W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Whenever I hear the crowds going WOOOOO!! It makes me feel very good, it means I've worked very hard and earned a lot of respect, each night I go out there I go out there for the fans to make them smile, or make them cry.”
“Whenever I hear the epistles of Paul read out loud in the liturgy, I am filled with joy... If I'm regarded as a learned man, it's not because I'm brainy. It's simply because I have such a love for Paul that I have never left off reading him. He has taught me all I know.”
“Whenever I hear the word "share" I would reach for a gun if I had one. "Share" is frequently followed by the word "feelings", and I have enough of my own thank you; please do us both a favor and repress yours.”
“Whenever I hear the word culture, I reach for my revolver”
“Whenever I hear, 'It can't be done,' I know I'm close to success.”
“Whenever I heard a musician do something that I could not explain, I went back to the theory in order to figure it out.”
“Whenever I heard that languid, beautiful melody, those days came back to me. It wasn’t what I’d characterize as a happy part of my life, living as I was, a balled-up mass of unfulfilled desires. I was much younger, much hungrier, much more alone. But I was myself, pared down to the essentials. I could feel each single note of music, each line I read, seep down deep inside me. My nerves were sharp as a blade, my eyes shining with a piercing light. And every time I heard that music, I recalled my eyes then, glaring back at me from a mirror.”
Source: South of the Border, West of the Sun
“Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.”
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy
“Whenever I held my newborn baby in my arms, I used to think that what I said and did to him could have an influence not only on him but on all whom he met, not only for a day or a month or a year, but for all eternity - a very challenging and exciting thought for a mother.”
“Whenever I hit a ball in the gap, I'm thinking the extra bases. I never slow down. That's the only way you're going to get triples.”
“Whenever I indulge my sense of humor, it gets me into trouble.”
“Whenever I interact with a university professor, I am aware that I am in the presence of a person that has probably had chronic exposure to radio frequency radiation.”
“Whenever I interact with Police, I am aware they are capable of lies, theft, assault and murder.”
“Whenever I interact with the government, I am aware that I am dealing with a toxic group of corporate controlled fraudsters.”
“Whenever I investigate a smell, I find that the answer is always bad. It's never: 'What is that? *sniff* muffins!'”
“Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends!”
“Whenever I listen to a children's orchestra, I learn. They feel everything, they enjoy everything, they have amazing energy.”
“Whenever i live my Life I Live with honour”
“Whenever I look at a baby or children in general, I smile and just want to play with them.”
“Whenever I look at a mountain I always expect it to turn into a volcano.”
Source: Further Confessions of Zeno
“Whenever I look at me, all I see are things I'd like to change.”
“Whenever I look at me, all i see are things I'd like to change. Whenever Damon looks at me, all he sees is a glorious gift from the universe somewhere in the middle lies the truth.”
“Whenever I look at pictures of horrific things that soldiers do or that have been done to soldiers I always feel sorry for everybody involved because politics throws them into these horrific situations where really it's just 18-year-old kids.”
“Whenever I look at the history of presidents I deeply admire - the one thing that I'm always struck by is persistence. It's a quality that's underrated. Being able to plough through, being able to stay buoyant in the face of challenges.”
“Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I'm talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.”
Source: Hear the Wind Sing
“Whenever I look at you
you look more beautiful
than the Moon”
“Whenever I look into her eyes, my typewriter starts typing poems for her!”
“Whenever I looked at myself in the mirror, I always saw a morbidly obese reflection, while in truth I was achingly underweight. My obsession of looking good corresponded to wanting to look the way skinny models looked in television ads and fashion magazines, the personification of being attractive as described by the world around me.”
Source: Imperfect Mortals : A Collection of Short Stories
“Whenever I lose my mind in God's word, I find my heart.”
“Whenever I'm feeling down, I always think back on all my goals and get instantly motivated".”
“Whenever I'm in the company of strangers and speak in a way that reveals my Slav accent, the question follows: "Where are you from?" I always reply politely. It's very important to me that I say exactly where I'm from, and explain where that place is in case the person I'm talking to has never hears of my country ("in Europe, near Italy"). I suppose that's the need in me to feel accepted for what I am.”
Source: My Heart
“Whenever I'm running an hour late for for work, it always makes me feel better when I can leave an hour early at the end of the day to make up for it.”
“Whenever I'm with you it's as though someone has reached inside my chest, until the pain is almost more than I can bear. And when I'm not with you, I'd give anything to feel that way again." He heaved a deep sigh and continued. "But I...I couldn't go another day as I was."
"And who are you now?" she asked.
"A man hopelessly in love with you.”
Source: Out of Time
“Whenever I meet a beauty, I escape or hide in the corner.”
“Whenever I meet a pretty girl, the first thing I look for is intelligence; because if she doesn't have that, then she’s mine.”
“Whenever I meet people for the first time, I assume that they have a great story to tell and that it's my job to find it.”
Source: What I Know Now: Simple Lessons Learned the Hard Way
“Whenever I meet someone new, I always ask the same question... 'So, what do you do?”
“Whenever I meet someone, I try to imagine her wearing an invisible sign that says: MAKE ME FEEL IMPORTANT. I respond to this sign immediately, and it works wonders.”
Source: The Mary Kay Way: Timeless Principles from America's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur
“Whenever I meet with anything agreeable in this world it surprises me so much - and pleases me so much (when my passions are not interested in one way or the other) that I go on wondering for a week to come.”
“Whenever I mention Greg Kinnear's name to anyone, they always say, "Oh, love him!" He's a really terrific actor, and very funny.”
“Whenever I mentor people and help them discover their purpose, I always encourage them to start the process by discovering their strengths, not exploring their shortcomings. Why? Because people's purpose in life is always connected to their giftedness. It always works that way. You are not called to do something that you have no talent for. You will discover your purpose by finding and remaining in your strength zone.”
Source: The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs
“Whenever I met a collared lemming on a summer day and took its stare I would think: Here is a tough animal. Here is a valuable life. In a heedless moment, years from now, will I remember more machinery here than mind? If it could tell me of its will to survive, would I think of biochemistry, or would I think of the analogous human desire? If it could speak of the time since the retreat of the ice, would I have the patience to listen?”
Source: Arctic Dreams
“Whenever I met anyone who knew anything, I would bore them stiff until they told me what they knew.”
“Whenever I need to strategize and come up with a solid plan, I take a long walk. Nature has its way of providing us with answers, seemingly, out of thin air.”
“Whenever I paint the truth, no matter how strange, people see themselves in it.”
Source: Little Monsters
“Whenever I perform I try to connect with the crowd and give off energy so when they walk away from the show its remarkable and its something they talk about it, like 'damn I cant wait to come back to my show.'”
“Whenever I perform on stage, I feel detached from the material world and aspire to be one with the Supreme Being, the PARMATMA. Dance has balanced me as a person and it serves as a direct connect with the ALMIGHTY! I have become more spiritual and I feel much closer to GOD because of dance. It has changed my life in many ways – made me more focused and brought better discipline and positive energy. I can cherish every moment of my life because of dance.”
“Whenever I pick up a book I think, "Tell me something I don't know."”
“Whenever I pick up a jacket and it's heavy, I think, 'Oh, I don't want to wear that.'”
“Whenever I play a role, whether it's good or bad, an evil person or nice person, I believe in being a purist and going all the way with the role. If I'm going to be a villainous wrestler, I believe in going all the way with it and not breaking character and not giving away to the audience that I'm playing a role. I believe in playing it straight to the hilt.”