Fatal Quotes

491 quotes by 390 authors

The CIA estimates that Iraq probably has a few hundred metric tons of chemical weapons agents, for mustard gas, sarin, and other deadly concoctions. This… — Richard Armitage
'Children, don't speak so coarsely,' said Mr Webster, who had a vague notion that some supervision should be exercised over his daughters' speech, and that… — Robertson Davies
That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended - civilizations are built up - excellent institutions devised; but each time something goes wrong.… — C.S. Lewis
God's terrible face brighter than a spoon collects the image of one fatal word;so that my life(which liked the sun and the moon)resembles something that… — E E Cummings
The fatal mistake is waiting for life's circumstances to be right before we begin. Simply begin with your heart, look deeply into it and trust… — Hugh Prather
The power of authority is never more subtle and effective than when it produces a psychological atmosphere or climate favorable to the life of certain… — Arthur Balfour
Too often, the idea seemed to be that the cost of being part of Europe was being less like Britain. So after years of fighting… — Douglas Alexander
Action without study is fatal.... — Mary Beard
True love, it's like an illness. I never understood it before. In books and plays. Poems. I never understood what drove otherwise intelligent, right-thinking people… — Kate Morton
A fatal recovery from a promising illness — Thomas Boston
Watch out for cliffs on the left. Â Fatal spot again. — Karl Meltzer
Be careful crossing above the waterfall, it's a fatal spot. — Karl Meltzer
The ecstatic beauty and soulful grace of Rumi's poetry inspires human hearts to believe in possibilities beyond the predictably fatal. — Aberjhani
We're all flawed, but basically, effective managers are people whose flaws are not fatal under the circumstances. Maybe the best managers are simply ordinary, healthy… — Henry Mintzberg
Not ill? No truly, I am young, healthful, and strong; the blood flows freely in my veins; my limbs obey my will; I am robust… — Victor Hugo
Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random cruelty of fatal illness or the woes of old age… — Joan D. Vinge
The next step may be fatal to us. Let us then act like wise men, calmly look around us and consider what is best to… — Samuel Adams
For an artist to marry his model is as fatal as for a gourmet to marry his cook: the one gets no sittings, and the… — Oscar Wilde
The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in my kitchen. It's my way of saying, Don't mess with… — Glenn Close
When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood. — Glenn Close

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