Extreme Quotes

1081 Extreme quotes by 885 unique authors

I had reached the conclusion myself that sex was not a division but a continuum, that almost nobody was altogether of one sex or another,… — Jan Morris
Catholics have more extreme sex lives because they're taught that pleasure is bad for you. Who thinks it's normal to kneel down to a naked… — John Waters
Sexual morality - as society in its extreme form, the American, defines it - is contemptible. I advocate an incomparably freer sexual life. — Sigmund Freud
The form of law which I propose would be as follows: In a state which is desirous of being saved from the greatest of all… — Plato
Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty. — Plato
Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's… — Henry Beard
Realizing the doctrine of dependent-arising, the wise do not at all partake of extreme views — Gautama Buddha
Man's troubles are rooted in extreme attention to senses, thoughts, and imagination. Attention should be focused internally to experience a quiet body and a calm… — Gautama Buddha
Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all. — Plato
The statement, "The debt problem has become so extreme that we have no choice but to cut social spending" is presented as an objective assessment… — Linda McQuaig
Evolution writ large is the belief that a cloud of hydrogen will spontaneously invent extreme-ultraviolet lithography, perform Swan Lake, and write all the books in… — Fred Reed
Scary Movie' is very broad, and the reality is extreme. — Regina Hall
Images today have now become so extreme that what used to be considered hardcore is now mainstream pornography. — Gail Dines
Probably no single event highlights the strength of Campbell's argument (on peak oil) better than the rapid development of the Alberta tar sands. Bitumen, the… — Unknown Author
A work of art is one of mystery, the one extreme magic; everything else is either arithmetic or biology. — Truman Capote
Realism should only be the means of expression of religious genius... or, at the other extreme, the artistic expressions of monkeys which are quite satisfied… — Albert Camus
Part of the problem with extreme patriotism is that it makes the support of one's country and its policies unconditional. Moderate patriots, on the other… — Stephen Nathanson
There's always going to be that pressure when you're in front of the camera. When you're famous it's just an extreme version of reality and… — Geri Halliwell
I think that what's so interesting about her is that she took to an extreme her embrace of peasant life even though she was a… — Tom Jaine
Compulsory sports for those who by temperament or physique do not qualify may be a disaster. . . . The repercussions may be extreme .… — John Money
One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Liberal gardeners are people who feel that, through gardening, we can alleviate our sense of alienation from nature; and that, through good gardening, we can… — Deborah Needleman
For a man who is lost, the three greatest dangers in order of importance, are Fear, Cold, and Hunger. He may endure extreme hunger for… — Ernest Thompson Seton
On her extreme thinness during her 'Ally McBeal' years: "I started under-eating, over-exercising, pushing myself too hard and brutalizing my immune system. I guess I… — Calista Flockhart
Justice in the extreme is often unjust. — Jean Racine

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