Gripped Quotes

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I worked for MI6 in the Sixties, during the great witch-hunts, when the shared paranoia of the Cold War gripped the services. — John le Carre
It is only when the whole heart is gripped with the passion of prayer that the life-giving fire descends, for none but the earnest man… — Edward McKendree Bounds
The idea of man as the dominant mammal of the earth whose whole behaviour tends to be dominated by his own desire for dominance gripped… — Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Every powerful movement has had its philosophy which has gripped the mind, fired the imagination and captured the devotion of its adherents. — John Stott
At first we feel called by God and attracted by him. We grow in our vocation and get the impression that God has gripped us… — Notker Wolf
The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor hope for the future can be the pivot of our… — Albert Schweitzer
You can't have the legislative and executive branch working in a parallel universe...the partisanship that has gripped Washington has prevented us from dealing with the… — Olympia Snowe
As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval, we need to be sure that we are bringing up… — James Levine
I could not say I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that… — Carl Jung
Well, you know, there's depression and depression. What I mean by depression in my own case is that depression isn't just the blues. It's not… — Leonard Cohen
I can't blame modern technology for my predilection for distraction, not after all the hours I've spent watching lost balloons disappear into the clouds. I… — Colson Whitehead
But there are moments, walking, when I catch a glimpse of myself in the window glass, say, the window of the corner video store, and… — Marie Howe
The listener must be gripped and whether he likes it or not, drawn into the flight path of the sounds without special training being necessary.… — Iannis Xenakis
The great background question about the Labour governments of the sixties is whether with a stronger leader they could have gripped the country's big problems… — Andrew Marr
If I indulge myself and surrender to memory, I can still feel the knot of excitement that gripped me as I turned the corner into… — Duane Michals
At the root of all our disobedience are particular ways in which we continue to seek control of our lives through systems of works-righteousness. The… — Timothy Keller
Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a… — John F. Kennedy
When you are gripped by fear in the face of an experience that will take you beyond your comfort zone, you may be at a… — Robert Moss
Once," Balinda begins softly, "when I was in the emergency room with my mother they brought in a murderer who had been shot and was… — Kris Radish
I'm romantic. I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations. The other day, I saw a tramp polishing his shoes. That… — Amy Winehouse

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