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Famous Quotations
This category contains questions and answers about some of the greatest quotes in history including the quotes themselves, their meanings, who said them, and when and where they were said.
7,102 Questions
What are examples of proverbs that are contradictory?
The great wall is only strong when it is at its weakest.
If you love something, let it go.
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Also possible are two different proverbs that seem to be saying opposite things:
Be not the first to put the old aside, nor yet the last by whom the new is tried.
vs:
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
In most cases, the physician makes a midline incision along a straight line from the lowest edge of the vaginal opening to toward the anus. In other cases, the episiotomy is performed by making a diagonal incision across the midline.
During manometry, the patient swallows a thin tube carrying a device that senses changes in pressures in the esophagus. Readings are taken at rest and during swallowing. Medications are sometimes given during.
A small incision is made on the left side of the abdomen; then, an incision is made through the stomach. A small, flexible, hollow tube, usually made of polyvinylchloride or rubber, is inserted into the stomach. The stomach is stitched.
In dagger shall not tarry-what does this phrase mean?
This phrase means that there should be no delay in taking action, especially when it involves using force or making a decision that requires swift action. It suggests a sense of urgency and decisiveness.
Gastrectomy for gastric cancer is almost always done by the traditional "open" surgery technique, which requires a wide incision to open the abdomen. However, some surgeons use a laparoscopic technique that requires only a.
Fasciotomy in the limbs is usually done by a surgeon under general or regional anesthesia. An incision is made in the skin, and a small area of fascia is removed where it will best relieve pressure. Then the incision is closed.
The patient will either lie face-up on his/her back or sit upright in a chair. Medication to decrease secretions, lessen anxiety, and relax the patient are often given prior to the procedure. While breathing through the nose, anesthesia is.
During a vitrectomy, a surgeon makes very small incisions in the eye to remove the gel-like fluid in the center of the eye (vitreous humor). This is done using tiny instruments, including a small tube with a light on the end. The surgeon may also use a laser to seal any leaking blood vessels in the eye.
Where is the quotation 'Go quietly into the night' from?
Go Quietly into the Night
This quote is from William Shakespeare's Henry V. Copied and modified for the film Independence Day. The end speech of the President:
"Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in this history of mankind.
Mankind -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today.
We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore.
We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation.
We're fighting for our right to live, to exist.
And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice:
"We will not go quietly into the night!
We will not vanish without a fight!
We're going to live on! We're going to survive!" Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!
A lot of US Presidents and speechwriters consult the works of Shakespeare to help compile moving speeches.
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Not to be confused with Dylan Thomas, who wrote: "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night:"
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. "
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Quote at the beginning of raise your voice?
"I despise a world which does not feel that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy"
-Ludwig Van Beethoven
"If you know what you know and don't know you really know" basically means if you can accurately assess your own knowledge, then you are on the way to true understanding.
The repetitive usage of the word "know" makes this a tricky phrase.
Another way to say the same thing might be, "If you understand what you know and what you're clueless about, then you are on the way to enlightenment."
Famous quote that Roy Wilkins had?
"One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings." - Roy Wilkins
"Follow your Dreams And is they don't turn out right, try again"
Who said If you cant dazzle them with your brilliance baffle them with your bullsht?
W.C. Fields, a comedian and actor, is commonly attributed with the saying, "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullsht." This quote emphasizes the importance of confidence and showmanship in situations where knowledge or expertise may be lacking.
What is the moon quote in the novel Dear John?
In the novel “Dear John” by Nicholas Sparks, the moon quote is: “I finally understood what the moon had been trying to tell me, that despite all the pain, life goes on. People move on, they change and they grow.”
The quote "A person has an opinion, it's only an opinion, it's never a question of right or wrong" is attributed to Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian author known for works like "The Alchemist" and "Brida". This quote underscores the subjective nature of opinions and highlights that they are not necessarily bound by definitive correctness.
Where does the quote 'my young grasshopper' originally come from and what is the full quote?
The quote "my young grasshopper" originally comes from the 1970s TV show "Kung Fu." The full quote is "Patience, Young Grasshopper," and was commonly said by the character Master Po to his student Kwai Chang Caine.
Poet musicians who celebrated romantic love?
Troubadours were composers and performers of romantic poetry. Their songs mainly dealt with love and the chivalric code. The Duke William IX of Aquitaine is known as the first troubadour. The songs of troubadours exploded late in the twelfth century.
In "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey," Wordsworth describes three stages of his life: his first visit to the abbey as a young man, his return to the site after five years, and his current visit which is imbued with a sense of deep reflection and spiritual connection with nature.
This quote means that in order to achieve something or receive rewards in life, you must put effort into it. Just like playing a trumpet requires you to blow air into it to produce sound, life requires your active participation and input to yield results. If you do not work towards your goals or invest in yourself, you will not see any outcomes.
What does this mean - You rise with the lark and go to bed with the lamb?
LARKS begin the day with the sunrise and Lambs go to sleep early.
the quote suggests that we keep an early schedule and
get enough rest.
Who said Life is not a spectator sport?
It's Jackie Robinson Quotes.
The full sentence is:
"Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you're wasting your life.”
Who said Things are not always as they seem?
The actual quote is:
"Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden."
This appears in The Phaedrus by Plato. It exists as a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus.
