W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Where I am death is not, where death is I am not.”
“Where I am from they tell a story about it,’ the woman said, her attention on the work in front of her, the steady movement of her hands through the flour. ‘They say that every hundred years – some versions say every five hundred, or every thousand – the sun disappears from the daytime sky at the same time the moon vanishes from the night. They say their absence is coordinated so that they may meet in a secret location, unseen by the stars, to discuss the state of the world and compare what each has seen over the past hundred or five hundred or thousand years. They meet and talk and part again, returning to their respective places in the sky until their next meeting.”
Source: The Starless Sea
“Where I am going with this, mon caneton, is that I don’t give a shit. It is my curry, and I will make it the way I fucking well want to. And that is the way Oliver should live his life. Because the people who matter will love you anyway.”
Source: Boyfriend Material
“Where I am ignorant, Lord, teach me. Where I am wrong, Lord, correct me. Where I am right, Lord, confirm me.”
“Where I am not understood, it shall be concluded that something very useful and profound is couched underneath.”
Source: A Modest Proposal and Other Prose
“Where I Am Now – Five Years From Now
it’s 2030, and i live in alignment with spirit, with time, with truth. i run a thriving institution rooted in storytelling, technology and African eco-feminist wisdom. my second and third books are out - one a spiritual/decolonial memoir, the other a critical reflection on AI. both are studied in universities and embraced by global readers seeking slower, truer ways of knowing.
Seasons of Becoming has a life of its own - a healing movement, a dedicated creative retreat. my photography has been exhibited across Lisbon, Berlin, Accra, Morocco and Cape Town and featured in major publications. i’ve been invited to sacred stages and artistic festivals. i speak not just to inform, but to transform.
financially, i am stable and flourishing. i live in a creative communal space by the waterfront, surrounded by nature. respecting the land with no ownership to my name. my consultancy works with kin across continents, blending strategy with soul. i no longer chase opportunities - they arrive in alignment.
most importantly, i live gently. my days are spacious. my child is thriving. my mom is thriving. my family is thriving. i am not surviving.
i am fully, audaciously alive.
we are free!”
“Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering.”
“Where I am right now I'm pretty good at. You know, I understand that there's a problem. I'm addressing it. I'm doing the work that I have to do.”
“Where I am they can smell out a hurricane. My house survived Hurricane Hazel, but it didn't get past Hugo.”
“Where I am today is my starting point. Who I am today is my starting point. My failures and successes of the past, my fears and hopes of the future are all shadows. Today is my reality, and I'll use it to create my world.”
“Where I am today, is where my mind and will put me, where I am tomorrow is where my mind will put me.”
“Where I am today... I still have my ups and downs, but I take it one day at a time and I just hope that I can be the best that I can possibly be, not only for myself, but also young people that are out there today that need someone to look up to.”
“Where I appear, the Light is with me.
With the power of the Light, I bring strength to the weak, healing to the wounded, happiness to the grieving.
Everyone is blessed and protected because I am here.
— An Ariya Warrior Mantra”
“Where I came from with the Twins, they were passionate about baseball. Through thick and thin, it was, 'Let's go.' It's something I have to get used to. I'm blocking it out as much as I can.”
“Where I came from, no one was a writer.”
“Where I came from, sports were the only way to get out front.”
“Where I came from, the idea of going into show business was just ridiculous; in fact I didn't tell anybody because I knew people would laugh at me. So I sort of snuck around and got some pictures and got a resume together and, of course, lied and said I did all kinds of things I didn't do.”
“Where I came from, the nights I had wandered and survived scared them, and where I would go they never imagined.”
Source: The Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems, 1980-2010
“Where I can preach I do preach and where I can't I still preach with love but just not the normal words we usually use in church.”
“Where I cannot be moral, my power is gone.”
Source: Maxims and Reflections
“Where I cannot satisfy my reason, I love to humour my fancy.”
Source: The Works of Sir Thomas Browne: Pseudodoxia epidemica, books V-VII. Religio medici. The garden of Cyprus
“Where I come from, family's defined as those who don't screw you over a paycheck. Blood makes no difference. If you can trust them with your life and know that they'll be there come whatever hell rains down, then they're your family.”
Source: Born of Shadows
“Where I come from it was really unheard of to be at a party and someone says, 'What kind of music do you make?', and you say, 'Pop music.' You may as well have 'I'm not cool' stamped on your forehead.”
“Where I come from money isn't to be talked about or flaunted in front of strangers. But Ajax snatched up the wad and counted it out loud, ceremonially, slapping the notes down on the table while the witnesses mouthed the amounts. It was all so public and embarrassing.”
Source: It's All Greek to Me!: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina--and Real Greeks
“Where I come from Nobody knows; And where I'm going Everything goes. The wind blows, The sea flows - And nobody knows.”
“Where I come from revolution is the only creation, and the revolutionary the only artist.”
“Where I come from these days, anybody who isn't seeing a therapist needs to.”
Source: The Britt Montero Series (Omnibus Edition)
“Where I come from we say that rhythm is the soul of life, because the whole universe revolves around rhythm, and when we get out of rhythm, that’s when we get into trouble.”
“Where I come from you don't get to call a scene a scene until someone pulls out a knife or starts throwing broken beer bottles.”
Source: Illusion Town
“Where I come from your truck is a reflection of who you are.”
“Where I come from, a lot of people didn't have money, but they didn't have gangs or drugs either.”
“Where I come from, being a hard man is being able to take a good beating and then get back up again and carry on fighting.”
“Where I come from, deeds mean a lot more than words.”
“Where I come from, family’s defined as those who don’t screw you over a pay check. Blood makes no difference. If you can trust them with your life and know that they’ll be there come whatever hell rains down, then they’re your family.”
Source: Born Of Shadows: Number 4 in series
“Where I come from, gettin visual is habitual...”
“Where I come from, if you see your family and friends' civil rights being taken away, you speak up and do everything you can to keep that from happening!”
“Where I come from, it was a heresy to say you wanted to be in movies, leave alone American movies.”
“Where I come from, taxpayers get justifiably upset that illegals can keep getting aid when we are cutting programs that help full-fledged U.S. citizens.”
“Where I come from, the attitude to have is to not quit.”
“Where I come from, the block become your daddy.”
“Where I come from, there were traditions with my race and whenever you faced a curve in life, there was always a tradition.”
“Where I come from, there's no common enemy, there's no "why." There's no, "I hate white people."”
“Where I come from, they don't think much of men who are bossed about by their wives.”
Source: The Chronicles of Narnia Vol IV: The Silver Chair
“Where I come from, they won't let me play with this rope. They think I might hurt myself.”
“Where I come from, we're more about efficiency,' he replies. 'A knife like this'll skewer food, smear butter, and slit throats all at the same time.”
Source: Champion: A Legend Novel
“Where I come from, when a Catholic marries a Lutheran it is considered the first step on the road to Minneapolis.”
“Where I come from, you don't just say, 'Oh, I'm going to become an actor.' Talk like that and they think you're crazy.”
“Where I come from, you don't really talk about how much you're earning. Those things are private. My dad never told my mum how much he was earning. I'm certainly not going to tell the world. I'm doing well.”
“Where I come from, you had to be original. You had to come up with your own little moves. It doesn't matter if it's a big move. It had to be a dope original concept.”
“Where I come from," said Archie, "a bloke likes to get to know a girl before he marries her." "Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean," said Samad tersely, "that it is a good idea.”
Source: White Teeth