Bordering Quotes

30 quotes by 27 authors

San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness. — Herb Caen
So far from having a materialistic tendency, the supposed introduction into the earth at successive geological periods of life,-sensation,-instinct,-the intelligence of the higher mammalia bordering… — Charles Lyell
The life of a mathematician is dominated by an insatiable curiosity, a desire bordering on passion to solve the problems he is studying. — Jean Dieudonne
Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people in Ukraine which is a bordering state, very close to… — Garry Kasparov
Consider love: is there a nobler outpouring, a rapture less suspect? Its shudders rival music, compete with the tears of solitude and of ecstasy: sublime...but… — Emile M. Cioran
What does physical eroticism signify if not a violation of the very being of its practitioners? â€“ A violation bordering on death, bordering on murder? — Georges Bataille
The most foreign fighters in Iraq are wearing British and American uniforms. The level of self-delusion is bordering frankly on the racist. The vast majority… — George Galloway
I had a constant fascination with the darkside. It is another world, bordering on insanity, and demonic possession, or what I thought was my own… — Glenn Hughes
From several of the Indian tribes inhabiting the country bordering on Lake Erie purchases have been made of lands on conditions very favorable to the… — James Monroe
Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labor of love… — Steven Saylor
What a pity people don't take as much trouble with their own breeding as intelligent racehorse owners do. But then I suppose it is bordering… — Jeffrey Bernard
My husband claims I have an unhealthy obsession with secondhand bookshops. That I spend too much time daydreaming altogether. But either you intrinsically understand the… — Kathleen Tessaro
Lethargy bordering on sloth remains the cornerstone of our investment style. The exception was Wells Fargo, a superbly-managed, high-return banking operation in which we increased… — Warren Buffett
Lethargy, bordering on sloth should remain the cornerstone of an investment style. — Warren Buffett
Benign neglect, bordering on sloth, remains the hallmark of our investment process. — Warren Buffett
The enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious and there is no rational explanation of it. — Eugene Wigner
As a kid, I never thought I'd be an actress. Never, ever, ever, no way. I was really shy - bordering on social disorder shy… — Rebel Wilson
Despite the goings-on in Congress, I don't believe the USA is bordering on madness. I believe Mexico and Canada are. — Robert Breault
When I see some of the people who are glorified in magazines these days - who are so thin it's bordering on sickness - I… — Katherine Heigl
The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius. — Guy de Maupassant

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