Callous Quotes

65 quotes by 61 authors

... since birth control roots in a species of selfishness, the spiritual life of the user of contraceptives is also weakened. Women seem to become… — John Andreas Widtsoe
Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost… — Oliver Goldsmith
A sentimentalist is one who delights to have high and devout emotions stirred whilst reading in an arm-chair, or in a prayer meeting, but he… — Oswald Chambers
Without dark clouds in our lives, we would never know the joy of sunshine. We can become callous and unteachable if we do not learn… — Billy Graham
We certainly noted that when given the opportunity, women handle money more efficiently. They have long term vision, they manage money more carefully. Men are… — Muhammad Yunus
Hope? Hope is not the absence of tragedy, my friend. It is the conviction that tragedy can be endured. Hope is the spark in you… — Travis Beacham
It made me feel particularly sickened to know that this kind of callous attitude toward animals is repeated again and again in laboratories around this… — Jane Goodall
CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another. — Ambrose Bierce
The heart and hand of those who always mete out become callous from always meting out. — Friedrich Nietzsche
It appears the Kochs are among the most defensive billionaires, preferring the comfy confines of their callous and intellectually dishonest world view. — Robert Greenwald
The most callous, stupid things were done just because regulations required them...It was not until 1983, for example, that U.S. federal agencies stated that substances… — Peter Singer
Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people â€“ mothers, children, babies, civilians â€“ lost their lives as a result of… — Chinua Achebe
Don't act so callous to blank out good friends who failed on their way to success, just because something unusual hindered them, but you meandered… — Michael Bassey
Humans call animals 'dumb'... after they robbed their entire own precious world. They are intelligent beings in their own right, and thoroughly self-sufficient... if not… — Adela Popescu
CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another. When Zeno was told that one of his enemies was no more he… — Ambrose Bierce
The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder the… — Karl Marx
I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come… — John Lydon
The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous… — Dennis Prager
Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the… — Virginia Woolf
People give pain, are callous and insensitive, empty and cruel...but place heals the hurt, soothes the outrage, fills the terrible vacuum that these human beings… — Eudora Welty

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