Best 1731 quotes in «used quotes» category

Devotion is like the candle which Michael Angelo used to take in his pasteboard cap, so as not to throw his shadow upon the work in which he was engaged.

Dialogue is used to reveal not what we want to say, but what we are trying to hide.

Did you know that the word 'tsunami,' which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past.

Did you know that forty percent of the words used by Shakespeare were used by him only once?

Die while I can still remember who I am, who I used to be.

Digital content and electronic networks have changed the basic environmental conditionsin which documents are created, distributed, and used.

Diet Coke with lemon - didn't that used to be called Pledge?

DNA tells you all the secrets of life,’ he used to say. Except for one—how to live it.

[Donald Trump] hedging his bets because he's used to buying politicians.

Donors need to know what their money is being used for.

Don LaFontaine was very intelligent. He used to say to me, "Always save your money, son". And I said, "Can I start doing voiceovers?" And he said, "You can, Pablo. You can. Don't worry, we'll talk about that later.

Don’t judge people on who they used to be. Allow them to be who they are now.

Don't Let the Elusive Present Moment Get Used Up by Thoughts that Aren't in the Here & Now

'Don't worry about senility', my grandfather used to say.

During the 1960s, we used twice as much oil as during the 1950s. And in each of those decades, more oil was consumed than in all of mankind's previous history.

Drugs shouldn't be used for recreation although they can be, but ultimately the point of psychedelics is to put you in touch with the powers of the universe.

Economy has frequently nothing whatever to do with the amount of money being spent, but with the wisdom used in spending it.

Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.

Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected.... Hoarding is idolatry.

Eaters must understand, how we eat determines how the world is used.

Edinburgh used to be a haughty city.

Each of us is a small part of God's plan. I'm a small part. I create paintings that are being used by God.

Ethics is a detergent word, used time and time again to clean consciences without scrubbing.

Enthusiats are used to being mocked, maligned and misunderstood. We don't really mind.

Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the socialist party. But then he became an orthodox Jew.

Europeans used to say Americans were puritanical. Then they discovered that we were not puritans. So now they say that we are obsessed with sex.

European festivals area lot bigger than American ones, but I like the travelling festivals, it's the same production every day and the bands get used to the stage set up and by the third or fourth show of the tour they're putting on a better show than if they just played one day.

Even the most sensitive person can get used to even the most insensitive thing. Cruelty isn’t a personality trait. Cruelty is a habit.

Even the best things ill used become evils; and, contrarily, the worst things used well prove good.

Even God used silence as a strategy.

Even though we know sexual assault is still dramatically underreported, I think women are much more empowered today than they used to be.

Every ballpark used to be unique. Now, it's like women's breasts - if you've seen one, you've seen 'em both.

Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people'.

Ever since the introduction of psychoanalysis there have been too many terms to excuse behavior and phrases that can be [used] to explain everything.

Existence is beyond the power of words to define: Terms may be used But are none of them absolute.

Everybody makes personal decisions that are right for them and if you're in political life, you're used to having those analyzed.

Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and say he knew nothing about the economy until the day he was elected. It's called universal suffrage. When you're elected, you become the person that embodies France.

Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.

Factories not what they used to be - they're all extremely high-tech.

Every change is a form of liberation. My mother used to say a change is always good even if it's for the worse.

Every guitar I own gets used and has its purpose.

Everything that you paint may be used as evidence against you.

Excuses are used to justify leaving the scene of truth without changing.

[Facism] that incredibly loaded word we do not associate with the real American politics is being used by other conservatives, by other Republicans to talk about Donald Trump.

Failure isn't really an option because, as my grandmother used to say, "Nothing beats a failure but a try.

Faith was the raw material substance that the Spirit of God used to form the universe.

Family is more than DNA, more than who we used to be, more than we can imagine we will become.

Ferrari used to be the car that you kept in your garage, took out to polish and show, and put back into the garage.

Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they've become a bit too serious.

February... Now more than ever one must remind oneself that it is wasteful folly to wish that time would pass, or - as the puritanical old saying used to have it - to kill time until it kills you.