Ferocity Quotes
48 Ferocity quotes by 43 unique authors
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The sanitary and mechanical age we are now entering makes up for the mercy it grants to our sense of smell by the ferocity with…
— Havelock Ellis
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Here's the problem: I don't like who I've become when my iPhone is within reach. I find myself checking e-mails and responding to texts throughout…
— Josh Radnor
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Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
— Bertrand Russell
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When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.
— George Bernard Shaw
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My idea is this, that when you only love a little you’re naturally not jealous-or are only jealous also a little, so that it doesn’t…
— Henry James
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Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of…
— Lord Byron
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... one of those librarians who rules the stacks with an intimidating scowl, whispers quiet sharply enough to lacerate the tender inner tissues of the…
— Dean Koontz
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...to swear with a ferocity that can only be described as a talent.
— Markus Zusak
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He wanted to impart some of the truths Bruce Denton had taught him, that you dont' become a runner by winning a morning workout. The…
— John L. Parker Jr.
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Human nature is pretty well balanced; for every lacking virtue there is a rough substitute that will serve at a pinch--as cunning is the wisdom…
— Ambrose Bierce
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The knight is a man of blood and iron, a man familiar with the sight of smashed faces and the ragged stumps of lopped-off limbs;…
— C.S. Lewis
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He is the playfulness of creation, scandal and utter goodness, the generosity of the ocean and the ferocity of a thunderstorm; he is cunning as…
— John Eldredge
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Kate seemed to have doubled in size. She had drawn back her broad shoulders and set her jaw, and something in the stance called to…
— Trenton Lee Stewart
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The world," he said, "is not a wish-granting factory," and then he broke down, just for one moment, his sob roaring impotent like a clap…
— John Green
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At once, it’s clear I cannot gush. We try me playing cocky, but I just don’t have the arrogance. Apparently, I’m too “vulnerable” for ferocity.…
— Suzanne Collins
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No one's perfect," I whisper. "It doesn't work that way. One bad thing goes away, and another bad thing replaces it." I traded cowardice for…
— Veronica Roth
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
— Veronica Roth
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S...For Stupendous! T...For Tiger, ferocity of! U...For Underwear, Red! P...For Power, Incredible! E...For excellent physique! N...For...Um...Something..Hm, well, I'll come back to that... D...For Determination! U...For...Wait,…
— Bill Watterson
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The world would see the beauty of the packaging, but only I knew the man inside it and how precious he was. His intimate smiles…
— Sylvia Day
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The French are endowed with bigger limbs; those of the Spaniards are stronger; they have a very slim waist. The French fight with more ferocity…
— Michael Servetus
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He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
— Lord Byron
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When a man wants to murder a tiger, it's called sport; when the tiger wants to murder him it's called ferocity.
— George Bernard Shaw
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I suspect on some level, everyone has experienced a life changing event that has left them feeling like a fish out of water back home.…
— Taylor Schilling
Who Wrote These Ferocity Quotes
43 authors contributed a total of 48 Ferocity Quotes, led by these top contributors: