Portend Quotes

#1. Ye country comets, that portend No war, nor prince's funeral, Shining unto no higher end Than to presage the grasses fall ...

Andrew Marvell

#2. It matters, because everything we say
Of the past is description without place, a cast
Of the imagination, made in sound;
And because what we say of the future must portend,
Be alive with its own seemings, seeming to be
Like rubies reddened by rubies reddening.

Wallace Stevens

#3. A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed.

Jean De La Bruyere

#4. To be sure, faster growth in nominal labor compensation does not necessarily portend higher inflation.

Ben Bernanke

#5. Some dire misfortune to portend, no enemy can match a friend.

Jonathan Swift

#6. Today, America can regain the sense of pride that existed before Vietnam. These events, tragic as they are, portend neither the end of the world nor of America's leadership in the world.

Gerald R. Ford

#7. I would like to shift more into writing for and producing people.

Geddy Lee

#8. My philosophy in life is to eat, drink and investigate - in that order.

Mel Healy

#9. People think needing a man is weak. I believe what is truly weak is not ALLOWING ourselves to surrender to our deepest desire to have a protective, strong, caring, masculine man in our life.

Renee Wade

#10. My goal is to be a contributor and to encourage others as they realize their dreams.

Kai Greene

#11. It's hard to talk sensibly with giants - their massive heads tend to get lost in the clouds

Rick Poynor

#12. Slowly but surely the sea is freezing over.

Robert Falcon Scott

#13. I chose 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective,' or I'll say it chose me, and it was an absolute blessing, for the experience of being in Africa for seven months and learning so many different things, from languages to foods to greetings. On so many levels, it was an incredible experience.

Jill Scott

#14. Cycling is not a sport it's a lifestyle.

Magnus Backstedt

#15. I grew up in New York City. I went to museums so much as a kid, and I guess I didn't realize how much it affected me.

Lisa Randall

#16. It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer.

Anna Godbersen

#17. I prefer to give a dollar to a thousand people.

Luis Gonzalez

#18. There's no "right way" to garden, only what suits each person and place.

Janet Macunovich

#19. Many things that I have accomplished in my life were not because I knew they would make me happy, but because it made my enemies unhappy.

Behdad Sami

#20. In a shadowy place something white flew up. It was a heron, and it went away over the dark treetops. William Wallace followed it with his eyes and Brucie clapped his hands, but Virgil gave a sigh, as if he knew that when you go looking for what is lost, everything is a sign.
("The Wide Net")

Eudora Welty

#21. There is no disgrace in peace. There can never be dishonor in peace.

Morgan Llywelyn