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Sermon Quotations Archive

Quotations regarding 'Noses'

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I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch Politician (1969-  )
You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn of their noses.
Mary Antin, Russian Activist (1909-1949)
I do not know how to kiss, or I would kiss you. Where do the noses go?
Ingrid Bergman, Swedish Actress (1915-1982)
Most of us don't have to worry about being shot of we poke our noses outside. So we are comfortable, but the people I'm writing about are definitely not comfortable, and being shot while they're still inside is a good possibility.
Octavia Butler, American Writer (1947-2006)
Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches.
Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian (1962-  )
It is fortunate that diplomats have long noses since they usually cannot see beyond them.
Paul Claudel, French Dramatist (1868-1955)
The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.
Joseph Conrad, Polish Novelist (1857-1924)
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
Sam Ewing, American Athlete (1949-  )
To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.
Wavy Gravy, American Activist (1936-  )
Once, when a British Prime Minister sneezed, men half a world away would blow their noses. Now when a British Prime Minister sneezes nobody else will even say 'Bless You'.
Bernard Levin, English Journalist (1928-2004)
There are a lot of people out there who are just waiting that we fail. They brought up the theory that we're one-hit wonders and they want us to fall flat on our noses, just to prove them right.
Mark McGrath, American Musician (1968-  )
I have busted more hippies' noses than all the narcs in the free world.
Ted Nugent, American Musician (1948-  )
All the American women had purple noses and gray lips and their faces were chalk white from terrible powder. I recognized that the United States could be my life's work.
Helena Rubinstein, Polish Businessman (1870-1965)
Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.
King Solomon, Royalty
For some reason most critics have a hard time fixing their minds directly under their noses, and before they see the object that is there they use a telescope upon the horizon to see where it came from.
Allen Tate, American Poet (1899-1979)
I'm disappointed in acting as a craft. I want everything to go back to Orson Welles and fake noses and changing your voice. It's become so much about personality.
Spencer Tracy, American Actor (1900-1967)
Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.
Ivan Turgenev, Russian Novelist (1818-1883)
Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.
Jesse Ventura, American Politician (1952-  )
When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends.
Orson Welles, American Actor (1915-1985)
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