Enormity Quotes

45 quotes by 42 authors

We are always making God our accomplice, that so we may legalize our own iniquities. Every successful massacre is consecrated by a Te Deum, and… — Henri Frederic Amiel
By measuring individual human worth, the novelist reveals the full enormity of the State — Ian Mcewan
I have had a strong and a long relationship on national security, I've been involved in every national crisis that this nation has faced since… — John McCain
I don't think we really measured the enormity of the whole occasion. I'm very, very surprised. We never expected it. When I set out in… — Duncan Fletcher
I used many times to touch my own chest and feel, under its asthmatic quiver, the engine of the heart and lungs and blood and… — Stephen Fry
Let me say for now that we knew once the Creation was broken, true fathering would be much more lacking than mothering. Don't misunderstand me,… — William P. Young
In a way, the worldâˆ’view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it. They could be made to accept the… — George Orwell
Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It's not sitting… — Barack Obama
She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking… — Harper Lee
And yet, words are the passkeys to our souls. Without them, we can't really share the enormity of our lives. — Diane Ackerman
My hair would continue to gray, and then one day, it would fall out entirely, and then, on a day meaninglessly close to the present… — Gary Shteyngart
Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits, people who think the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier will patch all the holes… — Jon Krakauer
Once you experience enormity, it lingers everywhere you look, and want to be every word you say. — David Levithan
And just like that, the universe goes wrong. Just like that, all the enormity seems to shrink into a ball and float away from my… — David Levithan
I'm not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks that stand in… — Barack Obama
Is there any moral enormity which might not be justified by imitation of such a Deity? — John Stuart Mill
When coal came into the picture, it took about 50 or 60 years to displace timber. Then, crude oil was found, and it took 60,… — Rex Tillerson
Growing up in Ireland, when my family received important news, good or bad, we would boil water and make tea. It was the first thing… — Roma Downey
I am certain more emergency supplemental bills will be needed before this process is concluded. In fact, there is a point I have repeated several… — Jo Bonner
As I write at the end, if we step back and face the enormity of the torrent, then we have taken the first step to… — Todd Gitlin

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