Downcast Eyes Quotes

#1. See how ye Pharisee in the Temple stands,
And justifies himself with lifted hands.
Whilst ye poor publican with downcast eyes,
Conscious of guilt to God for mercy cries.

John Bunyan

#2. The men we met walked past, slow, unsmiling, with downcast eyes, as if the melancholy of a over-burdened earth had weighted their feet, bowed their shoulders, borne down their glances

Joseph Conrad

#3. Fin," she whispered. "What do you need?" He covered her hand, right there in her lap, then let go quickly and dipped his head to try to meet her downcast eyes. He smelled so good--like intrigue and dubious morality. It sent a delicious shiver down her arms.

Lauren Christopher

#4. After all these years, he stood humbled and she stood corrected. Tara's eyes were downcast as she looked at the distance between them. If he had taken a step towards her, she was sure she could take a million too.

Mita Jain

#5. Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.

Oscar De La Renta

#6. Her eyes downcast all the while/ and singing to herself
pg. 18// A Coney Island of the Mind

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

#7. Money is therefore not only the object but also the fountainhead of greed.

Karl Marx

#8. I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.

Vijender Singh

#9. When I run across something that feels like a real eye-opener, it's gonna have an influence on me forever.

J. Robbins

#10. Cassandra's grandmother smiled then, only it wasn't a happy smile. Cassandra thought she knew how it felt to smile like that. She often did so herself when her mother promised her something she really wanted but knew might not happen.

Kate Morton

#11. The moon rose in silver splendor into an October sky strewn with pale clouds and brilliant stars. The clouds churned, a white-foam sea, and the moon was a vast, graceful clipper ship, its sails full of spectral light as it ran before the strength of the cold autumn winds.

Jim Butcher

#12. It's great working with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey. Those guys are really funny.

Steve Buscemi

#13. Men do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men.

John Stuart Mill

#14. When all the other animals, downcast looked upon the earth, he [Prometheus] gave a face raised on high to man, and commanded him to see the sky and raise his high eyes to the stars.

Ovid

#15. Romantic relationships are the least interesting thing for me to write about. I'm 45, and that's not the most interesting thing in my life anymore.

Kelly Sue DeConnick

#16. Just because it's a popular choice doesn't mean it's the right choice.

Amy Morin

#17. Fasion is about eventually becoming naked.

Vivienne Westwood

#18. Religious people ... hold a kind and merciful view of life, the faith of the broken, the hounded, the hopeless. Yet too often, they will not extend that spirit to our fellow creatures.

Matthew Scully

#19. The art of chess is in knowing which is the most valuable piece in play, then having the courage to sacrifice it for the win.

Thomm Quackenbush