In both cases, weakness and scruples had defeated strength and ruthlessness. — Ken Follett 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
“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
To save our imperiled honor everything must be sacrificed, even virtue. — Jean Racine Copy Share Image
A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves. — Confucius Copy Share Image
“The bodies in my floor all trusted someone. Now I walk on them to tea.” — Victoria Schwab Copy Share Image
“Anyone who had not had his determination, ruthlessness, and luck deserved pretty much whatever shit he handed to them.” — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
Never underestimate the ruthlessness of the ego to keep you in a state of suffering in which you voluntarily participate. — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
There is an efficiency inspired by love which goes far beyond and is much greater than the efficiency of ambition; and without… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I suspect that one of capitalism's crucial assets derives from the fact that the imagination of economists, including its critics, lags well… — Zygmunt Bauman 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
“He'd been given an assignment to write about teen beauty pageants [...], which he'd accepted because he enjoyed blood sports as much… — David Baldacci 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
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
On my estate, there are older guys and there are dangerous things happening. But I had my ball with me and that… — Reiss Nelson 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
“... the repression of primitive, violent impulses in favor of civilized behavior was a control mechanism for the more shrewdly aggressive dominators… — R. U. Sirius 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
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
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
“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
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
If greed were not the master of modern man, how could it be that the frenzy of economic activity does not abate… — E. F. Schumacher Copy Share Image
There is an efficiency inspired by love which goes far beyond and is much greater than the efficiency of ambition; and without… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Ruthlessness and cold logic, it seems, can accomplish almost anything.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“The ruthlessness of the godly invalidated their claims of virtue.” — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“He was young, gorgeous, a Ruthledge, and just enough ruthlessness to put him on the right side of edgy.” — Sylvia Day Copy Share Image
“You must firmly, absolutely and ruthlessly protect your safety and sanity.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
'I could kill you like this,' Peter whispered. 'Just press and press until you're dead'. — Orson Scott Card 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
You have ruthlessness in your bones and ice in your heart, Clarissa. Don't tell me any differently. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Ruthlessness is the most practical of emotions, Reen's voice whispered. She ignored it.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
Jim and I hit it off immediately, partly because our interests were astonishingly similar and partly, I suspect, because a certain youthful… — Francis Crick Copy Share Image
It is important to have a perspective then only through seeing the world is it possible to transcend ideas such as the… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
'So if we can we'll kill every last of the buggers, and if they can they'll kill every last one of us.… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
What nature does blindly, slowly and ruthlessly, man may do providently, quickly, and kindly. As it lies within his power, so it… — Francis Galton Copy Share Image
The hatred and cruelty which have their source in selfishness are ineffectual things compared with the venom and ruthlessness born of selflessness. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Perhaps this war will pass like the others which divided us leaving us dead, killing us along with the killers but the… — Pablo Neruda Copy Share Image
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