W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“When there was a disaster, it used to be that people went to church and all held hands. Now the minute anything happens they run to CNN.”
“When there was nothing left to do, but say goodbye, I hugged my dad, thanked him for the hospitality, and we both agreed it had been a good visit. Tears welled up in his eyes, and I realized at that moment, it doesn't matter how old our children or parents are, it doesn't get any easier to say good by. I had lost my younger daughter; my oldest will have moved out by the time I returned home, and dad was saying goodby to his oldest daughter. The circle of life connected us. How many times over the last forty-plus years had my dad reluctantly, with tears in his eyes, said goodbye to me? It made my own situation with my daughters more poignant.”
Source: Riding Soul-O
“When there was room on the ledge outside of the pots and boxes for a cat, the cat was there- in sunny weather- stretched at full length, asleep and blissful, with her furry belly to the sun and a paw curved over her nose.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)
“When there was trouble, we would come towards the relationship, not move away from it—meaning we had to be willing to talk. We would live within our means. We both had to figure out a simple way to manage our lives, our time, our money—together and individually—and we had to do it without micromanaging the other.”
Source: Naked Marriage: How to Have a Lifetime of Love, Sex, Joy, and Happiness
“When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset.”
“When there were fears about the future of this nation's older cities... when a few of the cities teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, all eyes were focused on Chicago for contrast.”
“When there were financial difficulties they still managed to provide us with music and art lessons.”
“When there will not remain any such thing which we like to eat, then there will not remain any such thing which we do not like to eat.”
Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization
“When there's 100 people around you can't really forget yourself.”
“When there's a good fit between skills and expectations, there's what we call compatibility, and we would expect a good outcome. When there's a poor fit between expectations and the capacity of the kid, there is incompatibility, and that's when we see people exhibit challenging behavior.”
“When there's a lot of it around, you never want it very much.”
“When there's a painting in the room, my eye goes right to it. It's like if you go into a bar and there's a television on, you can't take your eyes off the television. Paintings have that effect on me. It's where my eye settles.”
“When there's a pattern of mistakes, something has got to change.”
“When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem. Josef Stalin”
“When there's a piano to be moved, don't reach for the stool.”
Source: Complete Life's Little Instruction Book: 1,560 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life
“When there's a right and wrong thing to do, choose right regardless of what your friends do.”
“When there's a shadow, you follow the sun.
When there is love, then you look for the one.
And for the promises, there is the sky.
And for the heavens are those who can fly.”
“When there's a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.”
“When there's a strong desire within you to express or create something, know that this feeling is Divine discontent. Your longing is your calling- and no matter what it is, if you go with it, you'll be guided, guarded, and assured of success. When a purpose or path is laid before you, you have the choice to just trust and let it flow, or remain stuck in fear. Trusting the perfection that resides within you is the key.”
Source: 21 Days to Master Affirmations
“When there's a teacher who embodies presence, then it seems to come for a while through that opening. The teacher is an opening to presence.”
“When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people.”
“When there's a terrible murder people who are interviewed say, 'This has always been a quiet neighborhood.' That is so dumb and uninformed! The earth is not a quiet neighborhood. There isn't anyplace that's a quiet neighborhood. People are asking themselves how to stay neat in the cyclone.”
“When there's a thing you have to do, you have to do it.”
“When there's a war, people get married.”
“When there's an ache, you want to be like aspirin, not vitamins. Aspirin solves a very particular problem someone has, whereas vitamins are a general "nice to have" market.”
“When there's an actor involved, the actor's talking to the director or the director's talking to the actor. But when there are not those two people interacting, it's all one person in your own mind, you have to be so extra-clear about what you need.”
“When there's an adult person who's scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.”
“When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.”
“when there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants.”
Source: Blind Faith
“When there's an idiot driving crazily in front of you, that can wind the best of you up.”
“When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.”
“When there's an opportunity to do more, we must.”
“When there's an opportunity, some people pass it by. I've been lucky enough to recognise opportunities and every day, in my business, there's an opportunity somewhere - to buy, expand, design.”
“When there's change, there's opportunity.”
“When there's characters out there that don't have humor, I don't find them as believable, because we all have humor, no matter what level it is, we all use it every day, no matter what situation we're in, we'll try and have a bit of a laugh even if it goes wrong.”
“When there's deflation, it means that although most markets are shrinking and people have less to spend, the 1% that hold the 99% in debt are getting all the growth in wealth and income. Deflation means that income is being transferred to the 1%, that is, to the creditors and property owners.”
“When there's dust missing here or there, it's because someone has touched my things. I see immediately someone has been there. And it's because I live constantly with dust, in dust, that I prefer to wear gray suits, the only color on which it leaves no trace.”
“When there's fear people act out in desperate ways.”
“When there's friction in the house, the only answer is good manners.”
“When there's light shining on a tree, that tree takes on different meaning. If there's no light at all it just looks dead. If you look at light as godly meaning, the world comes alive in a certain way.”
“When there's love enough you can stand anything. When there isn't, you can stand nothing. Living together every day you find out a lot you didn't know, and love can't keep still. It's got to grow or die.”
Source: MARY CARY
“When there's more lows than highs and I'm not just talking financially, it may be time to see what else is out there for you. Even at this point, I am open to the possibility that there may be another chapter on the horizon and I trust that I'll know in my heart when it's time to close the chapter on this one. I am much more than just an actor. It is what I do now and I try not to get boxed in by the belief that that is all I have to offer the world as my work.”
“When there's more sick ones than well ones, by golly the sick ones will lock the well ones up.”
Source: The snake pit
“When there's music in your soul, there's soul in your music.”
Source: Healology
“When there's no clear option, it's better to do nothing.”
“When there's no difference, there's no time, no world, no separativity - and there's no you ... nor is there an I.”
“When there's no experimenting there's no progress. Stop experimenting and you go backward. If anything goes wrong, experiment until you get to the very bottom of the trouble.”
“When there's no information and the compass turns to nowhere that you know well, let your soul be your pilot.”
Source: Lyrics
“When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.”
Source: Dawn of the Dead
“When there's no more room under the Christmas tree, Ken Foree will have a birthday.”