The Fall Quotes

Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall.

With diadem and sceptre high advanced, The lower still I fall; only supreme In misery; such joy ambition finds.

Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north - wind's breath, And stars to set; but all, Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!

Freely we serve, Because we freely love, as in our will To love or not; in this we stand or fall.

And some are fall'n, to disobedience fall'n, And so from Heav'n to deepest Hell; O fall From what high state of bliss into what woe!

Consequently many large railroad systems of heavy capitalization bid fair to run into difficulties on the first serious falling off in general business

Teenagers falling off skateboards - funny. Nut shots - funny. Breaking wind - funny. The world cannot change those. Those three things are columns upon which humor is built.

The conflict between the principle of liberty and the fact of slavery is coming gradually to an issue. Slavery has now the power, and falls into convulsions at the approach of freedom.

The tree falls not at the first stroke.

[Being a coach] is totally different, but I have a new level of respect for coaching that I didn't as a player. So much is expected of you and from your team. Everything falls on your shoulders.

A kind of second childhood falls on so many men. They trade their violence for the promise of a small increase of life span. In effect, the head of the house becomes the youngest child.

Niagara Falls is very nice. I'm very glad I saw it, because from now on if I am asked whether I have seen Niagara Falls I can say yes, and be telling the truth for once.

Only God sees the sparrow fall, but even God doesn't do anything about it.

Misfortune is a fact of nature acceptable to women, especially when it falls on other women.

All things do help the unhappy man to fall.

In spite of all that doctors know, and their studies never end, the best cure of all when spirits fall is a kind note from a friend.

I didn't respond to that. I'm not scared of heights. I'm just scared of falling from heights.

You can fall in the area of your strength as easily as you could fall in the area of your weakness.

Despite the usual idea of a figure skater, I have no rhythm when it comes to even walking off the ice. I fall off curbs all the time.

I was really falling in love with jazz and dedicating myself in that direction.

Having to call your customer service department is like falling off a six story building.

I think it's kind of strange when people talk about how hyped-up the movie is. It almost sets you up for a bigger fall.

Well, I like the rain before it falls.

Once you fall into habits, I think, you're dead as an artist. You have to challenge yourself and never rest on your laurels, never think about what you've done in the past.

...the meaning of my thoughts started to float away from me, like leaves that fall from a tree into a river, I was the tree, the world was the river.

Elusive dreams and vague desires fanned to fiery needs by deadly deeds of falling empires.

I love the expression that 'When your Bible is falling apart, the man isn't.'

Sometimes I feel like there are people just waiting for me to fall. The funny thing is, I can't give them anything. I have just never been a partier, even in school.

If I have a drink in my hand, sometimes it accidentally falls in the direction of the person.

The EU is on the brink of becoming a European Federation by the year 2010... I feel sure that Britain will fall in line.

When a man has been guilty of any vice or folly, the best atonement he can make for it is to warn others not to fall into the like.

A soul exasperated in ills, falls out With everything, its friend, itself.

And if there was no Fall, what then of the need for Redemption? What god was offended and by whom? Some especially touchy cave bear whose skull had been improperly enshrined?

When you are falling --- Dive!

The hardest thing any man can do is to fall down on the ice when it's slippery, and get up and praise the Lord.

One thing I’ve noticed about getting older, it takes twice as much work to get half the results one formerly achieved by falling out of bed.

For many of us, the road is a difficult one, but the path is always there for us to follow, no matter how many times we may fall.

God isn't keeping a record of each time we fall, but He is excited about our progress, and we should be excited, too!

I think you learn how to fall well when you're figure skating. Your reflexes are very acute.

The one and original lovable monster is lost amid all the hydraulic manipulations in what now emerges as the story of a dumb blonde who falls for a huge plastic finger.

It's strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart--even when I'm sure I will.

How describe the delicate thing that happens when a brilliant insect alights on a flower? Words, with their weight, fall upon the picture like birds of prey.

Actors think they're far more important than they are, and that can only lead to hurt. People with colossal self-importance have very far to fall.

Songwriting is hard - it's so easy to fall into the same traps. It's not like I wake up and songs flow out of me.

Love is selfless, it is a weakness, a giving in, a constant falling.

We shouldn't require our politicians to be movie stars. Then again, we're all influenced by charisma. It's hard not to be. We all collectively fall for it.

I often wrangle with myself as an actor, and wrestle with the process. In striving for authenticity I often have the feeling I am falling short.

Each new film is like a trial. Before I step in front of the camera, I do not know whether I am going to fall or whether I am going to fly - and that is exactly the way I want it to stay.

I'm more focused or try to be more focused on my acting and writing and comedy and let the other stuff fall where it may.

You were at the age where you could fall in love with a girl over an expression, over a gesture