That Moment When You Realize Quotes

#1. Is that a good definition of marking the ageing watershed? That moment when you realize - quite rationally, quite unemotionally - that the world in the not-so-distant future will not contain you: that the trees you planted will continue growing but you will not be there to see them.

William Boyd

#2. When you start to "fall down the stairs" there is that moment when you realize that you have no control over what is going on. You simply experience the plunge and see where it takes you.

Don Piper

#3. There's always that moment when you realize what it's going to be. You might have an overarching theme and you need to fill in the blanks - and then there's this "Aha" moment when you see where it's going. That's the most satisfying part of writing.

Rosanne Cash

#4. Growing up is made up of a million small moments in time, and one of the most painful is the moment you're severed from the whole, when you realize that your parent is complicated and fallible and human.

Vikki Wakefield

#5. Many years ago, when I was once saying sadly to Max it was a pity I couldn't have taken up archaeology when I was a girl, so as to be more knowledgeable on the subject, he said, 'Don't you realize that at this moment you know more about prehistoric pottery than any woman in England?'

Agatha Christie

#6. When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.

Byron Katie

#7. I think every family has that moment when the parents realize they need help and think, Oh my gosh. We cannot do this all alone. Every woman has that panic at some point in motherhood when you feel completely overwhelmed and constantly tired.

Nia Long

#8. The great moment I think in human consciousness is when you realize that the object in front of you is perhaps not nameable or is new, it does not fit a stereotype, and so you need to reconfigure your whole structure of knowledge to account for it.

W. J. T. Mitchell

#9. Ethan gave me an admiring look that wasn't about sex, but about that guy moment when they realize you are not just another pretty face, but maybe, just maybe you can be cute, petite, and one of the guys all at the same time.

Laurell K. Hamilton

#10. In seasons of great pain, despair, and disappointment, He comes. Just when you're at the end of yourself, He comes. He appears at just the right moment - never early, but always at the right time. And it is at this moment that you realize it's not the end. It's the beginning!

Ross Parsley

#11. That awkward moment right before you die when you realize you haven't done enough in life to be considered living." ~Peregrine Storke~

R.K. Ryals

#12. That awkward moment when you realize someone was actually home the whole time you were singing on the tops of your lungs.

Kasey Collin P. Dumdum

#13. There comes a moment when you realize what matters the most in your life. Let that moment be now and that matter be your love and kindness.

Debasish Mridha

#14. I spent a lifetime giving my power away, assuming that everybody knew better what was right for me than me. And then there comes a point in your life you go, Oh, wait a second! There's an a-ha moment when you realize that the only person that can delegate your future is you.

Mariel Hemingway

#15. I realized there was a piece of me that had been waiting for this to happen ever since we'd become friends - the moment when Sloane would realize I wasn't cool enough, or daring enough, to be her best friend.

Morgan Matson

#16. When the door opens, I realize that the only thing worse than waiting is the moment you realize a decision has been made.

Jodi Picoult

#17. And that's the moment when you realize that hopes and dreams are as fucked up as fairytales.

E.K. Blair

#18. When you realize that the feeling you have - is - the response you choose, you are free in that moment.

Bryant McGill

#19. It had been an embarrassing moment, like the one you get when you realize for the first time that you have what it takes to become an accountant.

Sorin Suciu

#20. There is that moment when you are alone with a man and you both realize it. Alone together, there are always possibilities in that. There is a nearly painful awareness of each other. It can lead to awkwardness, to sex, or to fear, depending on the man and the situation.

Laurell K. Hamilton

#21. Living becomes an awesome business when you realize that you spend every moment of your life in the sight and company of an omniscient, omnipresent Creator.

J.I. Packer

#22. When God gives you some opportunities, it is almost like a process that you do not even realize what is recurring at the moment.

Barbara Padilla

#23. So, you pay attention to what is in every moment. And when you do that, then you realize that the presence of God is everywhere.

Deepak Chopra

#24. The moment you understand that there is an essence of purity in you, you will realize reality. The moment you realize reality you will have royalty, and then you don't have to say or do a thing. When your presence will work then you will emit wisdom.

Harbhajan Singh Yogi

#25. And it happens like that. Like when you first realize that there is no such thing as magic. Or that nothing actually answers your prayers, or really even listens. That cold moment of dismay where your feet are kicked from under you, where you're disarmed by a shard of knowing.

Craig Silvey

#26. It's an uncomfortable moment when you realize that there is a crazy person in the room and it's you.

Ruth Cardello

#27. Delirium: "What's the name of the word for the precise moment when you realize that you've actually forgotten how it felt to make love to somebody you really liked a long time ago?"
Dream: "There isn't one."
Delirium: "Oh. I thought maybe there was.

Neil Gaiman

#28. It's that awkward moment when you realize that the only nearby food is you. I

Eric A. Shelman

#29. I just remember that pivotal moment when you're a young adult, and you realize that these authority figures are human beings, too, and they're figuring out their lives just as you are, and they're flawed.

Gia Coppola

#30. Don't worry about achieving. Don't worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can. When you realize you've wandered off again, simply very lightly acknowledge that. This light touch is the golden key to reuniting with our openness.

Pema Chodron

#31. That moment," she told Cath, "when you realize that a guy's looking at you differently - that you're taking up more space in his field of vision. That moment when you know he can't see past you anymore.

Rainbow Rowell

#32. I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum.

Kobe Bryant

#33. I'm always shocked that gay marriage is such a big deal. You have to realize how precious human life is, when there are tsunamis and mudslides, when there are armies and terrorists - at any moment, you could be gone, and potentially in the most brutal fashion.

Jennifer Beals

#34. As an actor, you really want to respect and honor the script. You want to try to be in the moment and you also realize that you're one part of a bigger picture and when they call action, you have your dance.

Carrie-Anne Moss

#35. Never Doubt
There comes a moment when you begin to realize that virtually anything is possible - that nothing is too good to be true.

Kobi Yamada

#36. There's a certain moment when you realize that you've actually just left the planet for a bit and that nobody can touch you ... When it works, baby, you've got wings.

Keith Richards

#37. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. -T-Shirt

Darynda Jones

#38. Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment. When you get away from it, you wonder, did it really happen to you.

Marian Anderson

#39. And when you hang from the gallows. When the door beneath you opens, when your feet do the Devil's Dance, then you will realize in that moment that this has all been for nothing, because there will be no one left to pull your feet.

Pierce Brown

#40. When we get any painful moment, just search for the person who is geting bigger pain than you because at that time you may realize that you are not one who are geting pain in the world.

Ritesh Shrivastav

#41. It's a strange moment when you realize that you don't want to be alive anymore.

Allie Brosh

#42. I'm very used to hurricanes. I'm from Puerto Rico and we have 3 or 4 a year. When you have no power, no light, no email, no place to go, you realize who your loved ones are and where you are in your life at that moment.

Luis D. Ortiz

#43. I didn't realize that it's true what they say, that when your heart is truly broken you can feel the moment it cracks. Until just now. I'm

Kristen Proby

#44. When the lights don't glow the same way that they used to and I finally get a moment to myself, I will realize you were everything I'm missing and you'll tell me you're in love with someone else.

Drake

#45. Every day is perfect because there's no other day! As a friend of mine said, "Ride the horse in the direction it's going." When you do that, you realize that every moment, every breath, every sound, every encounter is a gift. You bloody well better enjoy it.

James Cromwell

#46. Sometimes when you lose someone, it's at that moment that you realize how much they mean to you. And when that happens, and when you think about how you let them slip away, you know you'd do anything just to have them there with you again.

Jennifer Farwell

#47. Isn't it ironic that the perfect moment for
them to admit that they need you in their
life is when you finally realize that you're
well off without them.

In other words,
the devil knows when you are getting close
to heaven.

Pierre Alex Jeanty

#48. What's the name of the word for the precise moment when you realize that you've actually forgotten how it felt to make love to somebody you really liked a long time ago?

Neil Gaiman