Infinitive Phrase Quotes & Sayings

We are the only animals who steal and drink the milk from other species. — Sharon Gannon

As immigrants, we understand better than most that to be an American is a privilege that conveys not just rights but responsibilities. — Jose Andres

Perfect understanding of the infinite requires limitless intellectual capacity; our undivided attention is better suited for humbler aspirations. — Wayne Gerard Trotman

It is folly to put the plough in front of the oxen. — Francois Rabelais

If Wagner lived today, he would probably work with film instead of music. He already knew back then that the Great Art Form would include a sort of fourth dimension; it was really film he was talking about. — Harmony Korine

I am a plant, she said, I need fire, earth, water. Otherwise I will be stunted. And: Is marriage not such a stunting? The fire goes out. The wind grows weak. The earth dries out. The water dwindles. I would die. You too. She tossed her hair over her shoulders. Purple lavender. And what if it wasn't like that, I argued. What if the daily routine, our daily routine, is my promise to you? Your toothbrush next to mine. You get annoyed because I've forgotten to turn the light off in the bathroom. We choose wallpaper we think is horrible a year later. You tell me I'm getting a belly. Your forgetfulness. You've left your umbrella somewhere again. I snore, you can't sleep. In my dream I whisper your name...You tie my tie. Wave goodbye to me as I go to work. I think: you are like a fluttering flag. I think it with a stabbing pain in my heart. For Heaven's sake, is that not enough? Is that not enough to be happy? She turned away: Give me time. I'll think about it. — Milena Michiko Flasar

From where it came and to where it goes, I wish I knew, like the river knows. — Kellie Elmore

I'm very happy that John Tory won. We need a mayor of Toronto that will work with the municipalities of the Greater Toronto Area. We are the economic engine of Canada and we're not operating on all cylinders by any means. — Hazel McCallion

In the early morning hour, just before dawn, lover and beloved wake and take a drink of water. She asks, Do you love me or yourself more? Really, tell the absolute truth. He says, There is nothing left of me. I am like a ruby held up to the sunrise. Is it still a stone, or a world made of redness? It has no resistance to sunlight. The ruby and the sunrise are one. — Jalaluddin Rumi

Tolerance and human rights require each other. — Simon Wiesenthal

Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take can sometimes be the most painful ... — Jose N. Harris