W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“When two tigers fight, one is certain to be maimed, and one to die.”
“When two wise men are blaming one another,
then time has come for you to be the third one.”
Source: Master of Stupidity
“When two working people decide to marry, their federal income tax is usually increased. As soon as one spouse earns at least 20 percent of a married couple's total income, the couple pays a 'marriage tax.' ... The United States is the only major industrialized nation in the free world in which the tax cost of the second [married] earner's entry into the work force is higher than that of the first. On one hand, our government's social policy is to help working women earn equal salaries to those of men, but on the other we have a tax structure that penalizes them when they do so.”
“When two's company, three's the result!”
“When two, or more men, know of one and the same fact, they are said to be CONSCIOUS of it one to another; which is as much as to know it together.”
Source: Leviathan, Parts I and II - Revised Edition
“When Ty was truly hot and bothered, it could be an amazing experience, like being mauled by a lion without the fuss of needing stitches after.”
Source: Fish & Chips
“When typhus or cholera breaks out, they tell us that Nobody is to blame. That terrible Nobody! How much he has to answer for. More mischief is done by Nobody than by all the world besides.”
Source: Thrift by Samuel Smiles
“When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.”
“When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.”
“when u agree to somethng u shld expect to follow thru ur only as strong as ur word”
“When u care nothing for this birth, you don't have a right to think of the afterbirth that exists in words.”
Source: My Quest For Happy Life
“When u dont value the tears shed in your absence , you dont deserve the smile which begets the fragrance in life .”
“When u finally let the past go and think positively towards the future, you would be surprised how happier you are each day.”
“When u have this spirit of excellence, u do the right thing always :even if no one is watching you.”
“when u knw ur limits u go byond them”
“When u practice something with conscious mind n then continue practicing the same even with sub-conscious mind, You Master it..”
“When U takes preference over I, indoctrination becomes undoctrination.”
Source: High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination
“When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.”
“When #UgandaDecides and when it truly does so, then East Africa Community will be ready for an economic bloc. The people are united to a common future that no political manipulation would stop an idea whose time has come...”
“When ugly comments are made beautiful in a song, Hate struggles for survival”
“When uh- when this is all over if it's ok with you obviously, I'm going to hold your hand again. And then I'm going to thank you because if it wasn't for you I would have lost before I even started.”
Source: Lost Boy
“When Ulysses hears his own story sung by an epic poet and then he reveals his identity and the poet wants to continue singing, Ulysses isn't interested any longer. That's very astonishing.”
“When Ulysses saw his brother, a wonderful thing happened to his face. All the terror left his eyes, because now he was home”
Source: The Human Comedy
“When unbelievable things happen in life, that’s where life becomes more interesting.”
“When Uncle Bob (or Ted or Ray) promised to send a shooting star over the house to mark a young listener's birthday, the young listener, who had hung out the window for an hour without seeing the star, questioned not Uncle Bob (or Ted or Ray), but his own eyesight.”
Source: The New York Times Guide to the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made
“When uncle Eddie does his impression of 'Like a Virgin' it's like Madonna is coming out of his body!' Christ what an image.”
“When Uncle W. G. held out his hand to take my money, I dropped the dead mouse in his hand.”
Source: Cold Turkey at Nine: The Memoir of a Problem Child
“When uncomfortable feelings show up, pause, breathe deeply and compassionately embrace the discomfort.”
“When under attack, avoid what is strong. Attack only what is weak.”
“When under attack, it is necessary to evaluate the situation and to decide instantly upon a proper course of action, to be carried out immediately with all the force you can bring to bear. He who hesitates is indeed lost. Do not soliloquize. Do not delay. Be decisive.”
Source: Principles of Personal Defense: Revised Edition
“When under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back.”
“When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc - added Spir here) the low instincts are unbridled (or unrestrained), the brute appears (or come forward, "apparait", Fr.) and rule over (or dominate), stifling every ("toute", Fr.) noble, generous impulse; it is then the ruin (or downfall or decline) of any humanity in man.”
“When under the pretext of fraternity, the legal code imposes mutual sacrifices on the citizens, human nature is not thereby abrogated. Everyone will then direct his efforts toward contributing little to, and taking much from, the common fund of sacrifices. Now, is it the most unfortunate who gains from this struggle? Certainly not, but rather the most influential and calculating.”
“When underachievers feel empowered, they don't just face challenges; they conquer them, turning hurdles into stepping stones towards success.”
“When understanding of the universe has become widespread, when the majority of men know that the stars are not sources of light but worlds, perhaps inhabited worlds like ours, then the Christian doctrine will be convicted of absurdity.”
Source: Secret Conversations, 1941-1944
“When understanding would be too difficult, I become trusting.”
“When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.”
“When undesirable and ugly addendum enters a man's life history, it become acceptable as part of the process of growing up.”
“When uneducated or not informed voters are allowed vote, they put the society in dengerous !”
“When unfailing love comes to fail, It will fail forever.”
“When unhappy, one doubts everything when happy one doubts nothing.”
“When unique voices are united in a common cause, they make history.”
“When unity of the mind, speech and body occurs, God has called that the ‘foremost’ religion. If they do not remain in unison, you should maintain the intent of ‘I want to keep them in unison’; then some day it will come into fruition if this resolve is there.”
“When unmoderated materialism is the world's norm, consumer is the product, product does the consuming.”
Source: Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth
“When unrequited love dies it gets replaced with complete and utter contempt.”
Source: The Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Bible
“When unrequited love is the most expensive thing on the menu, sometimes you settle for the daily special.”
Source: Catching Jordan
“When unselfish we rise, when selfish we fall.”
Source: The Gentalist: There's No Social Work, Only Family Work
“When untouchability is rooted out, these distinctions will vanish and no one will consider himself superior to any other.”
Source: Collected Works
“When uou use someone's LIMITATIONS to prove your STRENGTH, you definitely WIN but only in THIS world.”
“When urbanity decays, civilization suffers and decays with it.”
Source: Under a Thatched Roof