
But please nature
Don't let me drown, make me beautiful!”
“When the rain stops, water continues to come from the edges of the umbrella, as if the umbrella is trying to stay open for a while, making us forget that the rain has stopped!”
“When the raindrop touches the ocean, can it tell a story.”
“When the rains finally came that drought year, Beka's Dad tried to persuade Lilla to concentrate on bougainvillea, crotons, and hibiscus. Plants like these grew easily and luxuriantly in the yard, but Lilla kept those trimmed back, and continued to struggle year after year in her attempt to cultivate roses like those she saw in magazines which arrived in the colony three months late from England.”
Source: Beka Lamb
“When the ranch is in peace,
no other life is more perfect.”
“When the rare chance comes, seize it
To do the rare deed.”
“When the rate of change outside is more than what is inside, be sure that the end is near.”
“When the rate of return on capital exceeds the rate of growth of output and income, as it did in the nineteenth century and seems quite likely to do again in the twenty-first, capitalism automatically generates arbitrary and unsustainable inequalities that radically undermine the meritocratic values on which democratic societies are based.”
Source: Capital in the Twenty-First Century
“When the rational mind is shut off, we have the possibility of intuition.”
Source: Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques
“When the raw pain is so unbearable and unbelievable, you may wonder if you can go on. But, you can, and will. And life can be good again—when you work at it."
"It’s a conscious choice to decide to move through grief, mourn the loss of the person you love, and heal.”
Source: The Sudden Loss Survival Guide: Seven Essential Practices for Healing Grief
“When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of reader sympathies get really interesting.”
“When the reader hears strong echoes of his or her own life and beliefs, he or she is apt to become more invested in the story.”
Source: On writing: a memoir of the craft
“When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and in neighborhoods? Will what happened in cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses? When the surf of the centuries has made the great pyramids so much sand, the everlasting family will still be standing, because it is a celestial institution, formed outside telestial time.”
“When the real history of the world is written, it will show god’s dealings with men, and the place the gospel has played in the rise and fall of nations.”
“When the real is no longer what it used to be, nostalgia assumes its full meaning.”
Source: Selected Writings
“When the real problem is not well identified, only by chance a solution may be created.”
Source: The Sustainable Organisation - a paradigm for a fairer society: Think about sustainability in an age of technological progress and rising inequality
“When the realisation that "I matter" dawns in, things start shifting for you.”
Source: Me - In the process of conquering the world
“When the reality looks extraordinarily unreal, you must know that you are in an extraordinarily beautiful place!”
“When the reality looks magnificent, a real art of photography has only one choice: To capture this beauty magnificently!”
“When the reality of power has been surrendered, it's playing a dangerous game to seek to retain the appearance of it; the external aspect of vigor can sometimes support a debilitated body, but most often it manages to deal it the final blow.”