Limits Quotes

2452 Limits quotes by 1712 unique authors

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another. — Elwyn Brooks White
Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we… — Rowan Williams
A healthy human environment is one in which we try to make sense of our limits, of the accidents that can always befall us and… — Rowan Williams
The goal for many amputees is no longer to reach a 'natural' level of ability but to exceed it, using whatever cutting-edge technology is available.… — Daniel H. Wilson
The limits of my language means the limits of my world. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
It is never smart, even in a strong democracy, to declare some debate off limits. In a weakening democracy it is catastrophic. — Naomi Wolf
It is important to distinguish between the power of the Internet to make the great change it can, and the limits and vulnerabilities of that… — Naomi Wolf
The growth of art seems to be in cycles, and often its vigorous lifetime is restricted to a century or two. The periods of distinctive… — George Edward Woodberry
We foresee no limit to scientific advancement in the future, and in scientific truth there is nothing dead; science is always a living and growing… — George Edward Woodberry
Increased spiritual strength is a gift from God which He can give when we push in His service to our limits. Through the power of… — Henry B. Eyring
We're all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on. Not forever, perhaps, but for a time.… — Charles de Lint
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. — Oscar Wilde
You will begin to touch heaven, Jonathan, in the moment that you touch perfect speed. And that isn’t flying a thousand miles an hour, or… — Richard Bach
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error. — Bertolt Brecht
Studies have shown that an ant can carry one hundred times its own weight, but there is no known limit to the lifting power of… — Terry Pratchett
Garcia wondered why people with JESUS stickers on their bumper always drove twenty miles per hour under the speed limit. If God was my co-pilot,… — Carl Hiaasen
Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant. — Maya Angelou
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that… — Noam Chomsky
If there were reason for these miseries, then into limits could I bind my woes. If the winds rages, doth not the sea wax mad,… — William Shakespeare
A man who limits his interests limits his life. — Vincent Price
Begin to wonder what you do write about. Or if you have anything to say. Or even if there is such a thing as a… — Lorrie Moore
Faith in the possibilities of continued and rigorous inquiry does not limit access to truth to any channel or scheme of things. It does not… — John Dewey
There is a limit to the amount of misery and disarray you will put up with, for love, just as there is a limit to… — Alice Munro
The big bankers of the world, who practise the terrorism of money, are more powerful than kings and field marshals, even more than the Pope… — Eduardo Galeano
Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect. — Euripides

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