Delicate Quotes

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What kind of choice is it, really, when motherhood forces you into a delicate balancing act -- not just between work and family, as the… — Judith Warner
You can't possibly conduct a proper affair without a lot of deliberating, scheming, speculating, and conniving. It's a delicate balance where the excitement must equal… — John Dufresne
Past conference topics have included strengthening the role of fathers in children's lives, the impact of the media culture on children, the delicate balance between… — Tipper Gore
Politics is a delicate business. I understand that well. But if a party is not willing to stand up for what is right, does it… — Tasha Alexander
Most Americans are born drunk, and really require a little wine or beer to sober them. They have a sort of permanent intoxication from within,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Faith is not a delicate flower which would wither away under the slightest stormy weather. — Mahatma Gandhi
These principles with due regard to time and place, must, in accordance with Christian prudence, be applied to all schools, particularly in the most delicate… — Pope Pius XI
I revere the memory of Mr. F. as an estimable man and most indulgent husband, only necessary to mention Asparagus and it appeared or to… — Charles Dickens
The delicate droop of the petals standing out in relief, is like the eyelid of a child. — Auguste Rodin
Like the enotmologist in search of colorful butterflies, my attention has chased in the gardens of the grey matter cells with delicate and elegant shapes,… — Santiago Ramon y Cajal
I finally managed to try to do away with myself, as neatly and concisely as possible. I would rather die young leaving various accomplishments, some… — Francesca Woodman
The loveliest, sweetest flower that bloomed in paradise, and the first that died, has rarely blossomed since on mortal soil. It is so frail, so… — Elizabeth Fry
I saw a delicate flower had grown up two feet high between the horses' feet and the wheel trach. An inch more to the right… — Henry David Thoreau
But thou that didst appear so fair To fond imagination, Dost rival in the light of day Her delicate creation. — William Wordsworth
As the ego becomes strong it starts surrounding intelligence like a thick layer of darkness. Intelligence is light, ego is darkness. Intelligence is very delicate,… — Rajneesh
It is eminently a weariable faculty, eminently delicate, and incapable of bearing fatigue; so that if we give it too many objects at a time… — John Ruskin
I want an intelligent girl whom I can talk about everything. I want her to be my friend, to be partners. I don't like when… — Bill Kaulitz
On the one hand, we are faced with the stewardship of this beautiful, subtle, incredibly delicate, fragile planet. On the other, we confront the destiny… — Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. The soul that is attached to anything,… — John of the Cross
If church prelates, past or present, had even an inkling of physiology they'd realize that what they term this inner ugliness creates and nourishes the… — Sean O'Casey

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