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Ceiling Quotes

Every gain made by individuals or societies is almost instantly taken for granted. The luminous ceiling toward which we raise our longing eyes becomes, when we have climbed to the next floor, a stretch of disregarded linoleum beneath our feet Picture Quote #1

Aside from the posters, wherever there was room, there were books. Stacks and stacks of books. Books crammed into mismatched shelves and towers of books up to the ceiling. I liked my books Picture Quote #1

I never thought I was breaking a glass ceiling. I just had to do what I had to do, and it never occurred to me not to Picture Quote #1

The walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. It tasted delicious Picture Quote #1

My head was a condemned church with a ceiling of bats, but I swung from this dark mood to euphoria when I thought about leaving Picture Quote #1

Lonliness evaporated off of them like the steam off dry ice, and by morning it was just a cloud on the ceiling of the room, then gone with the light Picture Quote #1

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I had risked everything, and I had nothing to show for it but my open hand, lying empty and palm up toward the ceiling Picture Quote #1

I just laid around in my bed, looking at the ceiling, and I smiled because it was a nice kind of quiet Picture Quote #1

As I lay on my back in bed staring up at the blank, white ceiling the stillness seemed to grow bigger and bigger until I felt my eardrums would burst with it Picture Quote #1

For I could not read or speak and on the long nights I could not turn the moon off or count the lights of cars across the ceiling Picture Quote #1

We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library, whose walls are covered to the ceiling with books in many different languages. The child knows that someone must have written those books. It does not know who or how. It does not understand the the languages in which they are written. The child notes a definite plan in the arrangement of the books, a mysterious order, which it does not comprehend but only dimly suspects Picture Quote #1

Although we were not able to shatter that highest and hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you it has 18 million cracks in it, and the light is shining through like never before, filling us all with the hope and the sure knowledge that the path will be a little easier next time, and we are going to keep working to make it so, today keep with me and stand for me, we still have so much to do together, we made history, and lets make some more Picture Quote #1

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And when one person taps out a beat, while another leads into the melody, or when three people discover a harmony they never knew existed, or a crowd joins in on a chorus as though to raise the ceiling a few feet higher, then they also know there is hope for the world Picture Quote #1

The firelight magnified our shadows, glinted off the silver, flickered high upon the walls; its reflection roared orange in the windowpanes as if a city were burning outside. The whoosh of the flames was like a flock of birds, trapped and beating in a whirlwind near the ceiling. And I wouldn’t have been at all surprised if the long mahogany banquet table, draped in linen, laden with china and candles and fruit and flowers, had simply vanished into thin air, like a magic casket in a fairy story Picture Quote #1

There’s also, I think more so in the music business and especially for women, this ceiling that people put on you if you have children or a family and decide to spend time with them Picture Quote #1

I can write, he floated up to the ceiling, and a baby rabbit came out of his pocket, grew wings, and flew away. and you will believe that it really happened. That’s magic, isn’t it? Picture Quote #1

It’s not about what the speaker wants. It’s not about necessarily what I want. There’s two other principles involved here. It’s what the constituents in my district want, and they didn’t want to raise the debt ceiling unless there were significant structural reforms and spending cuts to help us balance our budget Picture Quote #1

You can have money piled to the ceiling but the size of your funeral is still going to depend on the weather Picture Quote #1

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It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse Picture Quote #1

I used to look at these pictures of trumpeters pointing their instrument to the ceiling. Stunning pictures, but if you play the trumpet and point it upwards, all the spit comes back into your mouth! Picture Quote #1

Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it Picture Quote #1

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a coloured pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling Picture Quote #1

When President Obama was in the Senate, when he was a U. S. Senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. And he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point Picture Quote #1

Raising the debt ceiling is not additional spending. It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow the money you need to pay the bills you have already rung up Picture Quote #1

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I guess the glass ceiling is in the West. For us, it’s the glass wall Picture Quote #1

Tonight, we can say with pride that, in America, there is no barrier too great and no ceiling too high to break Picture Quote #1

That awkward moment when you sleep over at a friends and wake up before they do and all you can do is stare at the ceiling Picture Quote #1

My home has a split personality. Some of the rooms are very French antique. Think Aubusson rugs, turquoise ceramic jugs, sandbag pillows, and broken birdcages. The other half is very Aztec. Neon ikat fabric pillows, vintage books piled up to the ceiling, and shutters from Bali Picture Quote #1

The debt ceiling debacle is almost a horrible metaphor: It’s as if a bomb went off at 800 Pennsylvania Avenue and sent shrapnel flying in every direction. I don’t know what these guys think they’re doing, but it looks like they’re committing political suicide Picture Quote #1

When you don’t have as much debt as we do, we don’t have to worry about having this debt ceiling fight every single year. And I really think people are getting sick of having this news cycle every single year from Congress, from the Washington bubble Picture Quote #1

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Every gain made by individuals or societies is almost instantly taken for granted. The luminous ceiling toward which we raise our longing eyes becomes, when we have climbed to the next floor, a stretch of disregarded linoleum beneath our feet (Ceiling Quotes) Aside from the posters, wherever there was room, there were books. Stacks and stacks of books. Books crammed into mismatched shelves and towers of books up to the ceiling. I liked my books (Ceiling Quotes) I never thought I was breaking a glass ceiling. I just had to do what I had to do, and it never occurred to me not to (Ceiling Quotes) The walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. It tasted delicious (Ceiling Quotes) My head was a condemned church with a ceiling of bats, but I swung from this dark mood to euphoria when I thought about leaving (Ceiling Quotes) Lonliness evaporated off of them like the steam off dry ice, and by morning it was just a cloud on the ceiling of the room, then gone with the light (Ceiling Quotes) I had risked everything, and I had nothing to show for it but my open hand, lying empty and palm up toward the ceiling (Ceiling Quotes) I just laid around in my bed, looking at the ceiling, and I smiled because it was a nice kind of quiet (Ceiling Quotes) As I lay on my back in bed staring up at the blank, white ceiling the stillness seemed to grow bigger and bigger until I felt my eardrums would burst with it (Ceiling Quotes) For I could not read or speak and on the long nights I could not turn the moon off or count the lights of cars across the ceiling (Ceiling Quotes) We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library, whose walls are covered to the ceiling with books in many different languages. The child knows that someone must have written those books. It does not know who or how. It does not understand the the languages in which they are written. The child notes a definite plan in the arrangement of the books, a mysterious order, which it does not comprehend but only dimly suspects (Ceiling Quotes) Although we were not able to shatter that highest and hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you it has 18 million cracks in it, and the light is shining through like never before, filling us all with the hope and the sure knowledge that the path will be a little easier next time, and we are going to keep working to make it so, today keep with me and stand for me, we still have so much to do together, we made history, and lets make some more (Ceiling Quotes) And when one person taps out a beat, while another leads into the melody, or when three people discover a harmony they never knew existed, or a crowd joins in on a chorus as though to raise the ceiling a few feet higher, then they also know there is hope for the world (Ceiling Quotes) The firelight magnified our shadows, glinted off the silver, flickered high upon the walls; its reflection roared orange in the windowpanes as if a city were burning outside. The whoosh of the flames was like a flock of birds, trapped and beating in a whirlwind near the ceiling. And I wouldn’t have been at all surprised if the long mahogany banquet table, draped in linen, laden with china and candles and fruit and flowers, had simply vanished into thin air, like a magic casket in a fairy story (Ceiling Quotes) There’s also, I think more so in the music business and especially for women, this ceiling that people put on you if you have children or a family and decide to spend time with them (Ceiling Quotes) I can write, he floated up to the ceiling, and a baby rabbit came out of his pocket, grew wings, and flew away. and you will believe that it really happened. That’s magic, isn’t it? (Ceiling Quotes) It’s not about what the speaker wants. It’s not about necessarily what I want. There’s two other principles involved here. It’s what the constituents in my district want, and they didn’t want to raise the debt ceiling unless there were significant structural reforms and spending cuts to help us balance our budget (Ceiling Quotes) You can have money piled to the ceiling but the size of your funeral is still going to depend on the weather (Ceiling Quotes) It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse (Ceiling Quotes) I used to look at these pictures of trumpeters pointing their instrument to the ceiling. Stunning pictures, but if you play the trumpet and point it upwards, all the spit comes back into your mouth! (Ceiling Quotes) Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it (Ceiling Quotes) Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a coloured pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling (Ceiling Quotes) When President Obama was in the Senate, when he was a U. S. Senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. And he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point (Ceiling Quotes) Raising the debt ceiling is not additional spending. It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow the money you need to pay the bills you have already rung up (Ceiling Quotes) I guess the glass ceiling is in the West. For us, it’s the glass wall (Ceiling Quotes) Tonight, we can say with pride that, in America, there is no barrier too great and no ceiling too high to break (Ceiling Quotes) That awkward moment when you sleep over at a friends and wake up before they do and all you can do is stare at the ceiling (Ceiling Quotes) My home has a split personality. Some of the rooms are very French antique. Think Aubusson rugs, turquoise ceramic jugs, sandbag pillows, and broken birdcages. The other half is very Aztec. Neon ikat fabric pillows, vintage books piled up to the ceiling, and shutters from Bali (Ceiling Quotes) The debt ceiling debacle is almost a horrible metaphor: It’s as if a bomb went off at 800 Pennsylvania Avenue and sent shrapnel flying in every direction. I don’t know what these guys think they’re doing, but it looks like they’re committing political suicide (Ceiling Quotes) When you don’t have as much debt as we do, we don’t have to worry about having this debt ceiling fight every single year. And I really think people are getting sick of having this news cycle every single year from Congress, from the Washington bubble (Ceiling Quotes)

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