Peculiar Quotes
The peculiar fascination which the speeding train has for us comes from the evident progress it is making toward its definite goal ahead.
Every man may be observed to have a certain strain of lamentation, some peculiar theme of complaint on which he dwells in his moments of dejection.
Friendship, peculiar boon of Heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied.
Oh, this beast? It's...perspicacious loris. 'Perspicacious' meaning 'wise or canny'." "Get stuffed," Bovril said, then giggled. "And it insults people," Telsa said. "How peculiar.
The question for me is not are we political, but how are we political? We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage.
The monastic folks have the spirit of being in the world but not of the world, sort of peculiar people who have gone to the desert to live on the margins of the empire.
I am the Earl of Ravensmoor. And you are? (Sparhawk) Totally freaking out. (Taryn) Tis a most peculiar name, milady. Are you by chance Welsh? (Sparhawk)
A man would never get the notion of writing a book on the peculiar situation of the human male.
Belief is a very peculiar thing: we tend to put more store in a belief we like than a fact we hate.
Oh Lion in a peculiar guise, Sharp Roman road to Paradise, Come eat me up, I'll pay thy toll With all my flesh, and keep my soul.
For a moment he could have sworn he smelled violets, which was very peculiar, since he had no idea what violets smelled like, except somehow he knew they smelled just like Lady Emma.
Each one has a special nature peculiar to himself which he must follow and through which he will find his way to freedom
The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc.
Dialogue that's distinctive, funny, peculiar, and specific is the main thing that makes me want to get involved with a film to begin with.
To hate destructiveness, one must hate life as well: only death is an image of undistorted life ... organic life is an illness peculiar to our unlovely planet.
Directing, you have to put yourself in a certain state, it's all about the energy you have and the energy you transmit to people, to the actors, to the crew. It's peculiar.
In no time whatever can small critics entirely eradicate out of living men's hearts a certain altogether peculiar collar reverence for Great Men--genuine admiration, loyalty, adora-tion.
The peculiar foreign superstition that the English do not like love, the evidence being that they do not talk about it.
I don't think there's any pop music directed at the peculiar class of anger that I know women of my age feel.
It is almost impossible to write fiction about the Mormons, for the reason that Mormon institutions and Mormon society are so peculiar that they call for constant explanation.
The most intangible, and therefore the worst, kind of a lie is a half truth. This is the peculiar device of a conscientious detractor.
Advice is a peculiar commodity. Those who have the capacity to give good advice generally have too much sense to waste their time trying to get rid of it.
The most peculiar social self which one is apt to have is in the mind of the person one is in love with.
Have a peculiar passion, audacity and boldness that see farther and further into the outer space.
Do you ever find yourself climbing into an open grave during a bombing raid..and wish you'd just stayed in bed?
Peculiar I say, how so often the smallest, most seemingly insignificant details later unveil their faces as vital means for progression.
Develop your own skills and styles. In music, designing, electronics, etc., you may have a peculiar way of exposing your dreams in an uncommon way
By stepping outside your comfort zone to do something peculiar, you confirm that you can do more than you've done. Move out!
When you are convinced that what you offer is yours, whether it be mediocre or of standard quality, your originality will make people love you in a way you did not expect.
I have not encouraged talk about man’s holy privacy, although I do respect and defend man’s right to have it.
If a man realizes who he is, he will not be envious of others or condemn them because he knows his own value, uniqueness and peculiar contribution
God created you not as an ordinary personality, but eminent, peculiar, and with a special assignment
My face is shaped like a face, and my body like a body, but my thoughts are very unusual. Piano from the third floor. Daisies on a roof.
Early in life we recognize certain talents in ourselves, and we focus on those to the exclusion of others. It's not that nothing else is possible, but that nothing else was nurtured.