When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk around. I didn't want them doing me favours. Agnes Macphail Canadian Politician More Agnes Macphail Quotes 0
From this, without doubt, sprang the fable. Man created it thus, because it was not given him to see more than himself and nature, which surrounds him; but he created it true with a truth all its own. Alfred de Vigny French Poet More Alfred de Vigny Quotes 0
A vast abortion industry, generating some half a billion dollars annually, sprang into existence in the wake of Roe and Doe. Robert Casey American Politician More Robert Casey Quotes 0
In March of 1933 we witnessed a revolution in manner, in mores, in the definition of government. What before had been black or white sprang alive with color. Emanuel Celler American Politician More Emanuel Celler Quotes 0
The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away. Joshua Chamberlain American Soldier More Joshua Chamberlain Quotes 0
Musical ideas sprang to my mind like a flight of butterflies, and all I had to do was to stretch out my hand to catch them. Charles Gounod French Composer More Charles Gounod Quotes 0
New homes sales sprang back to life like a zombie in a cheap horror flick. And like that zombie, housing really is dead. Don't let all that twitching fool you. Bob Brusca More Bob Brusca Quotes 0
Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to make sense out of the senseless, to explain things we find inexplicable. Gore Vidal American More Gore Vidal Quotes 0
They sprang it on us and it obviously worked. I think they were in kind of a weird zone. There were times when they were in a 1-3-1, it looked like, and times they were in a 2-3. They did everything they needed to do to stay in the game. James Augustine More James Augustine Quotes 0
[The seeds of Illumination's origin sprang from an idea lead singer Philip Bailey had of collaborating with new generation of soul artists for his next solo album.] The idea of illumination is vibrant and positive, ... Earth Wind & Fire collaborating with the new soul movement made sense because the thrust of their music is still about playing instruments and utilizing vintage sounds, only in today's setting. Philip Bailey More Philip Bailey Quotes 0
[As usual, financial shares reaped the biggest benefits from the Fed's action.] That's the group that sprang today, ... Those that have really been clobbered were strong, up 3, 4, and 5 points today. Raymond Mason More Raymond Mason Quotes 0
The main motivation for producing this film sprang from my long-held conviction that there should not be a cultural desert in the Japanese countryside. I believe there are all kinds of important stories to be told outside Tokyo as well. Sumio Yamamoto More Sumio Yamamoto Quotes 0
Where are the flowers, the fair young flowers, that lately sprang and stood In brighter light and softer airs, a beauteous sisterhood? William Cullen Bryant American Writer More William Cullen Bryant Quotes 0