Sheer Quotes · Page 17

The number of nuclear bombs on the planet today - the sheer quantity of weapons of mass destruction in the possession of…

— Marianne Williamson

I think there are very few invisible musical instrument players out there who can claim the chops and sheer perseverance of Björn…

— John Hodgman

The trouble with the theory [of limited and divided government] is that government is not a machine, but a living thing. This…

— Woodrow Wilson

In the war on drugs, state and state law enforcement agencies have been rewarded in cash by the federal government - through…

— Michelle Alexander

I hadn't been there [Comic-Con] before. It's pretty eye-opening, when you haven't been there, just with the sheer amount of fans that…

— Dustin Clare

Anything I've done that really worked happened because, either by sheer will or a lack of options, I was incredibly focused on…

— Evan Williams

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

— Harvey Fierstein

In terms of scope, and in terms of sheer number of characters, we went beyond our limits long ago,

— Masahiro Sakurai

Of what use are the great number of petrifactions, of different species, shape and form which are dug up by naturalists? Perhaps…

— Carl Linnaeus

People tend to believe that good fortune consists of equal parts talent, hard work, and sheer luck. It's hard to deny the…

— Jack McDevitt

For sheer sexiness, a man must be beautiful. Funny. yes. Clever, no.

— Jilly Cooper

I was a journeyman chef of middling abilities. Whatever authority I have as a commenter on this world comes from the sheer…

— Anthony Bourdain

I have gotten so far with my sheer ability to sing.

— KK

Success is not an accident. It is sheer hard work. There is no short-cuts. You have to take the stairs and you…

— Rita Zahara

Hidden behind the facade of pompous jargon and noble affections, there is more sheer larceny per square foot on the floor of…

— Richard Ney

I always loved the sheer physical act of being onstage.

— Rosemary Harris

Work that is pure toil, done solely for the sake of the money it earns, is also sheer drudgery because it is…

— Mortimer Adler

I'm interested in the sheer fascination of beauty - beauty is fascinating.

— Chantal Joffe

Athens' biggest worry was the sheer recklessness of its own democratic government. A simple majority of the citizenry, urged on and incensed…

— Thucydides

Much sheer effort goes into avoiding the truth; left to itself, it sweeps in like the tide.

— Fay Weldon

There are certain things that words on paper can never make a crime, .. There are certain acts that by sheer common…

— Jack Kevorkian

I really feel like there's a void in this world for music that acknowledges that spiritual aspect of these activities as well…

— Taraka Larson

Joy is the sheer evidence of God.

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

I'd love to go and visit the Mosque in Mecca again, just for the sheer beauty of it, not for God -…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

"The people" is that massive portion of a society that lives by its pathetic subjection to sheer immediacy or self-obviousness, and that…

— Kenny Smith