Falling Quotes - page 6

On rare occasions one does hear of a miraculous case of a married couple falling in love after marriage, but on close examination it will be found that it is a mere adjustment to the inevitable. (Emma Goldman)
The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall. View quote
Nelson Mandela
When men were all asleep the snow came flying, In large white flakes falling on the city brown, Stealthily and perpetually settling and loosely lying, Hushing the latest traffic of the drowsy town. View quote
Robert Bridges
Understand me: I wish to be a man from somewhere, a man among men. You see, a slave, when he passes by, weary and surly, carrying a heavy load, limping along and looking down at his feet, only at his feet to avoid falling down; he is in his town, like a leaf in greenery, like a tree in a forest, argos surrounds him, heavy and warm, full of herself; I want to be that slave, Electra, I want to pull the city around me and to roll myself up in it like a blanket. I will not leave. View quote
Jean-Paul Sartre
Night is falling: at dusk, you must have good eyesight to be able to tell the Good Lord from the Devil. View quote
Jean-Paul Sartre
Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do - but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it. View quote
Albert Einstein
Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail. View quote
Thomas Aquinas
The night is alive with stars, and when I lie down and look up, I get lost up there. I feel like I'm falling, but upward, into the abyss of sky above me. View quote
Markus Zusak
Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the school system. View quote
Melinda Gates
Hostility comes from loneliness, from not seeing yourself like a drop falling into the ocean of humanity like everyone else. View quote
Mehmet Oz
There are people who like just ordinary comedy fun, and making mistakes - which I do easily - and then there are people who like the falling over. (Norman Wisdom)
Falling entry barriers and lower access costs have significantly democratised participation, whether in production or consumption. View quote
Mohamed El-Erian
Amy Cahill didn't believe in omens. But black snow was falling, the earth was rumbling beneath her feet, her brother was meowing, and her uncle Alistair was prancing on the beach in pink pajamas. She had to admit, the signs were not promising. View quote
Peter Lerangis
I miss her all the time. I know in my head that she has gone. the only difference is that I am getting used to the pain. It's like discovering a great hole in the ground. To begin with, you forget it's there and keep falling in. After a while, it's still there, but you learn to walk round it. View quote
Rachel Joyce
As he fell toward the highway, a horrible scenario flashed through his mind: his body smashing against an SUV's windshield, some annoyed commuter trying to push him off with the wipers. "Stupid 16-year-old kid falling from the sky! I'm late! View quote
Rick Riordan
She decided she'd rather die in some less memorable way- maybe falling down the stairs, or going peacefully in her sleep at the age eighty, after a nice quiet life with Percy. Yes, that sounded good. View quote
Rick Riordan
Life has taught me that to fly, you must first accept the possibility of falling. View quote
Richard Paul Evans
Falling in love was like falling off a cliff. It felt pretty much like flying until you hit the ground. View quote
Cinda Williams Chima
I can see the warmth. He's falling for me. View quote
Sophie Kinsella
For a moment, I felt as if the universe had turned upside down and we were falling softly into an enormous black bowl of stars, and I knew, beyond any doubt, that everything was going to be alright. View quote
Tana French
That's what falling in love really amounted to, your brain on drugs. Adrenaline and dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin. Chemical insanity, celebrated by poets. (Tess Gerritsen)
I have this lock of hair that keeps falling across my forehead. It drives me mad. View quote
William Boyd
We can travel anywhere we want, even to other planets. And for what? To sit day after day, declining in morale and hope. Falling into an interminable ennui. View quote
Philip K. Dick
Eros is not tranquil - it gives us spikes of happiness rather than a constant feeling of wellbeing. It's the love we feel at the beginning of a love affair and corresponds to the expression 'falling in love' since it is as involuntary an impulse as a physical fall. View quote
François Lelord
When I'm trusting and being myself... everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously. View quote
Shakti Gawain