W Quotes
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“Wat u ook zult beslissen, ik heb mijzelf niets te verwijten, want ik ben volledig vrijgesproken voor de rechtbank van mijn geweten. (-Louis De Potter)”
Source: Het verlies van België: De strijd tussen de Nederlandse koning en de Belgische revolutionairen in 1830
“Wat wij gedaan hebben toen, ge kunt dat ene keer doen, ge kunt dat nooit niet meer doen.”
“Wat wij op dit moment nalaten aan de jongere generatie is absoluut niet om mee te lachen.”
“Wat zij mij gaf, was voldoende. Misschien waren het korstjes brood, eigenlijk voor de meeuwen bestemd; ik was er gelukkig mee, of kon doen alsof.”
Source: In de mist van het schimmenrijk: Fragmenten uit het oorlogsdagboek van de student Karel R.
“Wat zou Suriname zonder de arbeid der slaven waard geweest zijn? En toch is er voor deze Surinamers bij de zogenaamde emancipatie niets gedaan, in niets is men de arme vrijgelatenen tegemoetgekomen, integendeel, de hele emancipatie der slaven werd zo ingericht dat de vrijgelatenen geen andere keus zouden hebben dan het vrijwillig weder opnemen der slavernij die men zojuist wettelijk afgeschaft had.”
Source: Wij slaven van Suriname
“Wataalamu wanaosoma au kufundisha msamaha huweka wazi kwamba unapomsamehe mtu, huwezi kupotezea au kukana uzito wa kosa alilokufanyia. Kusamehe ni hali fulani inayotoka ndani ya moyo wa mtu, ikiwa na hali ya uhuru wa hiari wa mtu mwenyewe kuamua kuachilia kile kinachomuumiza, pasipo kuwepo masharti ya aina yoyote ile kwa mtu aliyemuumiza.”
“Watakatifu wote watanyanyuliwa na wataondoka pamoja na Yesu kuelekea mbinguni, kwa ajili ya ziara ya miaka 1000 katika ulimwengu wa roho; kuanzia dunia ya kwanza ya ulimwengu huo iitwayo Asiyah hadi ya mwisho iitwayo Adam Kadmon, katika mji mpya wa Yerusalemu.
Baada ya milenia, kipindi hicho huku duniani Ibilisi akiwa kifungoni na malaika wake, binadamu wote wenye dhambi wakiwa wamekufa, Yesu na watakatifu wote atarudi kwa ajili ya ufufuo wa pili; na kama mfalme wa ulimwengu wote milele.”
“Watanabe, ¿crees que si triunfara la revolución cambiaría la actitud de los inspectores de Hacienda?
-Lo dudo muchísimo
-Entonces yo no creo en la revolución. Yo sólo creo en el amor.”
Source: Norwegian Wood
“Watanabe-san and Sadie exchanged gifts. She brought him a pair of carved wooden Ichigo chopsticks that their Japanese distributor had had made to celebrate the release of the second Ichigo in Japan.
In return, he gave her a silk scarf with a reproduction of Cherry Blossoms at Night, by Katsushika Ōi, on it. The painting depicts a woman composing a poem on a slate in the foreground. The titular cherry blossoms are in the background, all but a few of them in deep shadow. Despite the title, the cherry blossoms are not the subject; it is a painting about the creative process---its solitude and the ways in which an artist, particularly a female one, is expected to disappear. The woman's slate appears to be blank. "I know Hokusai is an inspiration for you," Watanabe-san said. "This is by Hokusai's daughter. Only a handful of her paintings survived, but I think she is even better than the father.”
Source: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“Watanzania wengi hawana mzuka na kazi, ndiyo maana wanashindwa.”
“Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and smells about, it is not quiet for a moment, it trusts nothing until it has examined and made acquaintance with everything.”
“Watch a French housewife as she makes her way slowly along the loaded stalls... searching for the peak of ripeness and flavor... What you are seeing is a true artist at work, patiently assembling all the materials of her craft, just as the painter squeezes oil colors onto his palette ready to create a masterpiece.”
“Watch a man at play for an hour and you can learn more about him than in talking to him for a year.”
“Watch a man--say, a politician--being interviewed on television, an you are observing a demonstration of what both he and his interrogators learned in school: all questions have answers, and it is a good thing to give an answer even if there is none to give, even if you don't understand the question, even if the question contains erroneous assumptions, even if you are ignorant of the facts required to answer. Have you ever heard a man being interviewed say, "I don't have the faintest idea," or "I don't know enough even to guess," or "I have been asked that question before, but all my answers to it seem to be wrong?" One does not "blame" men, especially if they are politicians, for providing instant answers to all questions. The public requires that they do, since the public has learned that instant answer giving is the most important sign of an educated man.”
“Watch a movie that makes you laugh or listen to a song that makes you cry. Embrace your emotions and be proud of what you feel.”
Source: Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year
“Watch against lip religion. Above all abide in Christ and he will abide in you.”
Source: The life and remains, letters, lectures, and poems of [the Rev] Robert Murray McCheyne
“Watch an Ant, Watch the bees, feel wind move the leaves. Touch your smile above your chin from the glorious world we all live in.”
“Watch and enjoy Mixed Martial Arts, and if some people are thinking about doing it, they must be very careful and think about enrolling in training first, they must make a thoughtful decision before actually doing it.”
“Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“Watch any plant or animal and let it teach you acceptance of what is, surrender to the Now. Let it teach you Being. Let it teach you integrity — which means to be one, to be yourself, to be real. Let it teach you how to live and how to die, and how not to make living and dying into a problem.”
Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
“Watch as I blossom in defiance, stronger than before.”
Source: Rising From The Roots
“Watch birth and death:
The lotus has already
Opened its flower.”
“Watch carefully the children around you. In precious moments you will catch a glimpse of your Savior’s face. Listen intently and you will hear his voice. Walk gently among them; his footprints are all around you. Embrace them, for you are embracing him. Respect them, because they are sometimes God’s agents – exactly the kind of instruments he needs. At such times, only a child will do.”
Source: Too Small to Ignore: Why the Least of These Matters Most
“Watch carefully the journeys of others because the beginning of your own journey is hidden in the journeys of others!”
“Watch carefully
the magic that occurs
when you give a person
enough comfort
to just be themselves.”
Source: Love Her Wild
“Watch closely as your trust in them deepens: Does it yield more responsibility or manipulation? That's how you discern angels from the ordinary, hearts from the self-serving.”
“Watch constantly against those things which are thought to be no temptations. The most poisonous serpents are found where the sweetest flowers grow. Cleopatra was poisoned by an asp that was brought to her in a basket of fair flowers. Sharp-edged tools, long handled, wound at last.”
“Watch Darren Daulton use his mitt like a glove.”
“Watch every detail that affects the accuracy of your work.”
“Watch every tendency towards militarism, for we know that preparation for war leads to war.”
“Watch for a wild boy of no particular clan, ready for anything, always armed. Prefers fighting to toil, drink to fighting, chasing women to booze or battle: may attempt all three concurrently.”
Source: A Walk On The Wild Side
“Watch for all that beauty reflecting from you and sing a love song to your existence.”
Source: The Spiritual Poems of Rumi
“Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.”
Source: Complete Life's Little Instruction Book: 1,560 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life
“WATCH FOR POGO’S ABOUNDING SCHTICK
In February of 1957, Rich earned his next leave to visit Gail. The news did the job of making Gail’s choice glad.
She offered to meet him at the airport and watched curiously as he stepped off the plane wearing his casual blue airman suit.
“Nonstop?” Gail asked.
“Of course.”
“How does one get off a nonstop flight, Mr. Air Force, if it doesn’t ever stop?”
Rich stopped and looked Gail over. He didn’t get her joke.
“You have luggage?” she asked.
“Yes. One case. Over this direction.” He took her arm and led her down the corridor.
“Have you ever lost your luggage?”
“No. I haven’t flown commercially much.”
“I hear you can sue the airlines if they lose your baggage.”
“Oh?”
“Yes, but there’s no guarantee that you’ll win your case.” Gail skipped in front of her boyfriend and laughed in his face.
“What are you talking about, girl? I have no intention of suing the airlines.”
Gail’s teasing ceased. Rich obviously had no sense of humor. At least not her kind. Sobered, she let him take the lead.”
Source: The Fearless Moral Inventory of Elsie Finch
“Watch for subjects as you go but the city or the country. Keep your eyes and ears open, and you will hear and see angels.”
Source: Lectures to My Students
“Watch for the devil. When there’s a god, there’s always a legion of devils.”
Source: The Raven Boys
“Watch for the fruit, for it reveals the root of a person's character and intentions because the darkest truths are often hidden in the brightest lights.”
“Watch for the high tides of yourself and flow up with them; when the inevitable low tides come, either rest or meditate. You cannot escape rhythm. You transcend it by working with it.”
Source: Letters from the Afterlife: A Guide to the Other Side
“Watch for the people whose eyes light up when you talk about your dream. Those are the people you keep.”
“Watch for the thing that will show itself to you. Because that thing, when you find it, will be your future.”
Source: Memoirs Of A Geisha
“Watch," he whispered hoarsely. "Watch me make love to you."
No power in the heavens could have made her look away as he withdrew- all the way so that she saw the passionate sheen of her body's juices glazing his rod.
Her eyes widened. Coarse dark hair mingled with soft, chestnut curls, a sight that was incredibly erotic. Even more erotic was when he plunged again, gliding deeper this time, harder. She couldn't tear her gaze away. She was both amazed and stunned at the way male joined female, feeling the walls of her passage yield- soft tender flesh clinging tight and wanton to hard male steel.Everything inside her went wild. Every part of her was melting, every fiber of her being.
With a helpless little moan she caught the sides of his head. She wanted to tell him how wonderful he made her feel. But the power of words had once again deserted her. The pleasure was climbing, spiraling high and fast, taking her by storm. Unable to hold back, her hands slipped to his shoulders. She clutched at him; sensation gathered there, in the very center of her body, the place he possessed so fully. Had she surrendered? Or had he? she wondered vaguely.
Eyes closed, she flung her head back. Release was close. She could feel it coming, shivering throughout her body. His head dropped low. He kissed the arch of her throat. "Fionna," he said, his tone almost raw. "Fionna!"
Her nails bit into his shoulders. The walls of her channel contracted around him, again and again and again, sending spasms of release hurtling through them both.”
Source: The Seduction Of An Unknown Lady
“Watch him!’ screeched Joe, more urgently than Cass had ever heard before and, glory be, that dog turned on a sixpence, roared back to the bewildered and besodden thieves, slid to a halt in a shower of sand and gravel and bouncing on his paws, showed his charges once more what he would do to them if they tried anything.”
Source: Cassius - The True Story of a Courageous Police Dog
“Watch how the propaganda unfolds once the bombing is over and the Americans are running Baghdad and their spin machine. There will be the discovery of Saddam's secret arsenal, probably in the basement of one his palaces.”
“Watch, how the sun
slowly rises
from behind my ear
new lines, new countries
spring up in my palms
my rough hair
become swaying silk
and all the leaves
in my body
become lusher than fruits.”
Source: A Thousand Flamingos
“Watch how your mind judges. Judgment comes, in part, out of your own fear. You judge other people because you're not comfortable in your own being. By judging, you find out where you stand in relation to other people. The judging mind is very divisive. It separates. Separation closes your heart. If you close your heart to someone, you are perpetuating your suffering and theirs. Shifting out of judgment means learning to appreciate your predicament and their predicament with an open heart instead of judging. Then you can allow yourself and others to just be, without separation.”
“Watch hugged her back and spoke in her ear.
‘I’ll tell you a secret,’ he said. 'I’m never sad around you guys.”
Source: The Hidden Beast
“Watch human nature; we are so built that if we do not get thrilled in the right way, we will get thrilled in the wrong. If we are without the thrill of communion with God, we will try to get thrilled by the devil, or by some concoction of human ingenuity.”
Source: Biblical Ethics / The Moral Foundations of Life / The Philosophy of Sin: Ethical Principles for the Christian Life
“Watch it, nasty boy, or I might jest have you fixed, iffin you not careful.”
Source: A Ghost In New Orleans
“Watch it! It was robbed from other beings so it's HOT 'MERCHANDISE' and it's against the Law... the LAW OF DECENCY!!! Stay within this Law, steer clear of wool/pearl/silk/ fish bone/ fur/ivory/coral/ down/beeswax/honey/ cashmere/ lanolin/ feathers/ camel hair/flesh/milk/ eggs/ fish/ seafood/ other!!!”
“Watch it, minx," he warned with a lift of his brow. "If you intend to taunt me for every foolish statement I've made in my life, you'll force me to play Rockton and lock you up in my dark, forbidding manor while I have my wicked way with you." That sounds perfectly awful,"she said gazing at the man she loved. "How soon can we start?”
Source: The Truth About Lord Stoneville