Intolerable Quotes

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Being tolerant does not mean acquiescing to the intolerable; it does not mean covering up disrespect; it does not mean coddling the aggressor or disguising… — Paulo Freire
People never move towards revolution; they are pushed towards it by intolerable injustices in the economic and social order under which they live. — Suzanne La Follette
The 1950s to me is darkness, hidden history, perversion behind most doors waiting to creep out. The 1950s to most people is kitsch and Mickey… — James Ellroy
I don't think immediate tragedy is a very good source of art. It can be, but too often it's raw and painful and un-dealt-with. Sometimes… — Neil Gaiman
[Coleridge] selected an instance of what was called the sublime, in DARWIN, who imagined the creation of the universe to have taken place in a… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
We donâ€™t create a fantasy world to escape reality, we create it to be able to stay. I believe we have always done this, used… — Lynda Barry
Elderly gentlemen, gentle in all respects, kind to animals, beloved by children, and fond of music, are found in lonely corners of the downs, hacking… — A. P. Herbert
From 1945 to 2003, the United States attempted to overthrow more than 40 foreign governments, and to crush more than 30 populist-nationalist movements fighting against… — William Blum
This intolerable dependence on foreign oil threatens our economic independence and the very security of our nation. The energy crisis is real. It is worldwide.… — Jimmy Carter
renown, n. A degree of distinction between notoriety and fame - a little more supportable than the one and a little more intolerable than the… — Ambrose Bierce
A husband and wife ought to continue united so long as they love each other. Any law which should bind them to cohabitation for one… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without passion, without business, without entertainment, without care. It is then that he recognizes… — Blaise Pascal
It seems to me probably that any one who has a series of intolerable positions to put up with must have been responsible for them… — Robert Hugh Benson
A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until the resulting unreliability becomes intolerable. — Paul Dickson
To believe that the intolerable crime is to burn a few cars and rob some shops, whereas to kill a young man is trivial, is… — Alain Badiou
It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the case of most pains let this remark of Epicurus aid thee, that the pain is neither intolerable nor everlasting, if thou bear in… — Marcus Aurelius
The body was the slave of the vortex; but the slave has become the master; and we must free ourselves from that tyranny. It is… — George Bernard Shaw
Imagine a set of people all living in the same building. Half of them think it is a hotel, the other half think it is… — C.S. Lewis
I am inclined to say that the personal attendance and intervention of women in election proceedings, even apart from any suspicion of the wider objects… — William E. Gladstone

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