Grasp Quotes
851 quotes by 704 authors
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Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases.
— Norman Ralph Augustine
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I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of my life, really,…
— Michele Bachmann
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Strategic thinkers were naturally rattled to find this outsider fooling around with their work. They had been thinking strategically when Reagan was just another movie…
— Russell Baker
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I am conscious of my inability to grasp, in all its details and positive developments, any very large portion of human knowledge.
— Mikhail Bakunin
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There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the…
— Ansel Adams
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The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to…
— Henry Adams
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A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
— Otto von Bismarck
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My suggestion is that at each state the proper order of operation of the mind requires an overall grasp of what is generally known, not…
— David Bohm
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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication.
— Marlon Brando
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I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of the reasons I…
— Richard Branson
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But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.
— Anne Bronte
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So I quit my job and went to the New England Culinary Institute for the full two years and worked in the restaurant industry after…
— Alton Brown
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Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?
— Robert Browning
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It's hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I'm talking to them.
— Kobe Bryant
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Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to…
— Carter Burwell
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The danger of leaving overwhelming wealth and power in the grasp of a small minority is a lesson that leaders such as ousted Tunisian president…
— Graydon Carter
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To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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In this model, the sun is a very tiny speck of dust indeed-a speck less than a three-thousandth of an inch in diameter ... Think…
— James Jeans
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This vision is within our grasp.
— Francois Boucher
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When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it…
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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