Extremes Quotes

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In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism. — Herbert Croly
Does the end justify the means? Or should it be, Do the ends justify the mean; do the extremes justify moderation? — Unknown Author
Respectability and security are subtle traps on life's journey. Those who are drawn to extremes are often nearer to renewal and self-discovery. Those trapped in… — John O'Donohue
A very common symptom in maniacal conditions is erotic excitement. This varies from mere coquetry, a somewhat extended application of the command "love one another",… — Unknown Author
So sometimes things are ahead and sometimes they are behind; Sometimes breathing is hard, sometimes it comes easily; Sometimes there is strength and sometimes weakness;… — Laozi
The abstractionist and the materialist thus mutually exasperating each other, and the scoffer expressing the worst of materialism, there arises a third party to occupy… — Marsilio Ficino
The gnosis of God is intermediate between immoderation, which is ascribing human characteristics to God, and negligence, which is denying any attributes to God. .… — Ibn Ata Allah
Simplifying to the extreme, I define postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives. — Jean-Francois Lyotard
The greatest propaganda in the world is our mother tongue, that is what we learn as children, and which we learn unconsciously. That shapes our… — Marshall McLuhan
When launching a product called an Energy Drink and named Red Bull, a product that stimulates body and mind, it is a short step to… — Dietrich Mateschitz
I am the subject of depression so fearful that I hope none of you ever get to such extremes of wretchedness as I go to.… — Charles Spurgeon
Sanity lies somewhere between the inhibitions of conventional morality and the looseness of the extreme impulse — Chogyam Trungpa
You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. In this case, it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back… — Thomas Sankara
For me, I am still very happy to be able to do stage design as it's an opportunity to express the extreme. — Christian Lacroix
There was no such thing as perfection in this world, only moments of such extreme transparency that you forgot yourself, a holy mercy if there… — Ben Fountain
Tolerance is not a spiritual gift; it is the distinguishing mark of postmodernism; and sadly, it has permeated the very fiber of Christianity. Why is… — John Stott
Extremes meet', as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth. — Thomas Hood
The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme. — Sakyong Mipham
Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius. — E. O. Wilson
For every nation that lives peaceably, there will be many others to grow hard and push their arrogance to extremes; the gods attend to these… — Sophocles
It changed my life in an extreme way. I dont know if you could calculate just how much it does [change your life]. There was… — Kurt Warner
Matter, though divisible in an extreme degree, is nevertheless not infinitely divisible. That is, there must be some point beyond which we cannot go in… — John Dalton
I'm a very emotional person, a person of real extremes, and that's often destructive both to myself and others. — Freddie Mercury
Religion is a belief in invisible beings, inaudible voices, intangible entities, undetectable forces, and events and judgments that happen after we die. It therefore has… — Greta Christina
Barring extreme physical and mental disabilities, each and every one of us is where we are today -- be it poor or wealthy, happy or… — Neal Boortz

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