Bent Quotes

474 quotes by 417 authors

Chaos theory, a more recent invention, is equally fertile ground for those with a bent for abusing sense. It is unfortunately named, for 'chaos' implies… — Richard Dawkins
I don't get it: they re-package the same shitty football games every year, update a few stats, call it a new game and millions of… — Maddox
Those born blind cannot see; similarly blind are those in the grip of lust. Proud men have no perception of evil; and those bent on… — Chanakya
Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and tongue are added… — Robert Fortune
In Romania, I train on a bar that is bent. My gym has bad lighting and very little heat in the winters. Here in America,… — Nicu Vlad
We are the fed up grass roots movement of goose flesh, hell bent on living this one life by the way we feel our spines,… — Buddy Wakefield
Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous… — Karen Armstrong
Beware of a misfit occupation. . . . Consider carefully your natural bent, whether for business or a profession. — Marshall Field
People are rarely diabolic or bent enthusiastically on evil. As a rule, they are only weak; they cannot resist temptation and thus give way to… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
He who is bent on doing evil can never want occasion. — Publilius Syrus
As in a theatre, the eyes of men, after a well-graced actor leaves the stage, are idly bent on him that enters next. — William Shakespeare
Being uncertain and scared and riddled with doubt some days isn't a sign of bad things to come. It's actually quite the opposite. After all,… — Lysa TerKeurst
When the world grinds you down, bent to tear you apart, cling to what you hold dear, and stay true to your heart. For the… — Wes Fesler
A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them on every side and at… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Savior desires to save us from our inadequacies as well as our sins. Inadequacy is not the same as being sinful - we have… — Bruce C. Hafen
As it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow. The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up.… — Laozi
We are all so bent and determined to get what we want, we miss the lessons that could be learned from life's experiences. Many of… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Strange bent over these things, with a concentration to rival Minervois's own, questioning, criticizing and proposing. Strange and the two engravers spoke French to each… — Susanna Clarke
I have heard that if you pull a bent breath through the second hole of a harmonica tuned to the key of Georgia while a… — Buddy Wakefield
To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform. — John Negroponte

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