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293 Disturbing quotes by 271 unique authors

One of the things that became clear, and which was actually rather disturbing, was the fact that there was a view which was being expressed… — Thabo Mbeki
That afternoon I came to understand that one of the deepest purposes of intellectual sophistication is to provide distance between us and our most disturbing… — Richard Russo
Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' is not above sudden, disturbing, movements. Since its inception, capitalism has known slumps and recessions, bubble and froth; no one has… — Margaret Thatcher
When people use the word hell, what do they mean? They mean a place, an event, a situation absent of how God desires things to… — Rob Bell
Deeply disturbing in a way that only the most honest stories are, YACCUB is a fiercely written, daring journey through America's urban wilderness and into… — Brandon Massey
It is absurd for a man to kill an elephant. It is not brutal, it is not heroic, and certainly it is not easy; it… — Beryl Markham
When a thing has served its purpose, it will go away. Sometimes it will break. At other times, it will simply die off. Then, there… — Iyanla Vanzant
In the freshness of the present moment, past is gone, future is not yet born, and—if one remains in pure mindfulness and freedom—disturbing thoughts arise… — Matthieu Ricard
I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole. I find nature as a whole disturbing.… — Andy Goldsworthy
Well, sometimes if I go out to dinner with my family, people will come up to me and put their hand across my plate for… — Abdul Qadeer Khan
Life is inherently disturbing. That's why we've created the myths-to help us overcome, defend or deny, to transcend the grim reality of what here seems… — Laurence Overmire
It’s disturbing that people are questioning my sanity for giving up the money. What does that say about our world? — John Moffitt
It's extremely disturbing and unsettling that Sony has taken digital rights management to this level of deceit. — Unknown Author
Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing. — Sarah Zettel
The family is in flux, and signs of trouble are widespread. Expectations remain high. But realities are disturbing. — Robert Neelly Bellah
It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung… — Cornelia Otis Skinner
There are few things more disturbing than to find, in somebody we detest, a moral quality which seems to us demonstrably superior to anything we… — Pamela Hansford Johnson
As presidential authority expands, and the role of Congress diminishes, the American people continue to lose control over their government. Today's assertions of executive power… — Unknown Author
I cite these events because I think they underline two very disturbing phenomena - the loss of U.S. international credibility, the growing U.S. international isolation. — Zbigniew Brzezinski
It is the 'zoomorphic' or 'rattomorphic' fallacy - the expressed or implicit contention that there is no essential difference between rat and man - which… — Ludwig von Bertalanffy
The similarities between street drug abuse and psychotropic prescription drug use are disturbing. Both types are toxic. Both can cause psychosis, damage the brain and… — Unknown Author
I find in all the artists that I admire most a disturbing element, a distortion, giving evidence of a struggle . . . . In… — Henry Moore
Government barriers on Business For example, the Endangered Species Act prevents 'disturbing the habitat' of the spotted owl. That has restricted 4.2 million acres of… — Rush Limbaugh
It remains an astonishing, disturbing fact that in America - a nation where nearly every new drug is subjected to rigorous scrutiny as a potential… — Siddhartha Mukherjee
It is once again the vexing problem of identity within variety; without a solution to this disturbing problem there can be no system, no classification. — Roman Jakobson

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