Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Harris

I'm giving serious thought into eating yor wife” - Hannibal Lecter

Thomas Hardy

We learn that it is not the rays which bodies absorb, but those which they reject, that give them the colours they are known by; and in the same way people are specialized by their dislikes and antagonisms, whilst their goodwill is looked upon as no attribute at all.

Thomas Hobbes

The value of all things contracted for, is measured by the appetite of the contractors, and therefore the just value is that which they be contented to give.

Thomas Hobbes

Of all Discourse , governed by desire of Knowledge, there is at last an End , either by attaining, or by giving over.

Tim Walker

You have to raise the bar. Give yourself a challenge. Ask yourself, 'How can one make the impossible materialise?'

Tim Cook

An acorn would never brag about giving shade.

Thomas Ligotti

No one gives up on something until it turns on them, whether or not that thing is real or unreal.

Thomas Jefferson

I sincerely join you in abjuring all political connection with every foreign power; and tho I cordially wish well to the progress of liberty in all nations, and would forever give it the weight of our countenance, yet they are not to be touched without contamination from their other bad principles. Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.

Thomas Jefferson

The idea is quite unfounded that on entering into society we give up any natural rights.

Thomas Jefferson

When habit has strengthened our sense of duties, they leave us no time for other things; but when young we neglect them and this gives us time for anything.

Thomas Goodwin

My brethren, when God first began to love you, He gave you all that He ever meant to give you in the lump, and eternity of time is that in which He is retailing of it out.

Thomas Goodwin

Moreover, as God respects no persons, so He respects no conditions upon which He gives salvation to us.

Thomas Beecham

Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands and all you can do is scratch it.

Thomas Keller

It wasn't about mechanics; it was about a feeling, wanting to give someone something, which in turn was really gratifying. That really resonated for me.

Thomas Chalmers

O God, impress upon me the value of time, and give regulation to all my thoughts and to all my movements.

Thomas Brooks

The giving way to a less sin makes way for the committing of a greater

Thomas Brooks

What is honor, and riches, and the favor of creatures - so long as I lack the favor of God, the pardon of my sins, a saving interest in Christ, and the hope of glory! O Lord, give me these, or I die! Give me these, or else I shall eternally die!

Rebecca Loos

I am not trying to give an image of a fairytale, perfect, everything else, I am just being myself.

Viggo Mortensen

Some actors learn the habit of promoting themselves as a brand - by dressing in a certain way, by going out with a certain person - it gives them what they obviously want, which is to keep a level of fame. I'm not putting it down.

Victoria Osteen

You get up every day and you just give it over to God. And something may come against you because of the unforgiveness. But you recognize that. And you say I'm not going to hold this unforgiveness. It's something that you have to do all the time.

Victoria Justice

At a young age, I had to give up a lot of things, like being able to hang out with my friends.

Victoria Moran

You give up on what you need to be doing because you forget that you're worth it. This is why most people aren't leading exemplary lives...You have to believe in yourself so much that you're willing to do what's uncomfortable, time-consuming, inconvenient, and on occasion seemingly impossible. When you don't believe in yourself this much, pretend.

Victor LaValle

I’m always looking for the monster. Not even just in horror. I want them in everything. Just give me the monsters. Logical conclusions don’t satisfy. Monsters satisfy, absolutely.

Victoria Azarenka

I'm my own toughest opponent. So I talk to myself. I curse at myself. I pump myself up. Whatever it takes to do. I don't really give a damn how it looks really because when I'm in the moment I need to be me.

Victoria Beckham

I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition.

Those who give up cigarette smoking aren't the heroes. The real heroes are the rest of us - who have to listen to them.

Hal Sparks

Political and social change is always a stagger-step process. One step forward, two steps back. They want you to give up.

Greta Van Susteren

My close proximity to many of the newsmakers can give me a different perspective about people in politics and what they might say than others who don't know them.

Cultivate the giving habit as you do the saving habit.

Gretchen Rubin

I've noticed that a lot of people do much better when all their resolutions are framed as 'Yes.' Not something like, "I'm going to give up French Fries," but something like "I'm going to eat three vegetables every day." "I'm going to hug more, kiss more, touch more." "I'm going to listen to more music." They do better when they frame things in the positive. And I think this is just part of human nature.

Gretchen Rubin

We need to have intimate, enduring bonds; we need to be able to confide; we need to feel that we belong; we need to be able to get support, and just as important for happiness, to give support. We need many kinds of relationships; for one thing, we need friends.

Gordon Getty

If you have more money than you need, you have to give it away. It's a duty. I get to choose whom to sponsor, and I like to give to the areas that I know something about.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Don't waste your time searching and wishing. Grow and be ready...and you'll see God will give you a love story far better than you could ever dreamed of.