To save our imperiled honor everything must be sacrificed, even virtue. — Jean Racine Copy Share Image
Disregard for the consequences and for right and wrong nowadays passes as energy. — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
“The ruthlessness of the godly invalidated their claims of virtue.” — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“Ruthlessness and cold logic, it seems, can accomplish almost anything.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“A certain ruthlessness and a sense of alienation from society is as essential to creative writing as it is to armed robbery.” — Nelson Algren Copy Share Image
“I learned to ambush the fear and I managed to turn vulnerability to ruthlessness.” — Euginia Herlihy Copy Share Image
I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management… — Alastair Cook Copy Share Image
The true lesson of the Vietnam War is: certainty of purpose and ruthlessness of execution win wars. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
He jumped at the Giants face, clambered up his lip and nose, and began to dig in the Giant's eye. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“He’d wanted me to believe in his ruthlessness. Then I remembered his words from so long ago: Make me your villain. ” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
There needs to be a ruthlessness in the pursuit otherwise the first sign of a challenge and you just give up! — Bugzy Malone Copy Share Image
Economics dominates politics - and with that domination comes different forms of ruthlessness. — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
I can imagine nothing more wonderful than always wanting to keep a man. It's this NOT wanting to keep them, and yet… — Rose Wilder Lane Copy Share Image
We admire people who work hard, who are objective and thorough. We detest office politicians, toadies, bullies, and pompous asses. We abhor… — David Ogilvy Copy Share Image
In your 20s - and these are generalizations of course - I feel like I didn't care about as many things or… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
I admire people who are very successful. But if that success has been achieved through too much ruthlessness, then I may admire… — Ratan Tata Copy Share Image
The ruthlessness born of self-seeking is ineffectual compared with the ruthlessness sustained by dedication to a holy cause. God wishes, said Calvin,… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
It is possible that the distinction between moral relativism and moral absolutism has sometimes been blurred because an excessively consistent practice of… — Richard Hofstadter Copy Share Image
The price of being oneself is so high and involves so much ruthlessness toward others (or what looks like ruthlessness in our… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
Like one of those fake-smart, middlebrow TV shows, the speciousness of The Social Network is disguised by topicality. It's really a movie… — Armond White Copy Share Image
“In this world, where the strong prey upon the weak, and the cunning manipulate the naive, it is imperative that you become… — Kevin L. Michel Copy Share Image
What is evil? What is - where does the evil come from that lies behind someone like Saddam Hussein, or Radovan Karadzic,… — Mark Danner Copy Share Image
Elizabeth was counting on Marco to keep cousin Mary occupied until after the board meeting was over. A piece of cheese might… — Barbara Taylor Bradford Copy Share Image
The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the… — Robert Ardrey Copy Share Image
But without Adolf Hitler, who was possessed of a demonic personality, a granite will, uncanny instincts, a cold ruthlessness, a remarkable intellect,… — William L. Shirer Copy Share Image
One of the most terrible things about the English education System in Ireland is its ruthlessness...it is cold and mechanical, like the… — Patrick Pearse Copy Share Image
You want to know why I am the perfect champion? Because you can take the strength of John Cena; the intelligence of… — Randy Orton Copy Share Image
When it is established that government by right can take wealth from some and give it to others. When a society establishes… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“You must firmly, absolutely and ruthlessly protect your safety and sanity.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“The bodies in my floor all trusted someone. Now I walk on them to tea.” — Victoria Schwab Copy Share Image
“An ordinary man gets arrogant with beauty, conceited with knowledge and ruthless with power.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“Throughout the history of the Deutschritter the German genius is very evident, romantic idealism implemented with utter ruthlessness.” — Desmond Seward Copy Share Image
You have ruthlessness in your bones and ice in your heart, Clarissa. Don't tell me any differently. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“There is a ruthlessness to the creative act. It often involves a betrayal of the status quo.” — Alan Watt Copy Share Image
The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the… — Robert Ardrey Copy Share Image
A materialistic person is ruthless with other people but kind to himself. A spiritual person is ruthless with himself but kind to… — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
