Quotes

Words worth keeping

296 quotes — from Indian and world voices, in English, Hindi and Urdu — while our publisher catalog grows.

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If someone were to harm my family or a friend or somebody I love, I would eat them. I might end up in jail for 500 years, but I would eat them.

— Johnny Depp
Love Humor

I’ve been fighting to be who I am all my life. What’s the point of being who I am, if I can’t have the person who was worth all the fighting for?

— Stephanie Lennox
Inspirational Love Humor Relationships

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.

— Douglas Adams
Humor

Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.

— Charles M. Schulz
Love Humor

Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.

— Mae West
Humor

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.

— Zig Ziglar
Inspirational Humor

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

— Will Rogers
Humor

What's up?" I asked.You tell me," he said. "You were the one about ready to start making out with Adrian."It was an experiment," I said. "It was part of my therapy."What the hell kind of therapy are you in?

— Richelle Mead
Humor

It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.

— Rick Riordan
Humor

I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.

— Mark Twain
Humor

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

— Phyllis Diller
Humor

Did you see that dress?� "I saw the dress.� "Did you like it?� He didn't answer. I took that as a yes. "Am I going to endanger my reputation if I wear it to the dance?� When he spoke, I could barely hear him. "You'll endanger the school.� I smiled and fell asleep.

— Richelle Mead
Humor

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.

— Charles Lamb
Humor

If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out.

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Humor

Why do people say "grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.

— Sheng Wang
Humor Women

World quotes adapted from the Abirate/english_quotes dataset (CC BY 4.0). Indian-figure and Hindi/Urdu quotes are a curated compilation of widely-attributed public sayings.