Best 1731 quotes in «used quotes» category

Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things one could get used to.

Among women, guilt spreads with the rampant fury of bubonic plague. ... I used to feel guilty if the cat had matted fur.

Amy sat back and grinned. "You just smiled." That was definitely something else she could get used to. Of course, he frowned immediately. "I smile.

An army should always be so distributed that its parts can aid each other and combine to produce the maximum possible concentration of force at one place, while the minimum force necessary is used elsewhere to prepare the success of the concentration.

An antisemite used to be someone who hates Jews; nowadays an antisemite is someone Jews hate.

An anti-Semite used to mean a man who hated Jews. Now it means a man who is hated by Jews.

And always I have this feeling--which may not be true at all--that I am being used as a messenger.

And I had by now become used to the idea of witchcraft, it seemed a reasonable thing, so many things are about, at night, in Africa.

And it came to pass that in the hands of the ignorant, the words of the Bible were used to beat plowshares into swords

And people are moody, dude. You gotta get used to living with people.

...and then she glared at me, the same glare my stepmother used to give me when I gave her the Nazi salute. That woman was so touchy about her resemblance to Hitler.

And we used to do a lot of drugs and get very drunk on very cheap wine.

any fair-minded person will agree that humanity hasn't the faintest inkling, at this time, of the powers and laws that will, sometime, be known and used.

anyone who used the word hip probably wasn't.

Any new technology, if it's used by evil people, bad things can happen. But that's more a question of the politics of the technology.

Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror.

Any time we are misused or used for a purpose other than what God intended us for, it's damaging.

anyway. Leo said, I hope you've got your worksheet, 'cause I used mine for spit wads days ago. Why are you looking at me like that? Somebody draw on my face again?

Anyone who used more than three chords is just showing off.

A peculiarity of capital is that it cannot be employed productively without benefiting the community in which it is used.

a person can get used to anything if given enough time

Apelles used to paint a good housewife on a snail, to import that she home-keeping.

A potent poison becomes the best drug on proper administration. On the contrary, even the best drug becomes a potent poison if used badly

Apparently, as a kid, I used to eat spiders. Maybe there's some Freudian significance behind that.

A picture is finished when all trace of the means used to bring about the end has disappeared.

A punch should stay like a treasure in the sleeve. It should not be used indiscrimately.

Art is a tool that isnt used enough to effect change.

Archie Bunker used to call me 'the laziest white kid he'd ever met.'

Arsenal haven't won anything for three years, so they're used to success

Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory.

Are you willing to give and be poured out until you are used up and exhausted-not seeking to be ministered to, but to minister?

Art cannot be used to show the validity of Christianity; it should rather be the reverse.

As a boy, I used to marvel that the letters in a closed book did not get scrambled and lost overnight.

As an actor, you have to get used to being told no, develop a thick skin, and just keep persevering.

As a comic, I used to know more about pop culture.

As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements that support the network can be seen by as many people as possible.

As a point of fact, I am not used to making frequent appearances in public, except at times when it is required.

As a rapper, I don't freestyle. I used to freestyle when I used to get drunk, and it didn't matter.

As far as current inspiration, I'm listenting to a lot of flamenco, because the techniques used for flamenco can be adapted to playing bass.

Astrology is like any other branch of knowledge. It can be used for good or for ill, properly or improperly, by skilled and unskilled practitioners alike.

As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

As reporters in State College, there was a joke. We used to call Penn State, the Kremlin.

As they used to say 'What if they gave a war and nobody came?' How worthwhile if they declared a day of peace and everybody came.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

As we get used to women in power, we are likely to discover that they behave much like powerful men - vain, entitled, always looking for more.

As you know, I was one of the original grunters. But Jimmy Connors used to grunt way before I was born. I never knew I was grunting, it was just part of my strokes.

At 83, George Bernard Shaw's mind was perhaps not quite as good as it used to be, but it was still better than anyone else's.

As far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano.

As one of my older friends says, "Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be." Let's take a stab at it, anyway.

As small, quick, foolproof cameras became generally available, moreover, the camera has been used so much and so flabbily by so many people that it has acted as a sort of contraceptive on the ability to see.