Nov. 15, 2024, 5:45 a.m.
In a world brimming with words and wisdom, the insights shared by individuals named Thomas have stood the test of time, resonating with people across diverse cultures and generations. These quotes and sayings encapsulate the essence of human experience, offering reflections on love, life, courage, and resilience. Whether drawing from famous Thomases throughout history or contemporary thinkers, these curated quotes promise to inspire and provoke thoughtful reflection. Join us as we explore the top 31 Thomas quotes, each offering a unique lens through which to view the world.
1. “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - Benjamin Franklin
2. “Empty knight, Harry! Morgan? Morgan? What's wrong with your head?" Thomas shrugged."I don't think he did it."Morgan wouldn't cross the street to piss on you if you were on fire!" Thomas growled, "He's finally getting his comeuppance. Why should you lift a finger?” - Jim Butcher
3. “Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.” - Thomas Jefferson
4. “I’m not Thomas Jefferson. He was a pussy!” - Charlie Sheen
5. “There was another pause and then Bastien clucked and snapped, "Dammit, Thomas! Inez is one of my best employees."He pulled the phone away from his ear to peer at it with disbelief, and then slapped it back to his head. "What the hell has that got to do with anything?""Well, if you had to find your lifemate, couldn't it have been someone else's employee. I'm going to lose her now. She'll want to be with you and come to Canada and--” - Lynsay Sands
6. “Have you talked to her?""What would you have had me say Bastien? Oh, I'm sorry Inez. I didn't mean to bite you, my fangs slipped.” - Lynsay Sands
7. “Inez? I'm sorry I bit you," he said with sincere regret, and then inspiration made him add, "Bastien made me do it.” - Lynsay Sands
8. “I'm mortal. You really don't want me falling down stairs and breaking my neck.""I'd catch you," he assured her solemnly. "I'll always be there to catch you, Inez.” - Lynsay Sands
9. “I'd rather lose her from my life, but know she was alive and well than lose her altogether to death.” - Lynsay Sands
10. “Kill me. If you’ve ever been my friend, kill me.” - James Dashner
11. “WICKED is good” - James Dashner
12. “She's alive," Thomas said, not opening his eyes."What?" Will was caught off guard."The one you come back for. Her. Tessa. She's with Sophie.” - Cassandra Clare
13. “He's Gandalf on crack and an IV of Red Bull, with a big leather coat and a .44 revolver in his pocket.” - Jim Butcher
14. “Lissianna said, smacking Thomas in the arm. “What were you thinking? They don’t waltz here.” “I was thinking I didn’t want my uncle clasping my butt, and our chests rubbing together as he stepped on my feet while trying to shuffle me around the floor,” Thomas answered dryly.” - Lynsay Sands
15. “Mr. Sourpuss Pants God I love her Nicholas " Thomas crowed. When he noticed that neither Nicholas nor Inez looked impressed by the words he added quickly "In a totally sister-in-law type fashion of course.” - Lynsay Sands
16. “I just...feel like I need to save everyone. To redeem myself.” - James Dashner
17. “Anabel shrugs. “Then take an earlier flight today so you get to see her at the airport, stupid.”Tom shakes his head. “I came to see both of you. To spend time with my womenfolk because I miss you like hell.”They’re both smiling and he knows he has said and done the right thing and that’s enough for him. Anabel reaches over and hugs him. “You’re the best brother in the world, Tom.”When she pulls away from the hug, she slaps him on the cheek. “Are you over it now?” she snaps. “Let’s go!” she says, grabbing their mother’s keys out of her hands. “I’m sick and tired of you people living interstate and overseas from people you want to be with. You’re ruining my life! All of you!” - Melina Marchetta
18. “They drive back home to grab his backpack and as he bends and kisses his grandma Agnes, she scrunches a one-hundred-dollar bill in his hand. “Buy yourself some chocolates, Tom.”It’s what she’d say to him as a kid with a twenty cent coin.” - Melina Marchetta
19. “You can know someone all your life, like your parents or family, but I’ll tell you this, Ned. There’s an expression on their face, or a tone in their voice, or a way they walk, that you’ve never ever seen before.Like they’ve kept it hidden. Until their brother dies. Or their son. I remember those days and they were like these strangers and I wanted to say, Who are you people?” - Melina Marchetta
20. “Despite the voice in his head that says he doesn’t want anything that’s owed to his father, Tom can’t wait to get his hands on it.“Just take it. Hit your old man over the head with it. You’re dying to.” - Melina Marchetta
21. “He came third in the state for woodwork,”Francesca explains. “We actually had to be proud of him for a whole week. Tough times.” - Melina Marchetta
22. “Worse still, he doesn’t know how to follow the piper anymore because it’s a path Tom has lost faith in.And the piper knows it. Tom can see it in his father’s eyes now. And the more he stares, the clearer it becomes.” - Melina Marchetta
23. “Tom always did anger well. Hid it well, but showed it even better” - Melina Marchetta
24. “What about the contacts your mum had?” his dad asked.“I rang and spoke to four very polite computers who gave me all these options and then cut out on me. Then I tried the post office, because they were advertising, and I spoke to another computer. Very rude, that one. Don’t think it recognized ‘Are you shitting me?’ as an option.”“You know why that is?”“Why is that, Dominic?” Tom had asked drolly, because he knew he was going to be told why.“Because we don’t live in a society anymore, Tom. We live in an economy. We’re not citizens. We’re customers. That’s what this government’s done to us.” - Melina Marchetta
25. “They have a quick verbal exchange but only get to cover the alphabet from A to F, outdoing each other with the most choice of words.” - Melina Marchetta
26. “And you, Tommy” the boy said, lowering his voice. “You’ve got a lot of nerve coming here and asking me to leave with you. A lot of bloody nerve. The sight of you makes me sick” - James Dashner
27. “What I have is surface. Grooming, good genetics, whatever. Whether you've rolled out of bed an hour ago without having had a shower for three days, or you're wearing a designer suit, there is a deep, perfect beauty to you that takes my breath away.” - Joey W. Hill
28. “Still in Bed?" Thomas had asked with amusement, as Lissianna had blinked at them. "I am so glad you got at least a little rest today. I feared you'd work Greg to death while the rest of us tried to sleep.” - Lynsay Sands
29. “Minho was the first one to speak since the food had come. “Maybe we should just give in to those shuckfaces. Do what they want. One day we’ll all sit around, fat and happy.”Thomas knew he didn’t mean a word of it. “Yeah, maybe you can find a nice pretty girl who works here, settle down, get married and have kids. Just in time for the world to end in a sea of lunatics.”Minho kept at it. “WICKED’s going to figure out this blueprint business and we’ll all live happily ever after.” - James Dashner
30. “And then they were kissing. Something exploded within his chest burning away the tension and confusion and fear. Burning away the hurt of seconds earlier. For a moment it felt like nothing mattered anymore. Like nothing would matter ever again.” - James Dashner
31. “Social psychologist argued that even severe mental illness was the result of society labeling unusual behavior rather than of biochemical processes.” - Thomas Scheff