Fragile Quotes · Page 10

The commonsense rules of the "real world" are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions.

— Tim Ferriss

“Like it's all so fragile and could disappear with just the wrong look or the wrong words.”

— Donna Cooner

The fragile, rare thing is beautiful simply because it is fragile and rare.

— Anonymous

Any system that is deprived of its natural volatility, with government up (unintelligible) volatile, any system becomes very fragile.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

..and me holding this moment that was as fragile as a bird in my hands

— Maggie Stiefvater

I am too fragile. I am trapped in glass and I want to break out and breathe deep but I'm too afraid…

— Lynn

Life is fragile, unless your in the NFL in which case you'll need to wear padding.

— Dov Davidoff

I pretend to be strong so you won't see me weak. But inside I'm just a fragile little twig.

— Anonymous

Coppi? Is he the one we followed in the Giro del Piemonte? The guy who is as skinny as an asparagus? He…

— Gino Bartali

The view of earth is absolutely spectacular, and the feeling of looking back and seeing your planet as a planet is just…

— Sally Ride

The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.

— Julia Gillard

We have arrived at the point where the public are right in thinking that John Prescott no longer serves a purpose in…

— Andrew Lansley

Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.

— Margaret Mead

“Silence gradually spread its great, fragile butterfly wings across the ward. The sun had disappeared, replaced by grey and rain. This particular…

— Martin Page

White people are so fragile, God bless 'em. 'Well, I didn't own slaves.' No you didn't. Nobody is asking you to take…

— Rhiannon Giddens

Being married is amazing. Being married is incredibly difficult. Being married can seem impossibly hard. Being married is incredibly beautiful. Yes, marriage…

— Lysa TerKeurst

“No amount of soul searching would fix my past. There was no magical Band-Aid I could stick on my heart, no special…

— Julie Johnson

The weapons that were once outside sharpening themselves on war are now indoors there, in the fortress, fragile in glass cases; Why…

— Margaret Atwood

I had a few problems. I didn't realise it until I started going to therapy. I did it for 10 years, two…

— Stefano Gabbana

The World Trade Organization, The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund and other financial institutions virtually write economic policy and parliamentary legislation.…

— Arundhati Roy

I think having kids just makes you want to do things to help people. You have children, and you see how fragile…

— Lisa Marie Presley

What you learn is often determined by what you need to know. If you think you're weak, you will learn that you…

— John Bingham

If [Pope's Francis] media-generated popularity, fragile as that may turn out to be when the world discovers that the pope is really…

— George Weigel

The Bankers' New Clothes makes a simple, powerful argument: that banks need to raise more capital. It is entirely persuasive that the…

— Diane Coyle

Learn to respect this sacred moment of birth, as fragile, as fleeting, as elusive as dawn.

— Frederick Leboyer

“Our bodies are stronger and faster, but our hearts are just as fragile, remember that.”

— J.A. Saare

Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling.

— Simone Weil

Ideas are the most fragile things in the world, and if you do not write them down, they will be lost forever.

— Phil Cooke

“A woman's orgasm is such a fragile thing, dependant as much upon her mind as on her clitoris.”

— Megan Hart

“Bringing you closer to the fragile edge of living is the job of a writer.”

— Julie Rodelli

“In this Fragile world, Crystals won’t do…. I just want you to hold.”

— Michelle Geaney

Life is more fragile and precious than I can comprehend, but believe me, I'm trying.

— John O'Callaghan

Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning…

— Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

“Life is fragile. Screw all that hesitant bullshit. We were going to go for it.”

— Charles Sheehan-Miles

On the surface I look fragile and insecure; you have to know me very well.

— Anne Parillaud

Snapshots, moments, mere seconds: as fragile and beautiful and hopeless as a single butterfly, flapping on against a gathering wind.

— Lauren Oliver

Life is so fragile, so brief. And we seemingly work so hard at trying to ignore that.

— Elizabeth Berg

TRUST is a fragile thing. Easy to break, Easy to lose and one of the hardest things to ever get back.

— Anonymous

The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in.

— Robert A. Heinlein

My hair is extremely dry and fragile, so moisture is key. I love black castor oil, shea butter, and lots of water.

— Philomena Kwao