Lady Gaga
Singer, Actress
"Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy."
Bruises quotes
Bruises
61 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Anne Sexton
Poet, Author
"Be careful of words, / ... they can be both daisies and bruises."
George R. R. Martin
Novelist, Screenwriter
"A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better."
Melissa McCarthy
Actress, Comedian
"Comedy to me is all about the bumps and bruises and weird tics."
Douglas Wilson
Author
"For the people of God, the Word of God leaves pleasant bruises."
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"To be sure, theory is useful. But without warmth of heart and without love it bruises the very ones it claims to save."
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"I'll never forget one morning I walked in and I had a hell of a bruise - it had been a difficult night the night before - and a client said to me, 'Good God, Vidal, what happened to your face?' And I said, 'Oh, nothing, madam, I just fell over a hairpin.'"
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"Who remove stones, bruise their fingers."
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"Tate grabbed me, hugging me so hard, I knew I'd have bruises. He was probably unaware of it, not having had much time to get used to his new strength. I pushed at him, "Tate...you're squeezing me too hard." He let go of me so fast I almost staggered. "Oh Christ, I can't do anything right!"
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"The human heart is like a millstone in a mill: when you put wheat under it, it turns and grinds and bruises the wheat to flour; if you put no wheat, it still grinds on, but then 'tis itself it grinds and wears away."
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