Quotes by english authors

Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be hanged. Oliver Cromwell
You Trust Those Would Cheering Were Going Hanged Persons Much Shout
The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies. Oliver Cromwell
Men State Willing Takes Faithfully Opinions Notice Choosing Satisfies Serve
Take hope from the heart of man and you make him a beast of prey. Ouida
Hope You Man Heart Beast Prey Take Make Him
When you're young, you're stupid. You do silly things. Ozzy Osbourne
You Stupid Young Silly Silly Things Things
I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that's OK - the bat had to get Ozzy shots. Ozzy Osbourne
Bat OK Biting Had Head Got Off Get Ozzy Shots
Once you accept that we're all imperfect, it's the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes and saying the wrong thing and tripping over on the street and all that and not feel worried. Paloma Faith
Saying You World Wrong Thing Mistakes Making Mistakes Worried Once Liberating Imperfect Wrong Feel Over Most Accept Around Making Go Then Street Thing
I'm blessed with the fact that I'm a fighter. I've always known life was meant to be joyful. Pattie Boyd
Life Blessed Fighter Fact Joyful Known Always Meant Meant To Be
Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music. Paul McCartney
Music Me Nothing Pleases Out More Come Piece Go Than Room
People say that if you're still angry at 52, you're not an angry young man, just a grumpy old git. Paul Weller
Angry You Man People Old Young Say People Say Git Still Just Young Man Grumpy
Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise. Philip Massinger
Wise Fall Too High Rise Stoop Soar
The biggest turn-off for me is people who think the world of themselves. Arrogance is not a sexy quality, and it really gets on my nerves. Pixie Lott
Me Quality People Arrogance World Think Sexy Nerves Gets Biggest Turn-Off Themselves Really Who
One in six people suffer depression or a chronic anxiety disorder. These are not the worried well but those in severe mental pain with conditions crippling enough to prevent them living normal lives. Polly Toynbee
Depression People Anxiety Pain Living Enough Chronic Worried Severe Those Crippling Mental Prevent Well Normal Conditions Six Them Disorder Suffer Lives
We have all learned that addiction and mental illnesses are illnesses, and I think a lot of people overlook that it is a chemical imbalance; it's like cancer, a sickness, and people need to see it as that. Poppy Delevingne
People Cancer Sickness Think Imbalance Addiction See Mental Like Learned Chemical Overlook Lot Illnesses Need
As long as I do not take myself too seriously, I should not be too badly off. Prince Charles
Myself Seriously Long Too Take Badly Off Should
Science has taught us, against all intuition, that apparently solid things like crystals and rocks are really almost entirely composed of empty space. And the familiar illustration is the nucleus of an atom is a fly in the middle of a sports stadium, and the next atom is in the next sports stadium. Richard Dawkins
Sports Science Space Fly Empty Space Illustration Solid Composed Intuition Atom Entirely Almost Like Crystals Empty Rocks Familiar Stadium Taught Middle Against Us Really Next Apparently Things
I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world. Richard Dawkins
Religion World I Am Understanding Satisfied Because Am Against Us Teaches
Even if you believe a creator god invented the laws of physics, would you so insult him as to suggest that he might capriciously and arbitrarily violate them in order to walk on water, or turn water into wine as a cheap party trick at a wedding? Richard Dawkins
God You Physics Water Walk Wine Party Believe Trick Would Invented Laws Wedding Cheap He Him Insult Order Them Might Turn Even Creator Violate Suggest
Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility. Richard Dawkins
Needs Humanity World Lesson Humility Rather Winning Computer Computer Program Computers Look Chess Personally Forward Championship Program
Every night of our lives, we dream, and our brain concocts visions which are, at least until we wake up, highly convincing. Most of us have had experiences which are verging on hallucination. It shows the power of the brain to knock up illusions. Richard Dawkins
Wake Up Power Every Our Our Lives Visions Dream Had Highly Knock Most Until Hallucination Least Brain Wake Up Experiences Which Us Convincing Shows Illusions Lives Every Night Night
In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us. Richard Whately
Law Judgment Our See Objects Most Around Reversed Optics Close Human Transactions Which Us
Let's be honest here: Twitter, for me, is 90 per cent a marketing tool. Ricky Gervais
Me Twitter Tool Marketing Per Cent Here Honest
Heavy metal is always going to be there. At its core, it's all about a primitive connection we all need to keep in our lives. Rob Halford
Heavy Metal Our Our Lives About Primitive Metal Always Going Heavy Connection Keep Lives Need Core
Scouting is nothing less than applied Christianity. Robert Baden-Powell
Nothing Christianity Than Scouting Less Applied
Life would pall if it were all sugar; salt is bitter if taken by itself; but when tasted as part of the dish, it savours the meat. Difficulties are the salt of life. Robert Baden-Powell
Life Salt Sugar Difficulties Bitter Would Part Taken Were Itself Tasted Dish Meat
Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don't recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp. Robert Baden-Powell
Happiness Happy People Few Rich Believe Everyone Recognize Reach Majority Within Few People Poor Reason Grasp Even Comparatively
The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet! Robert Browning
Eyes Meet More Open Open Eyes Cheeks Ecstasy Arms Lips Just Burn While Eternal Clutch Moment Utmost Shut Core
Load more quotes
About
Site pages
Top Quotes
Authors
Today's birthdays
Copyright © Quotesia 2026