The night was still. I could hear his breath coming easily beside me. Occasionally there was a sudden breeze that hit my bare legs, but it was all that remained of a promised windy night. This was the stillness before a thunderstorm. – Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 28. Here an atmosphere of anticipation and foreboding is created, the calm before the storm, foreshadowing that something tumultuous was indeed about to happen.
When I was about fifteen years old…we witnessed a most violent and terrible thunder-storm…I remained, while the storm lasted, watching its progress with curiosity and delight. – Mary Shelley Frankenstein, Chapter 2. Victor’s early fascination with science began when he watched an oak tree being struck by lighting during a violent storm.
At a time like this, the Oval Office should be a command center. Instead, it’s a storm center. There’s only chairs. Just one thing never changes – his determination to deny responsibility and shift the blame. – Bill Clinton On Donald Trump.
In Japan, there are storm channels on either side of the main roads. There were so many times when I’d fall into these ditches because I was lost in stories as I was walking along. It’s still dangerous for me to drive. I’ve driven into the gate outside my house numerous times. – Hideo Kojima
After tea it’s back to painting – a large poplar at dusk with a gathering storm. From time to time instead of this evening painting session I go bowling in one of the neighbouring villages, but not very often. – Gustav Klimt
I’d like to be able to use Storm’s powers for good, like have it rain more in Southern California. We could do with it. – Halle Berry
It doesn’t pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, then he’ll do a heap of thinking about the things you didn’t say. – Jules Renard
The living prophet and the apostles today are as lighthouses in the storm. Steer towards the light of the restored gospel and the inspired teachings of those who represent the Lord on earth. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
On the coming of that tremendous storm which for eight years desolated our country, Mr. Jefferson hesitated not, halted not. – John Tyler
I won’t ski in the backcountry the day after a big storm anymore. The mountains are so humbling. As soon as you think you’re on top or crushing it, that’s when you need to be really careful. – Jimmy Chin
It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree. – James Weldon Johnson
A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more we try to fathom it. – Jonathan Sacks
When you are in the eye of the storm, you are often not aware of the whiplash around you. – Hugh Bonneville
When I was on that boat, I realized the only way I would feel creatively challenged was if I totally changed everything about my environment and put myself in a storm, in a sense. – Josh Lucas
When an executive walked on our floor, it was at their own risk. As far as what others thought of working for me, I know I was very tough at times, and would storm down the hall after watching some bad animation from Korea. But overall, I feel we had a good time. – Joe Murray
In retrospect there were failures enough to go around. There were failures before the storm and failures after the storm. – Jeff Sessions
I don’t see America as a mainland, but as a sea, a big ocean. Sometimes a storm arises, a formidable current develops, and it seems it will engulf everything. Wait a moment, another current will appear and bring the first one to naught. – Jacques Maritain
Artists working for other artists is all about knowing, learning, unlearning, initiating long-term artistic dialogues, making connections, creating covens, and getting temporary shelter from the storm. – Jerry Saltz
In many ways, the longer I live, I understand that there are so many things outside my control. That’s why I believe faith is such a big part of the story. There are so many things that were orchestrated by God, that were put into place to make this perfect storm, that created Linsanity. – Jeremy Lin
A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. – John Muir
No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm. – Charles Kettering
You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what’s happening round you, no matter what the hype or the publicity, you can still manage to make leaps in your work as an artist. – Jimmy Smits
I still remember 1997 when I made the movie ‘Storm Riders;’ that moment, a lot of American producers want to hire me to make movies in the States. – Andrew Lau
Elton John can be a master of the sleight of hand. The arrangements make it seem like there are substantial melodies underneath the tracks – but almost nothing demands repeated listenings. Similarly, he always sounds like he’s singing up a storm, but his voice glosses over the material, reducing most things to an uninteresting sameness. – Jon Landau
I get mad at the New York-based environmentalists because if you were truly environmentalists you wouldn’t have a storm surge system and a sanitary system hooked together here that requires you to close your beaches 10 times a year. – Aubrey McClendon
‘A Storm of Swords’ is a massive volume, and it seemed like it would be shortchanging it to try to cram it into ten episodes. – Bryan Cogman