(676 quotes found)
“The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea.”
Vladimir Nabokov
“The Holy Bible is an abyss. It is impossible to explain how profound it is, impossible to explain how simple it is.”
Ernest Hello
“Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.”
Benjamin Jowett
“You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother”
Proverb
“I was showing a man and telling his story and explaining how ill he was, and it was a live camera and all of a sudden I realized that he was dying.”
Christiane Amanpour
“What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil: envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.”
Buddha
“I keep letting you back in,how can I explain myself,as painful as this thing has been,I just can't be with no one else”
Lauryn Hill
“To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy”
David Brooks
“It just ain't possible to explain some things. It's interesting to wonder on them and do some speculation, but the main thing is you have to accept it-take it for what it is, and get on with your growing.”
Jim Dodge
“You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. [explaining his way out of a speeding ticket]”
Oscar Levant
