Upon Quotes

Once upon a time, the sky knew the weight of angel armies on the move, and the wind blew infernal with the fire of their wings.

Each time thou wishest to decide upon performing some enterprise, raise the eyes to heaven, pray God to bless thy project; if thou canst make that prayer, accomplish thy work.

A democrat should not rely upon the force of the arms his state could flaunt in the face of the world, but on the moral force his state could put at the disposal of the world.

ONCE UPON A TIME when the world was young there was a Martian named Smith.Valentine Michael Smith was as real as taxes but he was a race of one.

True love isn’t easy, but it must be fought for. Once you find it, it can never be replaced. – Unknown

The best strategy relies upon an unlimited set of responses.

Once upon a time there was a Once upon a time there was a Once upon a time there was a Stop this. It's undignified.

The words dripped on my consciousness, sank into my being, and carried me away to the magic long ago of once upon a time.

Thou Shalt Not is soon forgotten, but Once Upon a Time is forever.

Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see the movie made. I got the movie made.

Once upon a time we did not focus on a president's private life.

With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.

Once upon a time, about 20 years ago, runners believed they didn't have to do anything but run

Really believing in "once upon a time". Believing that it will draw you in, take you with me to a place you've never been before.

Years ago, fairy tales all began with Once upon a time... now we know they all begin with, If I am elected.

Whatever Seattle says, the great chief at Washington can rely upon with as much certainty as he can upon the return of the sun or the seasons.

I suppose once upon a time a Test match was something you looked forward to go and watch. It's very hard to get the quality these days because the focus is more on quantity.

Everything, everything seemed once-upon-a-time.

Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo

Just so you know, when they say "Once upon a time” . . . they’re lying

Once upon a time, I awoke in a strange place.

When I was little, I made up my own fairy tales, and the ghostly echo of Once upon a time shapes all the fiction Ive ever written.

Once upon a time freedom used to be life-now it's money. I guess the world really do change.

rush of pine scent (once upon a time), the unlicensed conviction there ought to be another way of saying this.

Letting ourselves be loved by God is the place where we stumble upon trust.

Beauty is such a fleeting blossom, how can wisdom rely upon its momentary delight?

My films are often characterized by the lack of women present in them, except for this last one [Once Upon a Time in America].

Terrorists act as they do because they don't have great power at their easy disposal. The result is that they rely upon the ability to exploit the mistakes of others.

Madame Curie didn't stumble upon radium by accident. She searched and experimented and sweated and suffered years before she found it. Success rarely is an accident.

That which occasions so many mistakes in the computations of men, when they expect return for favors, is that the giver's pride and the receiver's cannot agree upon the value of the kindness done.

The point is to stumble upon things in your life, and not plan them out.

How about we agree upon what our common American values are, which is lets make this a true land of opportunity.

My austerities, fasting and prayers are, I know, of no value if I rely upon them for reforming me. My penance is the prayer of a bleeding heart for forgiveness for sins unwittingly committed.

When you wish upon a star, you just might become one.

Once upon a time, there was a clear set of choices that people made. Now there are so many choices of how to think, how to define ourselves.

Once upon a time the plural of 'wizard' was 'war'.

Once upon a time I was such a good liar; I could talk the fish right into my mouths.

Once upon a time there was what there was, and if nothing had happened there would be nothing to tell.

Ballroom dancing: it's a wonderful thing at so many levels because you've got to follow the rules. They used to call those rules etiquette once upon a time, but you don't really have that any more.

As soon as we abandon our own reason, and are content to rely upon authority, there is no end to our troubles.

I grew up in the suburbs and was raised on rap radio, so it took me a long time to stumble upon the acoustic guitar as a resource for anything.

You've got to spread out as far as you can, cut down a whole forest, irrigate a whole desert, just to make sure that you won't accidentally stumble upon a place that's still in its natural state.

in writing we live life twice: once in the experience, and again in recording and reflecting upon our experience.

The more you trust and rely upon the Spirit, the greater your capacity to create.

Money has lost its narrative quality the way painting did once upon a time. Money is talking to itself.

Once upon a time, I dreamed of becoming a great man. Later, a good man. Now, finally, I find it difficult enough and honor enough to be -- a man.

Once upon a time, I did not live in Shady Pines. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was.

Nothing, except the weather report or a general maxim of conduct, is so unsafe to rely upon as a theory of fiction.

The truth is, I don't have a real clue what love is - how to find it, how to give it. Once upon a time I thought I knew.

Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon a Time in America” is a brilliant movie. It’s about four hours long, but it’s so well done.