W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“We show our support and love the troops, whatever our opinion.”
“We show our surprise at this by speaking of something called the “French paradox,” for how could a people who eat such demonstrably toxic substances as foie gras and triple crème cheese actually be slimmer and healthier than we are? Yet I wonder if it doesn’t make more sense to speak in terms of an American paradox—that is, a notably unhealthy people obsessed by the idea of eating healthily.”
Source: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
“We show our sympathy with slavery by emancipating slaves where we cannot reach them, and holding them in bondage where we can set them free.”
“We show up. We do our best. Good things happen.”
“We show wisdom by a decent conformity to social etiquette; it is excess of neatness or display that creates dandyism in men, and coquetry in women.”
“We showed that breaking the rules could lift your head above the mist, the fog and clouds of incomprehension. There was sunshine and laughter up there – anything, everything was possible!”
“We showed that when we say 'Wisconsin is open for business', we mean it.”
“We showed why road games have been tough for us throughout this year. That's where we've got to get better. It's a learning experience.”
“We shrink from the contemplation of our dead bodies, forgetting that when dead they are no longer ours, and concern us as little as the hairs that have fallen from our heads.”
Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion
“We shrink ourselves to fit into places we’ve outgrown. Then we find ways to anesthetize the pain and discomfort. Stop spiritually and emotionally starving yourself. Let go. Move on. Grow.”
“We shuffle out of office buildings after being laid-off by draconian bosses; we sit on hold for ten minutes only to be told by a supervisor that the charge on our cable bill can't be removed; we click a crying emoji on Facebook as our last whimper of protest. So rather than end the story ["Ice Age"] with the expected violence and destruction of evil, I wanted to focus on the way the characters end up sabotaging their own community though their attachments to the consumerism of the old world.”
“We sidestep ourselves in order to move forward.”
Source: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“We sift reality through screens composed of ideas . (And such ideas have their roots in older ideas.) Such idea systems are necessarily limited by language , by the ways we can describe them. That is to say: language cuts the grooves in which our thoughts move. If we seek new validity forms (other laws and other orders) we must step outside language.”
“We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.”
“We signed with Roadrunner because, they almost signed us in '97 or something, and we've been wanting to work with Monty Connor, the guy who signed us, for a long time because he's been a huge fan of us since, I mean, in high school, when I was in high school and he was following our band.”
“We?" Simon looked at him in disbelief. "Are you ever going home?"
"What, bored with my company already?"
"Let me ask you something," Simon said. "Do you find me fascinating to be around?"
"What was that?" Jace said. "Sorry, I think I fell asleep for a moment. Do, continue with whatever mesmerizing thing you were saying.”
Source: City of Fallen Angels
“We simple need to focus on Jesus Christ and have a love for one another which is seen by receiving and being open to fellowship with all kinds of believers.”
Source: ONE: Unfolding God's Eternal Purpose from House to House
“We simply argue that climate change consequences was one of the impacts, but interestingly enough, even though a major effort was made in 2008 to try and resurrect the problem over food, now the consequences of the civil war are making the situation even worse.”
“We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.”
Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition
“We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.”
Source: Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha
“We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.”
“We simply can’t abandon ship every time we encounter a storm in our marriage. Real love is about weathering the storms of life together.”
“We simply can't trust God's power fully until we experience it in the midst of our crisis.”
“We simply cannot afford any further delay in providing the IMF with the resources it requires to help contain the threat of further financial and political instability around the world.”
“We simply cannot afford to give the reigns of government so someone who will double down on trickle down”
“We simply cannot call ourselves Christian and continue to judge one another - or ourselves - so harshly.”
“We simply cannot continue to live with a [tax] system which has so many inequities. It must be changed in such a way that each of us pays a fair share of the burden. It has been said that one man's loophole is another man's livelihood. Even if this is true, it certainly is not fair, because the loophole-livelihood of those who are reaping undeserved benefits can be the economic noose of those who are paying more than they should.”
Source: Speaking up
“We simply cannot delegate the exercise of mercy and generosity to others.”
Source: The collected speeches of Margaret Thatcher
“We simply can’t feel fulfilled by love we pay for.”
“We simply do not catch a high enough percentage of users to make the law a real threat, although we do catch enough to seriously overburden our legal system.”
“We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it.”
“We simply don’t know our strengths until we are put to the test.”
Source: Reham Khan
“We simply don't know yet what's going to happen to the carbon in the atmosphere.”
“We simply have not kept in touch with poetry”
“We simply have to transition from an economy based almost exclusively on oil and coal and natural gas to one that's far more diversified, that uses solar energy, and wind energy, and the power of the tides, and bio-mass energy, and eventually, develops hydrogen.”
“We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control us.”
“We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late. We can save our planet and also boost our economy at the same time.”
“We simply must get it through our heads that holding a low opinion of ourselves is not a virtue, but a vice.”
Source: Psycho-Cybernetics Deluxe Edition: The Original Text of the Classic Guide to a New Life
“We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.”
“We simply must look beyond partisan goals and find common ground as Americans. It is imperative that the Members of Congress recognize that partisanship will not serve the American people.”
“We simply need that wild country available to us... For it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creatures, a part of the geography of hope.”
Source: Crossing to Safety
“We simply need to be aware of our capable self and accordingly, manage it in such a way that our efforts always complement our skills, competence, and dedication to perform.”
“We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it.”
“We simply prefer to deny death or tragedy at all costs and, with it, a fundamental aspect of life. We do this instead of acknowledging that suffering represents one of the strongest incentives of life, which is the base of human solidarity and what brings intensity to happiness.”
“We simply rob ourselves when we make presents to the dead.”
“We simply thought that we would be considerably poorer in Europe if we didn't have the sacred buildings of earlier epochs. It's still possible to experience the Gothic period, not to mention the Romantic. Only nothing remains of the industrial age. So we thought that our photos would give the viewer the chance to go back to a time that is gone forever.”
“We simply want to follow God because we knows of the happiness it will bring, that's the reason that we chose to be open about our beliefs.”
“We simulated the predator with livestock and the perennial grassland returned. Just put the whole back, and there it was. You'll find the scientific method never discovers anything. Observant, creative people make discoveries. But the scientific method protects us from cranks like me.”
“We sin because we see sin as a bargain. We unconsciously calculate that it’s worth it, that it pays.”
Source: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Heaven: But Never Dreamed of Asking
“We sin not because we do not love Christ at all but because we don’t love him above all.”
Source: Unlimited Grace: The Heart Chemistry That Frees from Sin and Fuels the Christian Life