Extremes Quotes · Page 11

Anti-Semitism, as an extreme form of racial chauvinism, is the most dangerous vestige of cannibalism.

— Joseph Stalin

As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.

— Swami Vivekananda

It showed a kind of obscenity you see only in nature, an obscenity so extreme that it dissolves imperceptibly into beauty.

— Richard Preston

When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.

— John Maynard Keynes

Pop music I have always loved best. But the more extreme, fascist-led examples of the music business I tend to detest the…

— John Lydon

We must remember how apt man is to extremes--rushing from credulity and weakness to suspicion and distrust.

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

i have to cross the river of extreme awkwardness in order to get to the paradise on the other side.

— David Levithan

For me, I am still very happy to be able to do stage design as it's an opportunity to express the extreme.

— Christian Lacroix

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Focusing totally on technique, you lose the essence and power of simplicity... The other extreme is just as bad; you see it…

— George L. Carlson

I find that if you take the various popular song forms to their logical extremes, you can arrive at almost anything from…

— Tom Lehrer

The border between editing and ghostwriting is, at its extremes, a bit porous. An editor really improves and sometimes restructures a manuscript…

— Judith Thurman

We are already seeing a degree of instability in the world because Obama seems to have consciously wanted to step back. Donald…

— Paul Wolfowitz

I have a problem with capitalism, in it's extreme sense. At the same time communism, I have a problem with that, because…

— Jaz Coleman

Certain souls seem hard because they are capable of strong feelings, and they sometimes go to rather extreme lengths; their apparent unconcern…

— Marquis de Sade

I've always been the type of person - you know, I kind of am extreme. So you know, I'm not like, 'Oh,…

— Lecrae

The inflow of capital from the developed countries is the prerequisite for the establishment of economic dependence. This inflow takes various forms:…

— Che Guevara

I used to write a monthly column for the 'New York Times' syndicate. But I stopped because I found it really hard…

— Salman Rushdie

The public, as a whole, finds reassurance in longevity, and, after the necessary interlude of reaction, is disposed to recognize extreme old…

— Vita Sackville-West

We have a culture that is indirect in the extreme, where by the time you're five years old, you've watched tons of…

— Michael Ventura

If fate is a shape-shifter, then loves is too. It can be, anyway, in its most dangerous form. It´s your best day…

— Deb Caletti

But on the other hand, if you come under circumstances where each person is entitled to a pro-rata share of the pot,…

— Milton Friedman

The states of birth, suffering, love, and death, are extreme states: extreme, universal, and inescapable. We all know this, but we would…

— Anonymous

People are angry that things as common sense as securing the border and eliminating sanctuary cities are being framed as extreme views.…

— Carly Fiorina

Unless there is an element of risk in our exploits for God, there is no need for faith.

— Hudson Taylor

I've always been a fan of just extreme things. Whether it be in movies, books, TV or real life.

— Rob Zombie

My acting range has always been something between the two extremes of 'raises left eyebrow' and 'raises right eyebrow.'

— Roger Moore

I tend to be what I would call more progressive than conservative, but I think either extreme is excessive.

— Sydney Pollack

India is a functioning democracy despite its extreme poverty, India has stayed the course.

— Manmohan Singh

I’m always interested in films that are about extreme subject matters.

— Nicole Kidman

Extreme sports tricks are becoming increasingly complex, the courses ever more challenging and crashes all too common.

— Lucy Walker

It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another.

— Jonathan Swift

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship; and it seems hard to justify an incitement to it on anti-censorial principles.

— George Bernard Shaw

Sometimes I just like the feeling of being a minority and seeing how far you can push yourself in extreme circumstances.

— Tom Freston

One of Dickens' biggest influences was the growth of London as a Victorian city, and the extremes being created as it expanded.

— Danny Boyle

The graceful pride of truth knows no extremes, and preserves, in every latitude of life, the right-angled character of man.

— Thomas Paine

The fate of all extremes is such: men may be read, as well as books, too much.

— Alexander Pope Q

Get yourself in that extreme state of being next to madness. You should always write with an erection. Even if you're a…

— Tom Robbins

I had noticed that both in the very poor and very rich extremes of society the mad were often allowed to mingle…

— Charles Bukowski

A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty.

— Eric Ries