Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure.

No woman ever yet either reasoned or acted long together consequentially; but some little thing, some love, some resentment, somepresent momentary interest, some supposed…

— Lord Chesterfield

In presenting a mathematical argument the great thing is to give the educated reader the chance to catch on at once to the momentary…

— John Edensor Littlewood

Our obsession with material things and lack of self-worth is evident in our need for an abundance of momentary luxuries and must-have amenities that…

— T.I

the greater part of the suffering in the world is caused not by wicked intents and hard hearts, but by the careless desire to…

— Marah Ellis Ryan

Our worlds are so momentary. We are along all our lives and then go off that way as well.

— Joe Meno

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Drunkeness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness.

— Bertrand Russell

Like the panic stricken populace of 'The War of the Worlds' and countless other 1950s invasion movies, the victims are there to provide the…

— Andrew Tudor

Social laughter is momentary, soon burns itself out and passes away like the fire and smokes of straw, but genius shakes the very skies…

— Boris Sidis

Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

— Anonymous

A mass of dust, world's momentary slave, Is man, in state of our old Adam made, Soon born to die, soon flourishing to fade.

— Barnabe Barnes

Music, being identical with heaven, isn't a thing of momentary thrills, or even hourly ones. It's a condition of eternity.

— Gustav Holst

The important task rarely must be done today, or even this week...But the urgent task calls for instant action...The momentary appeal of these tasks…

— Charles Hummel

Sometimes during the day, I consciously focus on some ordinary object and allow myself a momentary "paying-attention." This paying-attention gives meaning to my life.…

— Robert Fulghum

An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most…

— Felix Adler