Onion Layer Quotes

“To understand a woman, a man had to peel away layer after layer of words, much as one must peel away an onion to get at the desired part.”

— Tamar Myers

“Our identity is like that of an onion; with each experience we endure, a layer is peeled away, finally revealing who we really are at the core.”

— Afnan Ahmad Mia

“Life is like an onion; you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.”

— Carl Sandburg

“Could it be, God forbid, that nationality is only a superficial, insignificant layer of the onion that is your being? What would you think of the man who would say of himself 'I am an overcoat' just because he happened to be wearing one?”

— Jean-Christophe Valtat

“George Bernard Shaw, in a toast at a dinner feting Albert Einstein, proclaimed, "Science is always wrong. It never solves a problem without creating 10 more." Isn't that glorious? Science (and I think this applies to all kinds of research and scholarship) produces ignorance, possibly at a faster rate than it produces knowledge. Science, then, is not like the onion in the often used analogy of stripping away layer after layer to get at some core, central, fundamental truth. Rather it's like the magic well: no matter how”

— Stuart Firestein

“Behind every face lies a mask. Behind it lies another onion layer of mask. If you peel the skins, you may cry.”

— Khang Kijarro Nguyen

“Life peels us like an onion and every layer is softer and sweeter.”

— Kristen Heitzmann

“It's my personal onion theory. See, it's like we've all got layers on layers, going deep inside, to layer ten, that place where we're spiritual and private. But we don't show those deep layers.”

— Dandi Daley Mackall

“It was what we Japanese called the onion life, peeling away a layer at a time and crying all the while.”

— Arthur Golden

“Acting is like peeling an onion. You have to peel away each layer to reveal another.”

— Juliette Binoche

“Life is like an onion: you peel off layer after layer and then you find there is nothing in it.”

— James Huneker

“He was no longer strictly a man, if he had ever been one. He was like an onion, slowly peeling away one layer at a time, only it was the trappings of humanity that seemed to be peeling away: organized reflection, memory, possibly even free will  ...  if there ever had been such a thing.”

— Stephen King

“It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.”

— Patty Duke

“As I write each new Thorne novel, I'm determined that whatever is happening plot-wise, a new layer of the onion will be peeled away and reveal something about Thorne that is surprising to me as much as anyone else. If I can remain interested in the character, then hopefully the reader will stay interested, too.”

— Mark Billingham

“When you are ready, guidance will come. Rely on the people who are in your life now; face your dark energies as honestly as you can; respect your boundaries and those of everyone around you. As you peel back each layer of the onion, the teacher who can lead you on will show up, almost miraculously matching the very moment when guidance is needed.”

— Deepak Chopra

“A good or great performance is like peeling an onion; in every scene you reveal another layer, something the audience hasn't seen until then. They stay involved because they are constantly learning about and discovering the character they are watching. They can't take you for granted and it keeps them hooked.”

— Larry Moss

“Man is like an onion. His potential is exposed one layer at a time until all he is, is known by all.”

— Myles Munroe

“Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or second layer.”

— Warren G. Bennis