Extreme Quotes

1081 Extreme quotes by 885 unique authors

Greece is an extreme case: a country where both the level of spending and the level of taxation were unsustainable! — Malcolm Turnbull
In extreme situations, the entire universe becomes our foe; at such critical times, unity of mind and technique is essential - do not let your… — Morihei Ueshiba
'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding. — Alice Walker
Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds of bland food… — Andrew Weil
The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. — Simone Weil
There's such an extreme feeling to be in love, especially in quite an emotionally destructive relationship, where you're both kind of really bad for each… — Florence Welch
As the 2012 elections approach the finish line, the chatter among columnists and political reporters is about upcoming books that take readers inside the campaigns,… — Juan Williams
The 2012 presidential campaign's turn away from the classic, straight-up, American election - where the candidate who gets the most votes nationwide wins - is… — Juan Williams
Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil. — Mary Wollstonecraft
The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man,… — Frances Wright
All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions. — William Butler Yeats
Many of the greatest composers and musicians do their best work in extreme confinement but we are seeing it in other fields - uses of… — Geoff Mulgan
Bad Religion has never been about criticizing people who are Christian. But we've always been about pointing out the irony and contradictions in Christian theology… — Greg Graffin
America is the greatest engine of innovation that has ever existed, and it can't be duplicated anytime soon, because it is the product of a… — Thomas Friedman
This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence. — Ben Elton
Scientists, therefore, are responsible for their research, not only intellectually but also morally. This responsibility has become an important issue in many of today's sciences,… — Fritjof Capra
I wonder if any of them can tell from just looking at me that all I am is the sum total of my pain, a… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
As often as Herman had witnessed the slaughter of animals and fish, he always had the same thought: in their behaviour towards creatures, all men… — Isaac Bashevis Singer
Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigues, I have had my vision. — Virginia Woolf
The pleasure of living and the pleasure of the orgasm are identical. Extreme orgasm anxiety forms the basis of the general fear of life. — Wilhelm Reich
I remember it was with extreme difficulty that I could bring my master to understand the meaning of the word opinion, or how a point… — Jonathan Swift
With the superciliousness of extreme youth, I put thirty-five as the utmost limit at which a man might fall in love without making a fool… — W. Somerset Maugham
Between shame and shamelessness lies the axis upon which we turn; meteorological conditions at both these poles are of the most extreme, ferocious type. Shamelessness,… — Salman Rushdie
I once heard someone say that the concept of moderation seems a little extreme, and tonight...I agree. — Koren Zailckas
Why worry about minor little details like clean air, clean water, safe ports and the safety net when Jesus is going to give the world… — Arianna Huffington

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