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Empty Quotes - Page 9

You can't save souls in an empty church.

David Ogilvy (2012). “The Unpublished David Ogilvy”, p.64, Profile Books

The most significant thing is public participation. That assures the Afghan public that our promises are not empty.

"Ashraf Ghani: U.S. Critical To Afghanistan's Future". "Morning Edition" with Scott Neuman, www.npr.org. March 22, 2015.

And empty heads console with empty sound.

Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1835). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot, being the prologue to the satires. Satires, epistles, and odes of Horace imitated. Epitaphs. The Dunciad, in four books”, p.356

A secret is powerful when it is empty.

"Umberto Eco, The Art of Fiction No. 197". Interviewed with Lila Azam Zanganeh, www.theparisreview.org. February 20, 2016.

A canvas is never empty.

Branden Wayne Joseph, Robert Rauschenberg (2003). “Random Order: Robert Rauschenberg and the Neo-avant-garde”, p.21, MIT Press

Empty the pond to get the fish.

Robert Bresson (2016). “Notes on the Cinematograph”, p.44, New York Review of Books

Nobuddy ever listened t' reason on a empty stomach.

Kin Hubbard (1926). “Abe Martin: Hoss Sense and Nonsense”

Obviously, the music and lyrics are in me, but if I let myself get in my own way, I do. I empty out and let it come, and then the music spirits take over.

"Joan Jett Opens Up About Her Biggest Transformation Yet And Looks Back On What Could've Been". Interview with Amy Rose Spiegel, www.buzzfeed.com. September 10, 2013.