Once Quotes

There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he is at once the lover and the beloved.

At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.

Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new.

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

One travels so as to learn once more how to marvel at life in the way a child does. And blessed be the poet, the artist who knows how to keep alive his sense of wonder.

I got arrested once on stage in Memphis for looking too much like Liza Minnelli.

What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet, Long live the weeds and the wildness yet.

A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader.

Sometimes you'll have some things, and sometimes you'll have other things. And you do not need it all at once; it's not good for you.

When something's ending, you go through so many phases, and it can be frustrating. But once you're out on the other side, it's like you can really see all the crazy phases you went through.

You know, I once leased a Mercedes because I got a good deal on it because of my first name.

My personal belief is that everything is always happening all at once.

Once I got my driver's license everybody treated me like I was an adult.

I'm from the element of the streets that says that once you've made it, it's yours. But keep it to yourself.

I mean, I've done different things at different times that I shouldn't have done, once or twice, you know.

But once you become successful, everyone has an idea of what you should do.

I actually washed my window once, and it fell through - it was being held together by the dirt.

I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when we the people, stand once again for the independence from a government that has gotten too big and spends too much and has taken away too much of our liberties.

Klopstock was questioned regarding the meaning of a passage in his poem. He replied, 'God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.'

For an actor to have a role that they're recognized and remembered for over the years, it's unusual. It's very lucky if it happens once - and it's luck that it's happened to me a couple of times.

It's funny how most people love the dead, once you're dead your made for life.

The only honest reaction and true loyalty we get is from our animals. Once they're your friends, you can do no wrong.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her.

The Japanese banks are not having an easy time as they once had.

The Bible shows the clear statement of God's purposes concerning the earth, and man once made its prince. Its opening chapters show that it was intended for man's instruction.

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling.

My daughter teases me once in a while saying, Remember when you used to be my mother and you had black hair?

I once said the Queen of England could use some fashion advice.

But once the ants and termites jumped the high barrier that prevents the vast variety of evolving animal groups from becoming fully social, they dominated the world.