Quotes for All
Everything that belonged to her husband made her weep again: his tasseled slippers, his pajamas under the pillow, the space of his absence in the dressing table mirror, his own odor on her skin. A vague thought made her shudder: The people one loves should take all their things with them when they die. Gabriel … Read more
In the doctrine of Providence, we have a specific Christian confession exclusively possible through faith in Jesus Christ. This faith is no general, vague notion of Providence. It has a concrete focus: ‘If God is for us, who is against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, … Read more
Often, feelings of sadness, uneasiness, and loneliness are vague and unattached to specific events. This makes it more challenging to find ways to turn you mood around. When you find yourself in a funk, focus on what you’re feeling. G. Alan Marlatt
Vague promises of savings from cutting waste, enhancing prevention and wellness, installing electronic medical records and improving quality are merely ‘lipstick’ cost control, more for show and public relations than for true change… Savings will require changing how doctors think about their patients: Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath too seriously, “as an imperative to do … Read more
A tent, a roll mat, a little bit of food, a bit of petrol in your tank and a vague idea of where you’re going and that’s all you need. Ewan McGregor
You can’t plan your character arc – you have a vague idea, maybe, but I’m constantly surprised. Sometimes actors in films will play the ending of the movie, or even the middle, and you know where it’s going – as an audience member you can read the actor. Evan Peters
The difference between Carter and [Ted] Kennedy: Carter has this vague religion which he believes in strongly, while Kennedy has this strong religion which he believes in vaguely. Eugene McCarthy
Is photography art?… The pure definition of the word ‘art’ alone is too vague today to break one’s brain and soul about it. Let us take a little vacation from this word. Ernst Haas
I believe that natural history has lost much by the vague general treatment that is so common. Ernest Thompson Seton
Continue your quest by taking the test. Yes, but what test? What test was I supposed to take? The Kobayashi Maru? The Pepsi Challenge? Could the clue have been any more vague? Ernest Cline