Catching On Quotes - Page 2

• As to why people like Joseph Lelyveld are writing memoirs, I think they're just catching on the coattails of the trend.

  Francine du Plessix Gray

  Writing, Thinking, People

  "Conversation: Francine du Plessix Gray and Sean Wilsey". Interview with Boris Kachka, nymag.com.

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• Young people today seem to be coming around to the idea it really doesn’t matter which politician or political party you vote for; and they’re catching on that it doesn’t even matter if you don’t vote because they have realized modern elections are just a way for the 1% to appease the 99% – a way to keep the masses in line by making them believe they’ve had their say, thereby perpetuating the lie that democracy continues.

  James Morcan

  Lying, Party, Believe

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• Once you start deliberately offering thought, then you can never offer enough action to keep up with the thought. Once you access the Energy that creates worlds, a huge vortex comes into place, and there's just not enough action for you to keep up with that. And so, what you have to do is visualize every step of the way, envision you happy in the process. Envision things in place, envision people catching on. Just envision it working. Skip over the how and the where and the when and the who - and just stay focused upon the what and the why. Abraham

  Esther Hicks

  Offering, People, Energy

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• Flakes of white fall thru the trees and onto the road, catching on our clothes and hair. It's a silent fall and it's weird how it makes everything else seem quiet, too, like it's trying to tell you a secret, a terrible, terrible secret.

  Patrick Ness

  Fall, White, Clothes

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• How does Parker’s body compare with yours ” Great. A pop quiz I thought recognizing his transition into lecture mode. “How does Parker’s body compare with mine Hmm.” I gave Parker a quick theatrical once-over and he smiled clearly catching on to my line of thought. “Nice legs and killer biceps. But I have better boobs. No question.

  Rachel Vincent

  Nice, Transition, Doe

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• The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.

  Warren Buffett

  Hope, Money, Years

  "Warren Buffett: Read My Lips, Raise My Taxes". "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour, abcnews.go.com. November 21, 2010.

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• Personally, I say, "Out of the frying pan and into the deadly pit filled with sharks who are wielding chainsaws with killer kittens stapled to them." However, that one's having a rough time catching on.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Sharks, Frying Pans, Pits

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “The Scrivener's Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.23, Macmillan

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• The good news is that real-world hands-on conservation is alive and well and catching on across the America I travel.

  Ted Nugent

  Real, Hands, America

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• I think philanthropy is also growing and catching on. Figuring out how the philanthropy sector, which is quite small compared to the private sector, which is the biggest by far, and then the governments, you know, even in these poor countries over time has to take on these key responsibilities. How does philanthropy accelerate that? Drive the kind of innovations, make sure they get used well. So it plays this kind of special role.

  Bill Gates

  Country, Responsibility, Thinking

  Source: www.ctvnews.ca

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• For a comedian to kind of catch onto something right as something's catching on in our culture, a lot of it is luck, and you hope the joke is funny.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Comedian, Luck, Culture

  "A chat with Jim Gaffigan". Interview with Will Harris, www.bullz-eye.com. March 20, 2009.

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• When you mention to people growing up in Cleveland they bring up the river catching on fire, or LeBron James leaving, they have these references, but no one imagines ending up there.

  Celeste Ng

  Growing Up, Fire, Rivers

  "BYT Interviews: Celeste Ng". Interview with Svetlana Legetic, brightestyoungthings.com. February 22, 2016.

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• I think more and more young people are catching on when it comes to certain healthy behaviors, much more than I did when I was younger.

  Jennifer Aniston

  Thinking, People, Healthy

  "Jennifer Aniston on the Health Issue That's Been Holding Her Back". Interview with Samantha Leal, www.marieclaire.com. August 25, 2016.

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