Extremes Quotes

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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
Resilience is based on the ability to embrace the extremes -- while no becoming an extremist. ... **Most companies don't do paradox very well.** (emphasis… — Gary Hamel
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
All extremes of feeling are allied with madness. — Virginia Woolf
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
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
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

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