Intolerable Quotes

244 quotes by 204 authors

It has been the resolution of mankind in all ages of the world. No people, no age, ever threw away the fruits of past wisdom,… — William Hazlitt
The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next. — Ursula K. Le Guin
You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us in the second chapter, the length of the first one… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Working is bad enough in the winter, but in the summer it can become completely intolerable. Stuck in airless offices, every fibre of our being… — Tom Hodgkinson
I am totally against the idea that a Muslim woman should not have the same opportunities as a Muslim man to learn, to open up,… — King Hussein I
Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation. — Aldous Huxley
I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know that's not enough to change the world. But to remain… — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Every Republican is on record as saying Obamacare is unacceptable, intolerable, and they're gonna do everything they could to keep it from happening. But, at… — Rush Limbaugh
The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice… — Bryant H. McGill
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos.… — H. L. Mencken
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. — Thomas Paine
Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care. — Blaise Pascal
If there were no poetry on any day in the world, poetry would be invented that day. For there would be an intolerable hunger. — Muriel Rukeyser
But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt then that I should survive to exhibit what I shall… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself… — Eckhart Tolle
If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would at once shoot themselves, because to live contrary to one's… — Leo Tolstoy
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. — Oscar Wilde
It's an intolerable abuse of power to have employees who are supposed to be advancing the public interest actually working on political campaigns. — Sal Albanese
Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have… — Thomas Paine
I am fond of music I think because it is so amoral. Everything else is moral and I am after something that isn't. I have… — Hermann Hesse

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