Grip Quotes

372 Grip quotes by 315 unique authors

Our civilization is locked in the grip of an ideology - corporatism. An ideology that denies and undermines the legitimacy of individuals as the citizen… — John Ralston Saul
You can do anything if you have enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars. Enthusiasm is the spark in… — Henry Ford
US academic institutions are being bought via funding by biotechnology firms which exert a vice-like grip on the US government. — Ignacio Chapela
It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which… — J. William Fulbright
I wondered if I might not be in the grip of demons, if they were not making me suffer for their own purposes, or simply… — Whitley Strieber
You have lost all delight in life. Ahead is a large array of blind alleys. You are half-deliberately, half-desperately cutting off your grip on creative… — Sylvia Plath
I have never got a grip on when the past begins or where it ends, but if cities map the past with statues made from… — Deborah Levy
It’s the ability to bring events and characters to a resolution that draws me to writing, especially writing for children. I don’t want to ever… — Tim Wynne-Jones
And maybe getting a grip and letting go are not so dissimilar, when the holding on or the letting go is all part of moving… — Tim Wynne-Jones
It was like the moment before you open a present, still hidden inside its box and wrappings; while you're waiting to find out what it… — Susan Patron
Every person in the world is by nature a slave to sin. The world, by nature, is held in sin's grip. What a shock to our complacency-… — Joel Beeke
If I were ever stranded on a desert island, there would be 3 things I’d need: food, shelter, and a grip. — George C. Scott
My friend Adele describes fundamentalism as holding so tightly to your beliefs that your fingernails leave imprints on the palm of your hand... I think… — Rachel Held Evans
As I loosen my grip on the past, as I keep taking one small step after another in the direction I want to go, I… — Katrina Kenison
I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would have other interests… — Nolan Ryan
He obtained from Congress the right to borrow from the people by selling to it the 'bonds' of States ... and the Government and the… — Otto von Bismarck
It (the slider) just rolls off of your index finger and begins it's spin which will take it down and across the plate (hopefully). Just… — Steve Carlton
To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly… — Steve Carlton
I'm coming to Washington, D.C., to do the people's work. And the people's work has to do with reducing spending and cutting budgets and, and… — Ken Buck
We will only advance in our evangelistic work as fast and as far as we advance on our knees. Prayer opens the channel between a… — Alan Redpath
Swarmers run the risk of skittering like water bugs on the surface of life. By being quickly and constantly connected, they can avoid deep contact… — Joel Garreau
News at Work is a vivid, inside look at the collision of print journalism and electronic media. Based on close access to the leading news… — Unknown Author
I had to get over [him]. For months now, a stone had been sitting on my heart. I'd shed a lot of tears over [him],… — Kristan Higgins
I paint and sculpt to get a grip on reality... to protect myself. — Alberto Giacometti
Data are pointing to very strong growth in the fourth quarter. The pessimistic viewpoint, which has seen its grip on reality slip to the last… — Brian Wesbury

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