W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Which of my feelings are real? Which of the me's is me? The wild, impulsive, chaotic, energetic, and crazy one? Or the shy, withdrawn, desperate, suicidal, doomed, and tired one? Probably a bit of both, hopefully much that is neither.”
Source: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
“Which of my friends would make such an offer? I may be a calm man, but there is nothing inside of me that will stop from beating him to a pulp.”
Is it weird that I find his threat hot? “No, I, uh, just meant Prince Cobar.”
“Prince Cobar?” The fury fades from his face, and he takes a shaky breath. “Well, that’s different, I have no choice but to share you with him.” Now, I’m truly curious.
“You were about to kill some random guy a minute ago, why is it different with him?”
Source: Shadow of the Crown
“Which of my Jewish roots do I follow?”
“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I'm going to take tomorrow.”
“Which of the following two groups contains the most former grand dragons of the Ku Klux Klan - the first 59 Tea Party people you run into this morning, or the U.S. Senate Democratic caucus?”
“Which of the Irish kingdoms is yours?"
"Oh---it's the one you scholars call Silva Lupi," he said. "In the southwest."
"Wonderful," I murmured. Faerie realms are named for their dominant feature---statistically, the largest category is silva, woodland, followed by montibus, mountains---and an adjective chosen by the first documenting scholar. Ireland has seven realms, including the better-known Silva Rosis. But Silva Lupi---the forest of wolves---is a realm of shadow and monsters. It is the only one of the Irish realms to exist solely in story---not for lack of interest, of course, a number of scholars have disappeared into its depths.”
Source: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
“Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of worshiping oneself is best.”
“Which of these statements creates more anxiety in you: 'There is no God' or 'There is no money'?”
Source: How to Be Rich: It's Not What You Have. It's What You Do With What You Have.
“Which of these your body parts do you open the more for your lover/ spouse : heart or legs?”
“Which of us can control his feelings?”
“Which of us can resist the temptation of being thought indispensable?”
Source: The Penelopiad
“Which of us has not been stunned by the beauty of an animal's skin or its flexibility in motion?”
“Which of us has not felt that the character we are reading in the printed page is more real than the person standing beside us?”
“Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?”
“Which of us is not saying to himself which of us has not been saying to himself all his life: " I shall alter that when I have a little more time"? We never shall have any more time. We have, and we have always had, all the time there is.”
Source: How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: Human Understanding
“Which of us is other than a secret to all but God!”
Source: The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more
“Which of us saved the other from the Labyrinth, Ged?”
Source: Tehanu
“Which of us that is thirty years old has not had its Pompeii? Deep under ashes lies the life of youth--the careless sport, the pleasure and the passion, the darling joy.”
“Which of us, then, does not offend frequently with our tongue? The real problem, however, is not our tongues but our hearts.”
“Which of us?is to do the hard and dirty work for the restand for what pay? Who is to do the pleasant and clean work, and for what pay?”
“Which of you would be silent - when all else sings together in unison?”
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?”
“Which one are you calling out for? Because it's just you and me in this room, Vi, and I don't share.”
Source: Fourth Wing
“Which one are you?" I whispered.
"What?" he asked.
"Are you the good guy, the sweet guy who takes care of me or are you this guy who's kind of a jerk?"
His answer was instantaneous. "I'm both those guys, babe. Your job is to get used to it."
There it was, another order. Not even an ultimatum. Just, "get used to it".”
Source: Sweet Dreams
“Which one hadn't he walked down? Was it Barkovitch? Collie Parker? Percy What'shisname? Who was it? 'GARRATY!' the crowd screamed deliriously. 'GARRATY, GARRATY, GARRATY!'
Was it Scramm? Gribble? Davidson? A hand on his shoulder. Garraty shook it off impatiently. The dark figure beckoned, beckoned in the rain, beckoned for him to come and walk, to come and play the game. And it was time to get started. There was still so far to walk.”
“Which one is better: the pain of knowing the truth or the agony of living a lie? The choice is always up to us.”
Source: A Time to be with Others. A Time to be Alone: Inspirational and motivational truths about love, pain, and relationships for the African Woman.
“Which one is ox? The ox or the man who never cares about what the hell is going on in the world?”
“Which one is the most important between trust, hope and love? Loyalty.”
“Which one is the truth, sir?
Which period do you mean, son?”
Source: Master of Stupidity
“Which one of the three candidates would you want your daughter to marry?”
“Which one of them would make you the most sad if you had to live your life without him?”
“Which one of these, Safira, is my true self?”
Source: the women in the green skirt
“Which one of us, went and fucked up?”
“Which one of us, anywhere in the world, doesn't yearn to be believed when the audience is watching?”
Source: Kiss Me Like A Stranger: My Search for Love and Art
“Which one of you is going to be runner-up?”
“Which one would you choose, the rock or the hard place?”
“Which only goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,' Dumbledore went on, smiling.”
“Which other major religion is based on the Godhead incarnate being whipped, tacked to a cross, stabbed? Only the Marquis de Sade could have made up a sicker religion. It's no wonder that those brought up in such a culture hate life and enjoy inflicting pain. All societies are sick but some are sicker than others. Christian societies are certainly the sickest.”
“Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course.”
“Which part of the biological science are you having an issue with?”
“Which part of the body is wounded by painful words? Why can't we see those wounds? Such situations hurt the 'Self' or the soul. The tears in eyes reflect the pain of the 'Self.' This 'Self' actually gives us an identity. But we wrongly relate this identity with the body and overlook the universal law.”
“Which parts of the Bill of Rights are you willing to surrender just so you can virtue signal your willingness to compromise... to find a middle ground... to be middle of the road?”
“Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is OK and that eating shellfish is an abomination? Or we could go with Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith?”
Source: Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
“Which path do you intend to take, Nell?' said the Constable, sounding very interested. 'Conformity or rebellion?' Neither one. Both ways are simple-minded - they are only for people who cannot cope with contradiction and ambiguity.”
Source: The Diamond Age
“Which people take the time to care for their souls, these days? I reckon not many. But...hear this: I think that maybe in our lives - in our scrabbling for food, in the washing of our bodies and warming of them, in our small daily battles - we can forget our souls. We do not tend to them, as if they matter less. But I don't think they matter less.”
“which pisses her off and makes her scream and i look around my room and miss me.”
Source: The First Part Last
“Which regret stands out? Which decision would you like to undo? Which life would you like to try on?'
She said that, precisely. Try on. As if this was a clothes shop and Nora could choose a life as easily as a T-shirt. It felt like a cruel game.
That was agony. I felt like I was about to be strangled. What is the point of this?”
Source: The Midnight Library
“Which religion gives the greatest joy to God? That which inspires human beings to practice Ahimsa and compassion to all creatures.”
“Which reminded me...I still owed the gods a debt. "You're a genius," I (Percy) told Annabeth.”
“Which road leads to the Wicked Witch of the West?" asked Dorothy.
"There is no road," answered the Guardian of the Gates. "No one ever wishes to go that way."
"How, then, are we to find her?" inquired the girl.
"That will be easy," replied the man, "for when she knows you are in the country of the Winkies she will find you, and make you all her slaves."
"Perhaps not," said the Scarecrow, "for we mean to destroy her."
"Oh, that is different," said the Guardian of the Gates. "No one has ever destroyed her before, so I naturally thought she would make slaves of you, as she has of the rest. But take care; for she is wicked and fierce, and may not allow you to destroy her. Keep to the West, where the sun sets, and you cannot fail to find her.”
Source: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz