Before Quotes

In other words, the man who is born into existence deals first with language; this is a given. He is even caught in it before his birth.

When the characters are really alive before their author, the latter does nothing but follow them in their action, in their words, in the situations which they suggest to him.

And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.

We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

I don't usually direct actors in the classic sense of that word. Instead, I try to remind the characters before the shoot what's going on in a very simple way. I then watch them, their inventions as actors, approving or not approving what they're doing.

My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.

I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it.

There's a whole generation of women who never really heard the word investment before, when it came to fashion. They've been buying things because they were cheap.

Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before.

I love the description of Gothic churches before the printed word, that they were the bibles of the poor.

But when you get a bit older, and I hate to use the word, quite a bit more established, people take more notice and conducting becomes a great deal easier. You don't have battles like you had before.

The trouble with the dictionary is that you have to know how a word is spelled before you can look it up to see how it is spelled.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.

We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted.

Well, very long ago, on the spot where the Wild Wood waves now, before ever it had planted itself and grown up to what it now is, there was a city - a city of people, you know.

The Sookie Stackhouse novels were selling well before the TV show, but the TV show led to a lot more exposure and readers. And a lot went on to read my other work. It was a wonderful thing for my bank account.

I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing. It spread civilization to Africa. Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing.

Dancing is a wonderful training for girls, it's the first way you learn to guess what a man is going to do before he does it.

I hope to have some more cracks at some wonderful roles before I go to the Great Beyond.

I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing. It spread civilization to Africa. Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing.

I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.

When Buddy played, he played all out, all the time. It was a wonder he didn't keel over and die before he did.

Do not allow to slip away from you freedoms the people who came before you won with such hard knocks.

I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before.

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five.

You know, there were 29 Democratic votes for censure in the Senate. And if the Republicans had any sense, they would have censured him before the '98 midterm election, and they would have won the election.

I think that it won't be long before a team calls that says, 'Just go do what you do'.