Deflected Quotes

23 quotes by 20 authors

...History shows that ... (people) can be deflected from their natural tendencies by artful propaganda, bogus crises, or other political trickery. — Robert Higgs
We must not allow ourselves to be deflected by the feminists who are anxious to force us to regard the two sexes as completely equal… — Sigmund Freud
He is so efficient. He seems to be playing smarter, more confidently. I think they have given him more responsibility. He's very, very accurate and… — Unknown Author
This Cruel Age has deflected me... — Anna Akhmatova
Men and women who are lonely create. Those who are gregarious rarely do... Any poet would rather bed with a girl than write a poem… — Burton Rascoe
India is content with itself, and driven by the will to sit on the high table of prosperity. It will not be deflected in its… — Pranab Mukherjee
Perhaps the earliest memories I have are of being a stubborn, determined child. Through the years my mother has told me that it was fortunate… — Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
It wasn't idealism that made me, from the beginning, want a more secure and rational society. It was an intellectual judgment, to which I still… — Raymond Williams
You can get on with your job. I'm going to get on with mine. And mine is to deliver for the people of Northern Ireland,… — Peter Hain
What I'm very upset about is the attempt to dictate to museums what they show, and the statements made by politicians in Washington that have… — Hans Haacke
Every light has a point where it is brightest and a point toward which it wanders to lose itself completely. It must be intercepted to… — Josef von Sternberg
Curiosity, which may or may not eventuate in something useful, is probably the most outstanding characteristic of modern thinking ... Institutions of learning should be… — Abraham Flexner
Being a reader is sort of like being president, except reading involves fewer state dinners, usually. You have this agenda you want to get through,… — Nick Hornby
If you lie to your husband - even about something so banal as how much you drink - each lie is a brick in a… — Mary Karr
This cruel age has deflected me, like a river from this course. Strayed from its familiar shores, my changeling life has flowed into a sister… — Anna Akhmatova
Sanabalis never seemed to eat, and he deflected most of her questions about Dragon cuisine. Then again, he deflected most of her questions about Dragons,… — Michelle Sagara
Not one of your pertinent ancestors was squashed, devoured, drowned, starved, stranded, stuck fast, untimely wounded, or otherwise deflected from its life's quest of delivering… — Bill Bryson
In the unspoilt state of innocent childhood, practically every human being has a natural and direct feeling for the existence of God Almighty. But as… — Nirmala Srivastava
In retrospect, it is evident that the emphasis on 'man as enemy' deflected attention away from focus on improving relationships between women and men, ways… — Author M
Point made. Question deflected. Spoiled bitch put in her pace. — Jhiess Krieg

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20 authors contributed a total of 23 Deflected Quotes as follows: