101 Encountered Quotes for You to Enjoy

I've often fantasized about visiting the Bahamian beach where Columbus first stumbled ashore in 1492. Sadly, no one knows where that beach is. In fact, no one's even sure which island Columbus first encountered (there are three candidates). It's a pity, a disappointment, and a lost revenue source for the Bahamians. Seth Shostak

Disappointment Three First Lost Visiting About Beach Fact No-One Columbus Stumbled Sadly Knows Sure Island Revenue Source Encountered Often Candidates Where In Fact Pity Which Ashore Even

I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's position. Stephen Frears

Myself Try Before Films About Never Put Like Audience Making Encountered Cultures Different Interested Different Cultures Things Position

From the start, English has happily absorbed words from every tongue it's encountered. Susie Dent

Words Every Absorb Encountered Happily English Start Tongue

The young girls of color that first encountered the 'me too' movement in community centers and classrooms and church basements were there not only because they needed a safe space, but because they needed their own space. Tarana Burke

I feel honored to be an example for others. It makes it feel worthwhile to have overcome all the challenges I have encountered so I can help others to dream and also fulfill their dreams. Terezinha Guilhermina

Dreams Challenges Overcome Example Help Others Others Honored Worthwhile Dream Feel Also Makes Encountered Fulfill Help

My brother often complains to me about the 'angry Asian male' in the United States. As a female, I haven't encountered this, but Asian-American men are angry. They're angry because, for so many years, they've been neglected as sex symbols. Asian women have it much easier, I think; we're accepted into various circles. Tess Gerritsen

Angry Me Women Sex Men Think Complains Neglected Circles States Easier Brother About Various Because Accepted Female Been Male Years Encountered Often So Many Years Asian Asian-American Much Many United United States Symbols

As far as hypnosis is concerned, I had a very serious problem when I was in my twenties. I encountered a man who later became the president of the American Society of Medical Hypnosis. He couldn't hypnotize me. Theodore Sturgeon

Could I anticipate the enmity of those for whom I encountered such opposition? If they had been willing, I should have gained the victory. But the head faints when it is abandoned by the other members. If they had been wise they would have seen that in attacking me they were attacking their own privileges and serving princes to their own servitude. Thomas Becket

Me Wise Victory Seen Own Other Those Abandoned Members Willing Would Attacking Could Had Head Princes Were Been Opposition Encountered Anticipate Privileges Gained Should Whom Serving Servitude Enmity

When I was submitting my first novel, I had no idea that publishing scams existed. I never encountered any, but I could have - and knowing how easily I might have been taken advantage of makes me determined to protect others from falling into that trap. Victoria Strauss

Me First Others Easily Scams No Idea Determined Could Never Had Taken Advantage Idea Protect Knowing Makes How Falling Been Encountered Existed Any Might Trap Novel Publishing

Adult characters are all the things they've encountered over time. But kids haven't accumulated all the life experience, all the regrets. They tend to be more in the moment, more willing to play, to be joyful. Viggo Mortensen

Life Time Experience Kids Characters Willing Life Experience More Tend Adult Over Joyful Encountered Accumulate Regrets Moment Play Things

The development of the New Architecture encountered serious obstacles at a very early stage of its development. Conflicting theories and the dogmas enunciated in architects' personal manifestos all helped to confuse the main issue. Walter Gropius

Architecture Stage Confuse Architects Main Development New Obstacles Issue Encountered Very Personal Conflicting Theories Helped Serious Early

In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for them. This phenomenon has never been related to how rich, poor, successful or not successful the woman may be. Zainab Salbi

Woman Culture Women Single Rich Every Related Defied Never Always How Were Been Cultural Encountered Norms May Them Poor Successful Who Believed Right Phenomenon

Most of the discrimination I have encountered centered on the view that I am not a part of this great nation, even though I grew up in Ohio, graduated from law school in Washington, D.C., and received my commission in the U.S. Air Force in 1991. Ted Lieu

Great Air Force I Am Law School Nation Air Though Law School Great Nation Part Most Force Am Encountered Up Discrimination Commission Graduated Ohio Grew Centered View Even Washington Received

I think the U.K. is an amazing place and has been extremely good to me. Some of my favorite and most-listened-to bands are from England. I have met many good people there and have been in front of some of the most loyal audiences I have ever encountered. Henry Rollins

Good Me People Amazing Good People Met Think I Think Extremely Favorite Has-Been Some Most Audiences Been Encountered Bands Front Place Loyal England Many Ever

Living in Constanta under communism, we did not have the ethnic diversity that I then encountered in America. Anastasia Soare

Communism Diversity Living Encountered America Did Then Ethnic

The people of each generation perceive the state of the ecosystems they encountered in their childhood as normal and natural. When wildlife is depleted, we might notice the loss, but we are unaware that the baseline by which we judge the decline is in fact a state of extreme depletion. George Monbiot

Generation Natural People Judge State Extreme Wildlife Unaware Perceive Fact Ecosystems Loss Encountered Normal Childhood In Fact Depleted Which Might Decline Notice Each Each Generation

I've never encountered homophobia in casting from the studios or networks - not once, not ever. Where you encounter it is with the agents and the managers, they're the ones who have an outdated notion of the price an actor might pay if it's discovered that they're LGBTQ. Dustin Lance Black

What fame does is there is an illusion of familiarity that is cast into the world. So it's about negotiating with that illusion because, oftentimes, you encounter people who have encountered you, but you haven't encountered them. It's a little weird to find your footing. Lupita Nyong'o

Whenever I've encountered a Christian saying, 'Why don't you stop talking like that so I can hear you?' I think, 'Well you're the one putting the earmuffs on, but I wish you could hear me because I like you.' Louis C. K.

Encountered Quotes

No more encountered quotes