Importunately Quotes & Sayings

That it was valuable rather than merely expensive. Ramsey's — Lionel Shriver

Thou content to leave thy prayer in his hands, who knows when to give, and how to give, and what to give, and what to withhold. So pleading, earnestly, importunately, yet with humility and resignation, thou shalt surely prevail. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

A successful politician does not have convictions; he has emotions. — Ellen Glasgow

I am a proud flag-flying geek at heart and definitely a Trekkie/Trekker! — Teresa Medeiros

Sure, if you saw your friend in hell, you would persuade him hard to come thence, if that would serve ; and why do you not now persuade him to prevent it? The charity of our ignorant forefathers may rise up in judgment against us, and condemn us. They would give all their estates almost, for so many masses, or pardons, to deliver the souls of their friends from a feigned purgatory, and we will not so much as importunately admonish and entreat them, to save theme from the certain flames of hell ; though this may be effectual to do them good, and the other will do none (403). Hadst thou rather he should burn for ever in hell, than thou shouldst lose his favour, or the maintenance thou hast from him? (408) — Richard Baxter

I know some actors feel classes are not cool or they create negative public relations, but I continue to crave the story just beyond my reach. To grasp that brass ring I need to continue to fine-tune my talents. — Michael Welch

A moratorium on opportunities, please. I need to recover from the last one. — Mason Cooley

By believing in an imaginary invisible supernatural entity, humans may become good citizens. But this is not religion. This is merely an illusion of religion. — Abhijit Naskar

I've been giving a little gamble on the roulette and just sitting having a coffee with the fans, chatting away. — Ricky Hatton

I write nonfiction because individuals are unique and go through different experiences, our collective experiences enhances all our lives. — Thaddeus Lawrence

Right sensation... wrong guy. — Meg Cabot

The Universe operates on a basic principle of economics: everything has its
cost. We pay to create our future, we pay for the mistakes of the past. We
pay for every change we make ... and we pay just as dearly if we refuse to
change. — Brian Herbert

Educationalists who think they can understand the young are enthusiasts. Youth does not want to be understood; it wants only to be let alone. It preserves itself immune against the insidious bacillus of being understood. The grown-up who would approach it too importunately is as ridiculous in its eyes as if he had put on children's clothes. We may feel with our youth, but youth does not feel with us. That is its salvation. — Erich Maria Remarque

I just can't wait for the future. — Amanda Seyfried

I've never been arrested in my life. Never had cuffs put on me, never been charged with a crime, never spent one day in jail. — Jesse Ventura

We don't need love to be eternal, only to be in our lives here and now. — Marty Rubin

If [George] Zimmerman had been arrested for domestic violence, Trayvon Martin might still be alive. — Gloria Steinem