327 Quotes About Butterfly

  • Author Cillian Murphy
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    I've always felt kind of safe on stage, protected. I've talked to other performers about this and they feel the same things, particularly in the live arena. I never get nervous going on stage to do a play. Doing film or television I'll have more butterflies.

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  • Author Edward R. Murrow
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    The best speakers know enough to be scared…the only difference between the pros and the novices is that the pros have trained the butterflies to fly in formation.

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  • Author Freddie Mercury
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    My soul has painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends...

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  • Author Joaquin Miller
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    The gold-barr'd butterflies to and from And over the waterside wander'd and wove As heedless and idle as clouds that rove And drift by the peaks of perpetual snow.

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  • Author John Muir
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    Large flocks of butterflies, all kinds of happy insects, seem to be in a perfect fever of joy and sportive gladness.

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  • Author Marianne Moore
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    As for butterflies, I can hardly conceive of one's attending upon you; but to question the congruence of the complement is vain, if it exists.

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