Broken Quotes — Page 37

Novelist, Screenwriter

“Er — have the Bludgers ever killed anyone?” Harry asked, hoping he sounded offhand. “Never at Hogwarts. We’ve had a couple of broken jaws but nothing worse than that. You don’t have to worry about the Quaffle or the Bludgers —” “— unless they crack my head open.” “Don’t worry, the Weasleys are more than a match for the Bludgers — I mean, they’re like a pair of human Bludgers themselves.”

Mean Couple Broken

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Novelist, Short Story Writer, Journalist

“The woman let out an expansive laugh that resounded through the house like a spray of broken glass.”

Laughing Broken Glasses

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Oliver Stone

Filmmaker, Screenwriter

“I don't agree with Bernie Sanders that the banks should be broken up at this point. But Hillary Clinton's acceptance of huge contributions from Goldman Sachs and others... And we don't debate what Clinton has done. She has a public record. She's been Secretary of State. She's basically a candidate of Wall Street, for Wall Street.”

Wall Broken Acceptance

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Naomi Watts

Actress

“My spirit had been broken a bit over the years by my having to work on films I didn't love. Hollywood's a surreal place, and it really is an assault on your spirit.”

Years Broken Hollywood

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Madonna Ciccone

Singer

“I wake up every morning and it's like when you break up with somebody who has really broken your heart.”

Heart Morning Broken

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Mahatma Gandhi

Political Leader

“My religion teaches me that a promise once made or a vow once taken for a worthy object may not be broken.”

Taken Broken Promise

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Laozi

Philosopher

“There are three layers to the universe. In the lower, Tai Ching, and the middle, Shan Ching, the hindrance of a physical bodily existence is required. Those who fail to live consistently in accord with the Tao reside here. In the upper, Yu Ching, there is only Tao: the bondage of form is broken, and the only thing existing is the exquisite energy dance of the immortal divine beings.”

Energy Three Broken

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Laozi

Philosopher

“When Simplicity is broken up, it is made into instruments. Evolved individuals who employ them, are made into leaders. In this way, the Great System is United.”

Leader Broken Simplicity

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J. R. R. Tolkien

Novelist, Scholar

“After some time he felt for his pipe. It was not broken, and that was something. Then he felt for his pouch, and there was some tobacco in it, and that was something more. Then he felt for matches and he could not find any at all, and that shattered his hopes completely.”

Broken Shattered Pipe

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J. R. R. Tolkien

Novelist, Scholar

“Seek for the Sword that was broken In Imladris it dwells; There shall be counsels taken Stronger than Morgul-spells. There shall be shown a token That Doom is near at hand, For Isuldur's Bane shall waken, And the halfling forth shall stand.”

Hands Taken Broken

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Ice Cube

Rapper, Actor

“I like to deal with things I heard about, ... People are always getting their house broken into around the holidays. That's when the crime rate goes up.”

People Broken Holiday

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Napoleon Hill

Author, Motivational Speaker

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”

Strong Sacrifice Broken

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