Capricious Quotes

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I wondered over again for the hundredth time what could be the principle which, in the wildest, most lawless, fantastically chaotic, apparently capricious work of… — George MacDonald
We are being governed by the dregs of the nation - and their brutality is so capricious that no one can feel certain that he… — Iris Origo
One of the most striking and fundamental things about probability theory is that it leads to an understanding of the otherwise strange fact that events… — Warren Weaver
Iâ€™ve worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with… — Warren Buffett
Unconsciously, I fell in love with the small round sphere, with its amusing and capricious rebounds which sometimes play with me. — Fabien Barthez
The sadistic narcissist perceives himself as Godlike, ruthless and devoid of scruples, capricious and unfathomable, emotion-less and non-sexual, omniscient, omnipotent and omni-present, a plague, a… — Sam Vaknin
Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. — Fred Brooks
Sometimes it can feel like the whole globe is spinning with irredeemable losses, capricious natural disasters and crimes so outrageously evil they dismantle any attempt… — Karen Russell
Death is supposed to be the great equalizer, but that's never true. Death is random, capricious, unconcerned, a flagrant player of favorites. It keeps its… — Kenneth Turan
O Logic: born gatekeeper to the Temple of Science, victim of capricious destiny: doomed hitherto to be the drudge of pedants: come to the aid… — Jeremy Bentham
Opportunity can benefit no man who has not fitted himself to seize it and use it. Opportunity woos the worthy, shuns the unworthy. Prepare yourself… — B. C. Forbes
For many people, God is a frightening idea. Asking God for help doesn't seem very comforting if we think of Him as something outside ourselves,… — Marianne Williamson
It's not that stock prices are capricious. It's that the news is capricious. — Burton Malkiel
"...arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and as a matter of law, unsupportable." — Luther L. Bohanon
The turnip is a capricious vegetable, which seems reluctant to show itself at its best. — Waverley Root
Actors have this amazing skill - we bond quite quickly but equally we move on quite quickly. There's nothing particularly cold or capricious about it… — Natalie Dormer
The mind is the most capricious of insects â€” flitting, fluttering. — Virginia Woolf
Ugly women may be naturally quite as capricious as pretty ones; but as they are never petted and spoiled, and as no allowances are made… — Anatole France
Any test that turns on what is offensive to the communitys standards is too loose, too capricious, too destructive of freedom of expression to be… — William O. Douglas
Emotional and psychological pain were to become, perhaps, the most powerful force in molding the course of my life. For some people, pain and hurt… — Joseph Girzone

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