Impervious Quotes

45 quotes by 45 authors

I gloomily came to the ironic conclusion that if you take a highly intelligent person and give them the best possible, elite education, then you… — Halton Arp
I used to pride myself on being impervious to the sentimentalities of soap opera, but when that loveliest of actresses, Rachel Gurney, of Upstairs, Downstairs,… — S. J. Perelman
There is no social evil, no form of injustice whether of the feudal or the capitalist order which has not been sanctified in some way… — Reinhold Niebuhr
That the machine of Heaven is not a hard and impervious body full of various real spheres, as up to now has been believed by… — Tycho Brahe
It is, of course, further indication that a fundamentalist right has really taken over much of the Republican Party, People might cite George Bush as… — Barney Frank
Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. — William Congreve
Grunge was so self-consciously lowbrow and nonaspirational that it seemed, at first, impervious to the hype and glamour normally applied swiftly to any emerging trend.… — Douglas Rushkoff
Always learn poems by heart. They have to become the marrow in your bones. Like fluoride in the water, they'll make your soul impervious to… — Janet Fitch
No wonder men got impervious to superficial pain, I thought. It came from this habit of hammering each other incessantly. — Diana Gabaldon
let's be honest: ignoring is acting, and nothing more - acting as though the words, or actions of your oppresors don't hurt. you hear the… — Frank Peretti
Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats. — Connie Willis
No happy person can be quite so impervious to pain (Gail Wynand to Dominique Francon) — Ayn Rand
And often the worst thing wasn't the victims--they were dead, after all, and beyond any more pain. The worst thing was those who loved them… — Dennis Lehane
We are not as impervious as we think we are. - Dr Maura Isles — Tess Gerritsen
You can just sit in here, impervious and invisible. So invisible you might even forget yourself. — Charles Yu
It is not easy to explain how I felt while I read, but I will try. No doubt you, as a reader, will understand. It… — Tatiana de Rosnay
It is this kindness of his that unsettles me most. I can dodge a blow or block a knife. I am impervious to poison and… — R.L. LaFevers
The only vulnerable place in our armor is where we ourselves leave it exposed, because God has armed us at all points. He has made… — Brigham Young, Jr.
Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, and the pleasure taken in… — Emile Durkheim
Nobody is impervious to misfortune. — Ferdinand Marcos

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