Best 1731 quotes in «used quotes» category

The earth is a used Kleenex on the universe's nightstand.

The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.

The economic base of that rural Oregon area used to be manufacturing and logging. And that went away and they feel nobody has been speaking to them and finally Donald Trump has spoken to them.

The end justifies the means only when the means used are such as actually bring about the desired and desirable end.

The emptiness where I used pain to fill the hole no longer controls me, no longer calls me because of you.

The expression often used by Mr. Herbert Spencer of the Survival of the Fittest is more accurate, and is sometimes equally convenient.

The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.

The first thing I ever heard about synthesizers, they were being used in rock.

The focusing of attention on the breath is perhaps the most universal of the many hundreds of meditation subjects used worldwide.

The future just isn't what it used to be

The further the music develops, the more complex the apparatus used by the composer to express his thoughts becomes.

The future is not what it used to be.

The global supply of oil is going to decline because we've used up a good deal of the easy-to-get oil. We're going to reach a point in the not-too-distant future when it is impossible to keep increasing the daily supply.

The Gorean is suspicious of the stranger, particularly in the vicinity of his native walls. Indeed, in Gorean the same word is used for both stranger and enemy.

The Grammys used me for ratings. And they were up 18 percent!

The governments are seen to be less effective than they used to be. The private sector is perceived as being so much more efficient, and so globalization implies a transfer of power to the private sector.

The Greatest Weapon Used Against the Negro is Disorganization.

The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.

The hero used to be the one in white. Now he is harder to spot.

The guillotine was most effective and used until fairly recently.

The idea that things used to be better is fantasy. It's putting a halo on something that no one can disprove.

The honour of physical decline is waiting, and you have to get used to that reality.

The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.

The IPCC summary for policymakers is used to scare politicians and goad the public into action. The UN is all about politics.

The Indians used to be the only inhabitants of the Americas, but times change. Having perceived us as belonging to history, they are free to emote over us, to re-create us in their history-based understanding, and dismiss our present lives as archaic and irrelevant to the times.

The infinite possibilities. That's what used to do my nut in.

The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.

The injunction to be nice is used to deflect criticism and stifle the legitimate anger of dissent.

The moon has nothing to be sad about, Staring from her hood of bone. She is used to this sort of thing. Her blacks crackle and drag.

The knighthood I received was a fantastic honour but it's not something I've ever used and I don't think I ever will.

The Monkees was a straight sitcom, we used the same plots that were on the other situation comedies at the time. So the music wasn't threatening, we weren't threatening.

The longer I live, the more convinced am I that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum.

The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.

The more deeply the path is etched, the more it is used, and the more it is used, the more deeply it etched.

The most solitary I ever felt was when I was living in New York. I used to live in Enrico Caruso's old apartment, and I had a special staircase that took me up to the roof. There was nobody up there.

The mug from the washstand was used as Becky's tea cup, and the tea was so delicious that it was not necessary to pretend that it was anything but tea.

The movie industry used to be completely accessible. We all knew people in it, and nobody made a big fuss.

The music has to be as interesting. It has to keep taking you into places that you're at least not used to.

The naturally colored products aren't as bright as the synthetically colored products, they're not as attractive to consumers. But, you know, it's the kind of thing that consumers simply would get used to very quickly.

The older you get, the more you find yourself looking for things you used to see and liked when you were younger.

The nazis slaughtered millions because they dehumanized their victims... but when it comes to dehumanizing victims the most useful and most widely used tool throughout history is, of course, religion.

The older I get, the more I see that there really aren't huge zeniths of happiness or a huge abyss of darkness as much as there used to be. I tend to walk a middle ground

The press doesn't matter as much like it used to matter.

The only currency still used as a store of value after 5000 years is gold

The only person worthy of your love is not one who overstayed in the relationship without a single change, but one, who appeared like an angel, and used a single day to make a million change.

The people I used to be surrounded by are getting along without me. Somehow, that really bugs me.

The poor are the only ones who suffer. And they're used to it.

The primary energy that is active in all things is kundalini. Kundalini energy is the energy of awareness. It can be used to modify awareness.

The Oscars have become such a big deal these days that it's just used as adjective.

The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts.