Inflict Quotes

191 Inflict quotes by 162 unique authors

I cannot love anyone if I hate myself. That is the reason why we feel so extremely uncomfortable in the presence of people who are… — Carl Jung
It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy… — Martin Luther
In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Unlike any other sport, the objective in boxing is chillingly simple: One man purposefully endeavors to inflict bodily harm on another man. — Howard Cosell
I don’t work. I merely inflict myself on the public. — Robert Morley
In some ways I feel sorry for racists and for religious fanatics, because they so much miss the point of being human, and deserve a… — Christopher Hitchens
No emotion or insight is too small to inflict on the world. Let it all fly. Don't let it eat you from the inside. — Sam Lipsyte
The wrong that rouses our angry passions finds only a medium in us; it passes through us like a vibration, and we inflict what we… — George Eliot
I'm the best fighter in the world. No one can beat me....My objective is to inflict as much pain as possible, to win and win… — Mike Tyson
I don't inflict horrors on readers. — Alan Furst
Though we have clear and full scriptures in the New Testament for abolishing the Ceremonial law, yet we nowhere read in all the new Testament… — George Gillespie
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. — Cyril Connolly
A friend of mine characterizes leaders simply like this: Leaders don't inflict pain. They bear pain. — Max De Pree
I behave like you, moving, singing, laughing, journeying, but watch out for the blow I inflict all of a sudden, to chastise and to warn. — Sathya Sai Baba
There's no reason to assume that my idea of what's better would really be better. I resent it when other people try to inflict their… — Frank Zappa
There are airmen and there are pilots: the first being part bird whose view from aloft is normal and comfortable, a creature whose brain and… — Ernest K. Gann
It was clear to me that if we allowed the Freedom Ride to stop at that point, just after so much violence had been inflicted,… — Diane Nash
One can have great concern for the people of Ethiopia, but it's another thing to inflict daily torture on the people of England — Steven Morrissey
To inflict cruelties on defenceless creatures, or condone such acts, is to abuse one of the cardinal tenets of a civilized society - reverence for… — Jon Evans
The greatest judgment which God himself can, in the present life, inflict upon a man is to leave him in the hand of his own… — Augustus Toplady
Greed is but a word jealous men inflict upon the ambitious. — Marcus Licinius Crassus
After fifteen years of facing them (pitchers) you don't really get over them. They're devious. They're the only players in the game allowed to cheat.… — Richie Ashburn
Once the pain-body has taken you over, you want more pain. You become a victim or a perpetrator. You want to inflict pain, or you… — Eckhart Tolle
As far as you can avoid it, do not give grief to anyone. Never inflict your rage on another. If you hope for eternal rest,… — Omar Khayyam
In the horrifying calculus of self-deception, the greater the pain we inflict on others, the greater the need to justify it to maintain our feelings… — Carol Tavris

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