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Attractions Quotes

Words on what truly draws us in.

These attractions quotes look at what genuinely pulls people toward a career, a place, or a feeling - from the draw of exploring a new medium to the quiet Beauty found in comfort and ease.

The land of Beulah lies beyond the valley of the shadow of death. Many Christians spend all their days in a continual bustle, doing good. They are too busy to find either the valley or Beulah. Virtues they have, but...

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

Too little is it considered, while we gaze on aristocratic beauty, how much good food, soft lying, warm wrapping, ease of mind, have to do with the attractions which command our admiration.

Quotes by Samuel Lover

I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.

Quotes by Neil Armstrong

Besides, I always thought that one of the great attractions of practising law was what I like to call the collegiality of the profession and I think that duty of collegiality applies even when we are retired.

Quotes by Len G. Murray

Almost Everything Quotes

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were gay, just for starters. They didn't have a name for it, but their primary affections and intellectual attractions were all for other men.

Quotes by Larry Kramer

We were so fundamental that almost everything had been stripped away from the place of worship. Think of the role words can play, when all other enticements and sensual attractions are gone.

Quotes by James D. Houston

But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, anticipated pleasures vanished, and all crude ideas began to resolve themselves into shape.

Quotes by Henry Morton Stanley

I had a fear of becoming anything, a fear of becoming a specialist. I might have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor, that's your specialty in life and you are defined by it. One of the attractions...

Quotes by Graham Swift

What an enthusiastic devotion is that which sends a man from the attractions of home, the ties of neighbourhood, the bonds of country, to range plains, valleys, hills, mountains, for a new flower.

Quotes by Dorothea Dix

Anticipated Quotes

Working on 'Open All Hours' had some unexpected perks, not least the attractions of the canteen at the BBC's rehearsal studios in West London.

Quotes by David Jason

One of the attractions for me of having 'Watchmen' made into the first Motion Comic was just that - it was breaking new ground.

Quotes by Dave Gibbons

Because bisexual people almost have a foot in the gay and the straight world, their friends can misunderstand them too. Like if a bisexual man starts dating another man, people are like 'Ah, he's gay,' but you know, bisexual people...

Quotes by Courtney Act

I enjoy all aspects of it, I don't have a preference for any medium. I think each of them has its attractions and I would hope they each inform the other in some way.

Quotes by Cillian Murphy

The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.

Quotes by Andy Warhol

Aristocratic Quotes

One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

Aldous Huxley

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these attractions quotes focus on?
They cover the different things people find themselves drawn to, from the pull of a new career like astronaut work to the quiet comforts wrapped up in Beauty.
Do the quotes talk about physical appearance?
A couple touch on aristocratic beauty and admiration, but most are about broader pulls - career, faith, and everyday comfort - rather than looks alone.
Is there a quote about careers in this collection?
Yes, one reflects on why law can be appealing beyond the work itself, pointing to the sense of collegiality among peers in the profession.
What's the quote about worship about?
It describes a stripped-down place of worship where ordinary distractions are removed, leaving only the pull of words themselves.
Are these quotes upbeat or reflective?
Mostly reflective - they slow down to notice why something appeals to us, rather than simply celebrating the attraction itself.

Others speak to the collegial pull of a profession or the sensory Aristocratic pleasures we admire, reminding us that attraction isn't always about the obvious.