Quotes with moments

  • One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.
  • Nothing so lifts a man from all his mean imprisonments, were it but for moments, as true admiration.
  • The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.
  • You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.
  • Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror.
  • There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.
  • One of the most surreal moments in this election was after the third debate, when I heard a talking head say, Al Gore won on substance, on the issues. But you have to give the victory to Bush because he seems presidential.
  • Records are just moments of achievement. They're like receipts for work done. Time goes on and people keep playing music.
  • Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
  • One of the most amazing things I got from the film, so much green screen, there are so many moments and it really taught me about how important it is to have an intention when flying, when going somewhere and having an intention.
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  • Alexis Carrel All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.
    Alexis Carrel
    French surgeon, anatomist and biologist (1873 - 1944)
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  • Bryce Dallas Howard Creativity is all around us, and some of the funniest, most beautiful, and touching moments happen when you least expect it.
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    American actress and filmmaker (1981 - )
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  • Umberto Eco I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.
    De slinger van Foucault (2007) 60
    Umberto Eco
    Italian writer and critic (1932 - 2016)
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  • Sister Corita Kent Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.
    Sister Corita Kent
    American artist, educator, and advocate for social justice
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  • Eric Hoffer No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • Agatha Christie One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.
    Agatha Christie
    British writer (1890 - 1976)
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  • Aldous Huxley The amelioration of the world cannot be achieved by sacrifices in moments of crisis; it depends on the efforts made and constantly repeated during the humdrum, uninspiring periods, which separate one crisis from another, and of which normal lives mainly consist.
    Aldous Huxley
    English writer (1894 - 1963)
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  • Gustave Flaubert The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments.
    Gustave Flaubert
    French writer (1821 - 1880)
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  • Barbara Kruger There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
    Barbara Kruger
    American artist (1945 - )
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  • Billy Gardell 'Mike & Molly' exists in a world where we don't just say a snarky line, make a crazy face, and walk out of the room. There's actually some tender moments here, too.
    Billy Gardell
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1969 - )
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  • Carlo Collodi A boy's appetite grows very fast, and in a few moments the queer, empty feeling had become hunger, and the hunger grew bigger and bigger, until soon he was as ravenous as a bear.
    Pinocchio
    Carlo Collodi
    Italian author, humorist and journalist (1826 - 1890)
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  • Brendan I. Koerner A surprising number of American skyjackers were not yet old enough to drink or sometimes even drive. These adolescents were generally inept at planning their crimes, and few of their capers met with any success; most seemed to end within moments of starting, usually after a fatherly pilot convinced the nervous teen to hand over his gun.
    Brendan I. Koerner
    American author (1974 - )
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  • Henry Miller After all, most writing is done away from the typewriter, away from the desk. I'd say it occurs in the quiet, silent moments, while you're walking or shaving or playing a game, or whatever, or even talking to someone you're not vitally interested in.
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Al Boliska Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror.
    Al Boliska
    Canadian actor and writer
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  • Barry Levinson All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that's what ultimately works the best for me.
    Barry Levinson
    American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor (1942 - )
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  • Bill Kurtis All vacations can come down to a few little moments - what do your remember when you're alone, totally relaxed and taken out of yourself to appreciate this other world.
    Bill Kurtis
    American television journalist (1940 - )
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  • Bret Easton Ellis Are you as much of a criminal if you don't act when there's a crime taking place in front of you as you are one of the participants? That was something that I was thinking about a lot because there are many moments in 'Less Than Zero' where horrific things happen and Clay could do something about them, but his passivity stops him.
    Bret Easton Ellis
    American author, screenwriter, short-story writer, and director (1964 - )
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  • Candice Millard As I have encountered difficult moments in my own life, I have been privileged to learn from the great men I have come to know as a writer.
    Candice Millard
    American writer and journalist (1968 - )
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  • Victor Hugo Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
    Victor Hugo
    French writer (1802 - 1885)
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  • Phillip Brooks Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
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