Intensity Quotes

554 Intensity quotes by 480 unique authors

A serious life means being fully aware of the alternatives, thinking about them with all the intensity one brings to bear on life-and-death questions, in… — Allan Bloom
My face too blind, my mind too limited, my instincts too narrow. But this intensity, doesn't it mean anything? — Saul Bellow
Depend upon it, the first universal characteristic of all great art is Tenderness, as the second is Truth. I find this more and more every… — John Ruskin
Enjoy simple things with total intensity. Just a cup of tea can be a deep meditation. — Rajneesh
We are all born to die—the difference is the intensity with which we choose to live. — Gina Lollobrigida
Maturing as a poet means maturing as the whole man, experiencing new emotions appropriate to one's age, and with the same intensity as the emotions… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and quality of life. It… — Alexis Carrel
Intelligence in chains loses in lucidity what it gains in intensity. — Albert Camus
Under crowded conditions the friendly social interactions between members of a group become reduced, and the destructive and aggressive patterns show a marked rise in… — Desmond Morris
Poetry being the sign of that which all men desire, even though the desire be unconscious, intensity of life or completeness of experience, the universality… — John Drinkwater
I think it matters almost infinitely that we practice one of the authentic religions. But if you mean does it make any difference which. The… — Huston Smith
Age is relative. Experience is relative. And I think often intensity is confused with maturity. — Laura Marling
I think anything that requires real global breakthroughs requires a degree of intensity and sustained effort that cannot be done part time, so it's something… — Peter Thiel
I like performers who I know are for real. You can tell, man, there's an intensity about their stuff. You can tell right away they're… — Alan Vega
You really don't do anything else in your life; it's a very little bubble that you grow up in. And you have to live in… — Estella Warren
At times of extreme intensity, the kundalini can become active. Suddenly a 70-year old lady, who can't lift a bag of prunes, will lift an… — Frederick Lenz
"Very" is the most useless word in the English language and can always come out. More than useless, it is treacherous because it invariably weakens… — Florence King
I never wanted to do away with my intensity because I felt it was a gift that helped put fuel in my engine, giving me… — Paul J. Meyer
Thoughts create only according to their pitch, intensity, emotional quality, depth of feeling, or vibrational plane. — Claude M. Bristol
One of the nice things about being a private company is operating without the intensity of public glare. It's hard to grow a company under… — Sarah Lacy
Pretty much anything you care to imagine can happen in a fantasy, which in turn means you can really crank up the intensity of the… — Richard K. Morgan
There is no climate, no place, and scarcely an hour, in which nature does not exhibit color which no mortal effort can imitate or approach.… — John Ruskin
The best results are achieved by using the right amount of effort in the right place at the right time. And this right amount is… — Tony Buzan
Mysticism is, in essence, little more than a certain intensity and depth of feeling in regard to what is believed about the universe. — Bertrand Russell
Genius is nothing more than common faculties refined to a greater intensity. There are no astonishing ways of doing astonishing things. All astonishing things are… — Benjamin Haydon

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