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Marks Quotes

What we leave behind, and why it matters.

These quotes play with the many meanings of 'marks' - the courage required to earn a true gift, the way time marks us even as we mark time ourselves, and a more personal image of tooth marks left on the heart.

Time marks us while we are marking time.

Quotes by Theodore Roethke

Howard Marks is a great friend and a great Welshman.

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

I've got tooth marks on my heart.

Quotes by Mike Melville

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

Quotes by Katherine Anne Porter

Emotion Quotes

While a people preserves its language; it preserves the marks of liberty.

Quotes by Jose Rizal

Respect and a gentlemanly character - those are marks of a Nebraskan.

Quotes by Jeff Fortenberry

I was bitten by a viper; there were two marks on my hand.

Quotes by Hina Khan

'Yellow Face' marks my summation of multiculturalism.

Quotes by David Henry Hwang

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of 'marks' appear here?
The quotes move from the courage behind a true gift to literal tooth marks left on a heart, and language as a mark of liberty.
Is there a quote about time and marking?
Yes, one line plays on the phrase directly: time marks us while we are marking time, blending the literal and figurative senses.
Does any quote connect marks to language?
One quote argues that a community holding on to its native tongue is really safeguarding the signs of its own freedom.
What's the emotional register of these marks quotes?
Mostly reflective and a little melancholic, treating marks as lasting evidence of experience rather than damage.
Who would search for marks quotes like these?
Readers interested in Identity, legacy, and the quiet Judgment we make about what leaves a permanent impression.

One closing line ties preserving a language to holding on to a nation's freedom itself. See more on Identity and the quiet Judgment we carry about what leaves a lasting mark.