Quotes

Sort By:
Page 4 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    Anonymous Quotes

    • 354 Words
    • 2 Pages

    My quote is “Failure is not defeat until you stop trying,” Anonymous This quote has been in inspiration in my life since the beginning of this year. The quote is anonymous but still has a story, a story with my life. The story this quote has with my life is inspirational and helped me though a tough time. This year for volleyball I got dropped down a level of completion from the Freshman 1 team to the Freshman 2 team. This disappointed me because I had worked so hard all summer to get on high

    • 354 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Giver Quotes

    • 490 Words
    • 2 Pages

    what the community is doing. Another quote that can support this claim says “He killed it”. My Father killed it!” (Lois Lowry, 160). The meaning behind this quote is Jonas is horrified while watching his dad euthanize a baby without knowing what he has done because of his lack of emotions. Towards the end of this book, Jonas felt so angry and upset at the community that he decides to take all the memories of the past and release them back to everyone else. A quote from the book helps us understand what

    • 490 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Divergent Quotes

    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The quote,”Character is what you are in the dark” is a very complex and unique quote. The idea the quote portrays is very interesting because it explains that people show their true colors when no one is watching. One book that applies to this concept is the young adult series knows as Divergent. The book Divergent is about a girl who has to make a decision between siding with the social norms or what she believes is right. Throughout the story, she meets a guy named Four who agrees with her beliefs

    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Malala Quotes

    • 1525 Words
    • 7 Pages

    There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.” I chose this quote because it empowers women. Where Malala comes from women aren't really given the respect and empowerment that they deserve and hopefully, she inspires them to do whatever their heart desires and not care about what society thinks. 13. “Peace in

    • 1525 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Friendship Quotes

    • 850 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Consequently, these Quotes about life also remind us of what we have forgotten. To live life in a simple way. As French philosopher and scholar Jean Jacques Rousseau once said "All beings live long when they live in their natural states." Or simply, we can survive better if we live in a more environmentally friendly manner or a manner which is in a state of equilibrium with nature and its resources.Human Life is like a river and Human Beings the Boat, and Quotes about life are the fisherman/captains

    • 850 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Nathan's Quotes

    • 661 Words
    • 3 Pages

    IMAGERY “The sound of old winters was in his voice.” ~Maida, speaking about Nathan When one thinks of winter, the cold weather that makes your throat dry comes to mind. The purpose of this quote is to show how upset Nathan feels, and to convey the sound of hoarseness of his voice to the readers. Furthermore, the skating party took place thirty years ago, so the tone of Nathan’s voice also shows the grief he still feels when speaking of the skating party. “His eyelashes were sooty with field dust

    • 661 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Unbroken Quotes

    • 270 Words
    • 2 Pages

    This is the quote I have chosen, because it just sounds cool. Just kidding I heard this quote in the movie Unbroken. It was a good movie and was based off a true story about Louis Zamperini’s life and the things he had to go through like, World War Two. I think this quote best is used in the story when he was in the war. He was in a prison camp and ,Mutsuhito Watanabe was the corporal. Mutsuhito Watanabe’s favorite punishment was making his sufficers punch prisoners in the face ,and thats what he

    • 270 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Giver Quotes

    • 380 Words
    • 2 Pages

    disregarded the rules about rudeness, and Jonas felt comfortable with that now.” (A Quote from page 99).This quote explains that the society did not need to worry about rudenees, therefore were happy about and never were hurt. 2)“All right ,” The Giver said after a moment , “I’ve decided. We’ll start with something familiar. Let’s go once again to hill, and a sled.” He placed his hands on Jonas’s back (A Quote from page 102).The quote explains that The Receiver of Memory can easily detect forgotten memories

    • 380 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Kirby Quotes

    • 469 Words
    • 2 Pages

    found interesting was Kirby. Kirby has wild dark hair and brown eyes. She gets frustrated easily. Another characteristic of Kirby’s is that she is quite strong willed and stubborn. This quote shows her stubborness,

    • 469 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Crossover Quotes

    • 671 Words
    • 3 Pages

    chores. He pays no attention…Say I’m sorry but he won't listen”(145), this quote shows he is very sorry that he hurt his brother and made him go to the hospital. In the book it also says, “ Well, I will talk to her about this job thing, since it means so much to you.”(167), this piece of evidence shows that Josh cares about his father and is even willing to talk to his mom to convince her to let him take the job. These two quotes show how Josh is a caring teenager. Josh Bell is also very immature because

    • 671 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays