Drained Quotes

101 quotes by 94 authors

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life into them. — Samuel Butler
The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drained away. When their substance is drained… — Sun Tzu
I felt white, drained of blood, cared for, purified. Peaceful. — Margaret Atwood
Once the forest has been removed and the swamp starts being drained, that organic matter begins to oxidise and give off continuing emissions. It's sort… — Frances Ford Seymour
If European symbols and traditions have grown tired, perfunctory and oppressively banal in Australia, or been drained of spirit and meaning by the dreary dictates… — Michael Leunig
Weeds don't need planting in well-drained soil; they don't ask for fertilizer or bits of rag to scare away the birds. They come without invitation;… — Norman Nicholson
There has come a time when we can no longer remain silent but must speak up for our country which is being sold, abused, mined,… — Di Morrissey
When I do work, I get so much done in such a concentrated time that once Iâ€™m through a series, Iâ€™m so drained I donâ€™t… — Cindy Sherman
Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the road people were on my back. The last six years… — Roger Maris
Great fear, conformity, immorality: these are heavy burdens. They drain us of creative energy. And when we are drained of creative energy, we do not… — David McCallum
It's somewhat of a normal procedure sometimes when you have a knee drained... so long as it's not something you have to do every game. — James Worthy
In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I… — Pete Sampras
I ultimately decided that I couldn't beat it more than three times a day, (I) was just too drained and chapped. That's what Radiohead is… — Thom Yorke
By the time the children go to bed, I am as drained as any mother who has spent her day working, car pooling, building Lego… — Ayelet Waldman
Even as a child, even as my blood-past was drained from me, I understood that if I were strong enough to accept it, I was… — Anne Michaels
I've always found it difficult to start with a definite idea, but if I start with a pond that's being drained because of a diesel… — Bobbie Ann Mason
We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give… — Deval Patrick
Though introverts are drained by interaction, we can take immense pleasure in watching the scene around us. — Laurie Helgoe
The bonding of women that is woman-loving, or Gyn/affection, is very different from male bonding. Male bonding has been the glue of male dominance. It… — Sheila Jeffreys
But the main point is that soldiers, after fighting for some time, are apt to be like burned-out cinders. They have shot off their ammunition,… — Carl von Clausewitz

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