Firm Quotes - Page 16

• You know, Taylor, I told his manager that your reputation in this firm is that you can go head-to-head with any man. And win.

  Julie James

  Winning, Men, Reputation

  Julie James (2008). “Just the Sexiest Man Alive”, p.10, Penguin

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• You was talkin' out of yer head last night, too," chortles Davy. "No one's gonna fancy me. I'm gonna be ugly and no on'es gonna fancyme!" he mimics, mincing about the hammock. "You are such a rum cove, Jacky, for thinkin' such things when yer just about beat t' death! Fancy me? Fancy me? Jacky, no one's gonna fancy us, we're all gonna end up lookin' like Snag!" "Which is how a salty dog sailor's supposed to look," says Willy with a firm nod. "And you're halfway there, Jack-o!" crows Tink. Ah, the sweet comfort of friends.

  L.A. Meyer

  Sweet, Dog, Night

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• I stayed there, curled up into the warmth of your body, under the blankets, like something soft in a shell. Your arms were firm as rock around me.

  Lucy Christopher

  Rocks, Shells, Body

  Lucy Christopher (2014). “Stolen”, p.202, Scholastic Inc.

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• Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991), the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means “to make firm.” So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.

  John C. Maxwell

  Mean, College, People

  John C. Maxwell (2011). “The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization”, p.115, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them. But I don't feel like that now. I feel that as long as the Shire lies behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable: I shall know that somewhere there is a firm foothold, even if my feet cannot stand there again.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Lying, Stupid, Dragons

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.53, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I'll be firm," I promised Patch, adopting a no-nonsense expression. "No backing down." By now Patch was full-on grinning. He kissed me again, and I felt my mouth soften its resolve. "You look cute when you're trying to be tough," he said.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Cute, Expression, Trying

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2012). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence; Finale”, p.1245, Simon and Schuster

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• There's no time to be modest. Reason will not work here. Without warning, I kiss Kartik. His lips, pressed firmly against mine, are a surprise. They are warm, light as breath, firm as the give of a peach against my mouth. A scent like scorched cinnamon hangs in the air, but I'm not falling into any vision. It's his smell in me. A smell that makes my stomach drop through my feet. A smell that pushes all thought out of my head and replaces it with an overpowering hunger for more.

  Libba Bray

  Fall, Kissing, Light

  Libba Bray (2010). “A Great and Terrible Beauty”, p.133, Simon and Schuster

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• ... we shoved out many hopes and fears into their hands, believing those hands were strong because they had firm handshakes. They failed us, always. There was no way they could not fail us - they were human, and so were we.

  Isaac Marion

  Strong, Believe, Hands

  Isaac Marion (2012). “Warm Bodies: A Novel”, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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• I perceive value, I confer value, I create value, I even create — or guarantee — existence. Hence, my compulsion to make “lists.” The things (Beethoven’s music, movies, business firms) won’t exist unless I signify my interest in them by at least noting down their names. Nothing exists unless I maintain it (by my interest, or my potential interest). This is an ultimate, mostly subliminal anxiety. Hence, I must remain always, both in principle + actively, interested in everything. Taking all of knowledge as my province.

  Susan Sontag

  Names, Anxiety, Principles

  Susan Sontag (2012). “As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980”, p.251, Macmillan

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• It has actually become very necessary in our time to rebut the theory that every firm and serious friendship is really homosexual.

  C. S. Lewis

  Serious, Theory, Homosexual

  C. S. Lewis (1971). “The Four Loves”, p.72, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• As always, there was an all-American war hero look to him, coded in his tousled brown hair, his summer-narrowed hazel eyes, the straight nose that ancient Anglo-Saxons had graciously passed on to him. Everything about him suggested valor and power and a firm handshake.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Summer, War, Hero

  Maggie Stiefvater (2012). “The Raven Boys”, p.38, Scholastic Inc.

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• To persons of spirit like ourselves the only happy marriage is that which is based on a firm foundation of almost incessant quarrelling.

  P. G. Wodehouse

  Foundation, Happy Marriage, Spirit

  P. G. Wodehouse (2012). “The Man Upstairs: And Other Stories”, p.158, The Floating Press

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• I'm a firm believer that every person, young or old, has at least one good story to tell.

  David Levithan

  Stories, Young, Believer

  David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.46, Egmont UK

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• Sweetheart, all men are animals. Feed us, pet us, and use a firm hand, and we'll worship at your feet.

  Lora Leigh

  Animal, Men, Hands

  Lora Leigh, Jaci Burton (2010). “Nauti and Wild”, p.38, Penguin

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• I killed you once", the Lord Ruler said, turning back to Kelsier. "You tried", Kelsier replied, his voice loud and firm, carrying across the square. "But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that thing you've never been able to kill no matter how hard you try. I am hope.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Squares, Tyrants, Voice

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.703, Macmillan

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• Kugel was a firm believer that death was not always a bad thing - that life often reached such levels of crapitude that dying was preferable to living.

  Shalom Auslander

  Dying, Levels, Believer

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• Gentle in what you do, Firm in how you do it

  Buck Brannaman

  Gentle

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• You…you need to move on,” I managed. Yes, that was a sound reason. “You need to find someone else. You know I don’t—that I can’t. Well, you know. You’re wasting your time with me.” He remained firm. “It’s my time to waste.

  Richelle Mead

  Moving, Waste, Sound

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• I leaned forward and kissed him. His eyes widened, then his lips parted and he kissed me back, mouth warm and firm against mine and that floating feeling washed over me and through me, and it was so amazing that when it ended, I just stayed there, my face so close to his I could feel his breath, see those incredible amber eyes, and that was all I could see, all I wanted to see.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Eye, Feelings, Floating

  Kelley Armstrong (2011). “The Gathering: Number 1 in series”, p.52, Hachette UK

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• Our duty is very simple and plain. We want to serve the community, and in our own humble way to serve the Empire. We believe in the righteousness of the cause, which it is our privilege to espouse. We have an abiding faith in the mercy of the Almighty God, and we have firm faith in the British Constitution. That being so, we should fail in our duty if we wrote anything with a view to hurt.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Hurt, Believe, Humble

  Mahatma Gandhi (1960). “1903-1905”

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• You're not hurt, Watson? For God's sake, say that you are not hurt!" It was worth a wound -- it was worth many wounds -- to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Loyalty, Hurt, Heart

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2014). “Sherlock Holmes Complete Collection With illustrated Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - 4 Novels, 56 Short Stories and 120+ illustrations”, p.1667, Ageless Reads

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• Let's just hug already," he says. Keeping one hand firm on Caleb's arm, I wrapped my free arm around Zeke, and he does the same. When we break apart, I pull Caleb down the alley, and can't resist calling back, "I'll miss you." "You too, sweetie!" He grins, and his teeth are white in the twilight. They are the last thing I see of him before I have to turn and set out at a trot for the train.

  Veronica Roth

  Twilight, Hands, White

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• My father worked for the same firm for 12 years. They fired him and replaced him with a tiny gadget that does everything my father does, only much better. The depressing thing is my mother ran out and bought one

  Woody Allen

  Mother, Depressing, Time

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• Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Inspirational, Bible, God

  Notes on the State of Virginia, query 18 (1781 - 1785)

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• I want to remind you that success in life is based on hard slogging. There will be periods when discouragement is great and upsetting, and the antidote for this is calmness and fortitude and a modest yet firm belief in your competence. Be sure that your priorities are in order so that you can proceed in a logical manner, and be ever mindful that nothing will take the place of persistence.

  Walter Annenberg

  Inspirational, Persistence, Order

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