W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, Sarah Palin tweeted, 'Obama lies; freedom dies.' She's referring, I guess, to the freedom to go without health care when you're sick.”
“When the uncapped potential of a student meets the liberating art of a teacher, a miracle unfolds.”
“When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.”
“When the uncertain future becomes the past, the past in turn becomes uncertain.”
Source: Moth Smoke
“when the uncertainty is known, certainty is guaranteed. Until we unravel the uncertainties of our lives, we shall always be uncertain with the life we live”
“When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.”
Source: Tony Bennett: Life is A Gift
“When the uncultured man sees a stone in the road it tells him no story other than the fact that he sees a stone ... The scientist looking at the same stone perhaps will stop, and with a hammer break it open, when the newly exposed faces of the rock will have written upon them a history that is as real to him as the printed page.”
Source: Nature's Miracles: Familiar Talks on Science
“When the underlying structure of our freedom is in jeopardy, we do well to be concerned about our whistle-blowers, since blinking beacons are essential to secure a living together in a dependable social framework. (" High noon.")”
“When the unexpected meets with the unprepared, over there we find the greatest astonishments!”
“When the unexpected occurs have confidence that it can be handled well.”
Source: Life Is A Cocktail
“When the unique beauty of nature, the photographer's amazing ability and the perfect light of the sun come together, a genius photo appears where art looks more real than the reality!”
“When the uniqueness of a place sings to us like a melody, then we will know, at last, what it means to be at home.”
Source: The Necessity of Empty Places
“When the uniqueness of a place sings to us like a melody, then we will know, at last, what it means to be home”
Source: The Necessity of Empty Places
“When the United Nations was born it was believed to be a positive instrument for peace. From this exalted position it became an organization in which nations would at least keep talking instead of shooting. Soon it was discovered ... that words were as deadly as any weapon, and when these words had a number of interpretations they could and did lead to conflict.”
“When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice for all.”
“When the United States cannibalize dollars from the defensive business of the NSA, securing our communications, protecting our systems, patching zero-day vulnerabilities, and instead we're giving those dollars to be used for creating new vulnerabilities in our systems so that they can surveil us and other people abroad who use the same systems.”
“When the United States fought in Vietnam, it was organized modern technology versus organized human beings, and the human beings won.”
Source: A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present
“When the United States invaded Iraq, a New York Times/CBS News survey estimated that 42 percent of the American public believed that Saddam Hussein was directly responsible for the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. And an ABC news poll said that 55 percent of Americans believed that Saddam Hussein directly supported al-Qaeda. None of this opinion is based on evidence (because there isn’t any).”
“When the United States of America does things in its best interests, it is hated. I'm sorry, that just ticks me off.”
“When the United States stands up for human rights, by example at home and by effort abroad, we align ourselves with men and women around the world who struggle for the right to speak their minds, to choose their leaders, and to be treated with dignity and respect. We also strengthen our security and well being, because the abuse of human rights can feed many of the global dangers that we confront - from armed conflict and humanitarian crises, to corruption and the spread of ideologies that promote hatred and violence.”
“When the United States was in control of counternarcotics, the US governments used drug trafficking for purely geopolitical purposes .... The US uses drug trafficking and terrorism for political control .... We have nationalised the fight against drug trafficking.”
“When the universe compels me toward the best path to take, it never leaves me with "maybe," "should I," or even "perhaps." I always know for sure when it's telling me to proceed - because everything inside me rises up to reverberate "YES!”
Source: What I Know For Sure
“when the universe exploded like a bomb, it started ticking like a bomb too. we know our sun will die, in another hundred million years or so, then the lights will go out and there will be no light to read by anymore.”
Source: Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles
“When the universe is ephemeral, one can easily feel that human existence is meaningless. Why should I do anything at all? On the other hand it is tempting to try and make the best of it. I'm here, anyway. The imagination won't cope if I try to picture where I'd otherwise be.”
Source: Naïve. Super
“When the universe presents unexpected gifts to those who feel undeserving, how else are they to react, except with sheer paranoia?”
“When the universe throws you a curveball, just think of it as a cosmic pop quiz. It's like, "Hey, are you paying attention? Let's see how well you can juggle life's surprises!" So, instead of stressing out, channel your inner superhero and show the universe who's boss. Remember, you're not just a player in this game of life; you're the MVP, ready to tackle any challenge with style and sass. So, bring it on, universe!”
“When the universe wants to communicate, it sends a dream.
If the dreamer is awake, it sends a bird.”
Source: Song of a Nature Lover
“When the universe was young, it took a breath, then sighed with a longing so deep, so ancient, that it stole God’s attention for a moment. The sigh brushed God’s cheek and He recognized it as the breath of love. In that moment God wished for another. The yearning had begun.”
Source: The Yearning
“When the Universe wears a body, it becomes human; when the human raises its energy beyond the body, it becomes the Universe.”
“When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened, and I shall have a clearer mind. Thank God that even this weary nine months shall come to an end and leave me in possession of my own body and my own soul.”
“When the urgent crowds out the important, people urgently accomplish nothing of value.”
“When the US government got word that I was planning to leave Russia to go to Latin America, they brought down the plane of the - the presidential plane, which had diplomatic protection, that had the Bolivian president on board. They closed the airspace in four different countries in Europe, I believe, which was extraordinary, unprecedented.”
“When the US withdrew their troops from Somalia, I recall making a comment that [in] the way the peacekeepers had been withdrawn from Somalia, the impression had been given that the easiest way to unravel a peacekeeping operation is to kill a few soldiers.”
“When the valley season comes, remember the mountains you once climbed and the wisdom you learnt from that.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“When the value of a relation gets lower than the amount of thought and time needed to maintain or resurrect them, It withers away.”
“When the vast majority of your interactions with somebody have been brutally critical--warlike, even--and you also personally caused almost all the bad things that ever happened to them, it may take a while before they don't feel spooked by your presence.”
Source: Solutions and Other Problems
“When the veil of death has been drawn between us and the objects of our regard, how quick-sighted do we become to their merits, and how bitterly do we remember words, or even looks, of unkindness which may have escaped in our intercourse with them.”
“When the veil of fiction was rent, man shuddered before "Nature, red in tooth and claw." Nature had always been that and always will be, and the hands of man, even when he fashions and defends the noblest civilization, must forever be bloody hands, for this is a world in which only the strong and resolute nations survive, while the weak, especially the morally weak, who babble about brotherhood and peace, are biologically degenerate and doomed to extinction.”
“When the veil of the knower falls away the creative force of discovery guides your way - each moment is revealed as new.”
“When the veil thins and the Beast rises from the depths, only the Luminary, chosen by the Great Spirit, shall stand between darkness and the children of earth.”
Source: Harbinger of the Apocalypse: A Supernatural Thriller
“When the velocity of progress increases beyond a certain point, it becomes indistinguishable from crisis.”
Source: A Barfield Sampler: Poetry and Fiction By Owen Barfield
“When the Vent begins, you might confuse [it] for a conversation. It's not. It's a Vent. It's a mental release valve and your job is to listen for as long as it takes. Don't problem solve. Don't redirect. Don't comfort. Yet. Your employee is doing mental house cleaning and interrupting this cleaning is missing the point. They don't want a solution, they want to be heard.”
“When the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history.”
Source: Delphi Complete Novels of Charlotte Mary Yonge (Illustrated)
“When the very source of creation is within you, all the solutions are within you. The problems are just created by you.”
“When the Veterans Affairs Department implemented a program to provide home-based health care to veterans with multiple chronic conditions - many of the systems most expensive patients to treat - they received astounding results.”
“When the views entertained in this volume on the origin of species, or when analogous views are generally admitted, we can dimly forsee that there will be a considerable revolution in natural history.”
Source: On the Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection Or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life
“When the Vikings moved into a place they just kind of killed everybody who was there before them.”
“When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man, and the road away from Here seems broad and straight and sweet, the victim must first find himself a good and sufficient reason for going.”
Source: Travels with Charley in Search of America
“When the vision is clear, the results will appear. Keep your mindset positive as you work your plan, flourish, and always remember why you started.”
“When the voice of Christ speaks through the Word, then you will arise, and leave all, and follow Him.”
Source: The life and remains, letters, lectures, and poems of [the Rev] Robert Murray McCheyne