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Quotes About Sure

There was never anything by the wit of man so well devised, or so sure established, which in continuance of time hath not been corrupted.
~ Book of Common Prayer
Yeah, I am pretty sure of myself.
~ Lee Child
And she's striken with sudden nostalgia for the life she's been so eager to pack away, she wishes there was some way of being everything at once–grown and sure and clever, young and protected and new.
~ Sonya Hartnett
There are occasions when the general belief of the people, even though it be groundless, works its effect as sure as truth itself.
~ Friedrich Schiller
Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment.
~ Roger Bacon
That kind of discipline whose pungent severity is in the manifestations of paternal love, compassion, and tenderness is the most sure of its object.
~ Hosea Ballou
am not at all sure how we should tackle such a crisis, but on the basis of what we know so far, I would suggest, as a start, quarantining Texas. I
~ Bill Bryson
And then you came back, you The angel of destruction-just as I felt sure. In a moment, at your touch, there is nothing but ruin.
~ T.S. Eliot
I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas.
~ Tahir Shah
And I will love you; for such as I am, I do not give my love lightly, but once given it is sure. Only remember this, if ever you make an enemy of me, your life shall be as dust or sand in the wind. For what a demon loves and loses he will destroy, and my power is the mightiest you are ever likely to know.
~ Tanith Lee
One thing that I am sure of... is that whatever the contingencies that may arise, wherever I am there will be no Communism
~ Francisco Franco
Kat and Will must have been quietly plotting their escape for years, and I'd been so intent on making sure that their homework was done and their desks were tidy and their shoelaces tied that I'd missed all the signs.
~ Stephen Goodwin
Goodly-Wise is the Many Gifted; let all men honor him and perform endless homage to the One who sustains all with his Swift Sure Hand.
~ Stephen R. Lawhead
Pity is sworn servant unto love: And this be sure, wherever it begin To make the way, it lets your master in.
~ Willa Cather
The faithfulness of the heavenly father is forever sure.
~ Laiah Gifty Akita
Multiple exclamation marks,' he went on, shaking his head, 'are a sure sign of a diseased mind.
~ Terry Pratchett
I know my audience, and they, in turn, know my cinema. When I pick a subject, it's for a family audience. I shoot and edit my films keeping them in mind. I'm dead sure about the product that bears my name.
~ Rohit Shetty
The Knicks left me open a lot of times the last time we played them, and I was just making sure I took the shots that were there.
~ Reggie Lewis
He cursed himself and cursed the hubris which had made him so sure the battle was won and the enemy in flight.
~ Ian Fleming
What is this?" he whispered. "Mangoes." My father always said mangoes with a Quillonian were a sure bet. I hadn't realized how much of a sure bet. Orro licked the fruit again, looked at it, and suddenly bit into it, shredding the yellow pulp. He'd wolfed down half a mango before he realized I was still there and froze, pieces of mango on his whiskers. "Don't see me.
~ Ilona Andrews
The more rapidly truth is spread among mankind the better it will be for them. Only let us be sure that it is the truth.
~ Thomas Huxley
Evolving into a middle-aged person is quite interesting if we can understand what it means. I would like to think it meant being a bit sure of what I want.
~ Dawn French
To be sure, Jesus will not follow you––you are called to follow Him.
~ Steven J. Lawson
Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child's play.
~ Thomas Hardy