At Rome there were nothing even vaguely resembling modern political parties - although given the stifling impact of these, this may well… — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
Emotional self-control is NOT the same as overcontrol, the stifling of all feeling and spontaneity....when such emotional suppression is chronic, it can… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Nothing is so stifling as symmetry. Symmetry is boredom, the quintessence of mourning. Despair yawns. There is something more terrible than a… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Because I'm always so paranoid about doing corny things, or cheesy things in music, that often I probably don't make as good… — Jay Watson Copy Share Image
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together ... Speech is too often ... the act of quite stifling… — Maurice Maeterlinck Copy Share Image
