Mere Quotes

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The use of a mere dozen nuclear weapons ... would be a human catastrophe without parallel. ... Because so few weapons can kill so many… — Jonathan Schell
Mathematicians may flatter themselves that they possess new ideas which mere human language is as yet unable to express. — James Clerk Maxwell
Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads. — Stephen Gardiner
To a dog, motoring isn't just a way of getting from here to there, it's also a thrill and an adventure. The mere jingle of… — Jon Winokur
Sobriety diminishes, discriminates, and says no; drunkenness expands, unites, and says yes. Not through mere perversity do men run after it. — William James
Although the optimist may be a little giddy when foreseeing the future, telling himself that it will all work out in the end when that… — Matthieu Ricard
The greater part of what women write about women is mere sycophancy to man. — Madame de Stael
If one should give me a dish of sand, and tell me there were particles of iron in it, I might look for them with… — Henry Ward Beecher
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned. — William Butler Yeats
Order is not sufficient. What is required, is something much more complex. It is order entering upon novelty; so that the massiveness of order does… — Alfred North Whitehead
Without execution, thinking is mere idleness. — Winston Churchill
To remain pure, a novel has to cast a moral puzzle. Anything else is mere negotiation. — Anita Brookner
In the clearness of this Himalayan air, mountains draw near, and in such splendor, tears come quietly to my eyes and cool on my sunburned… — Peter Matthiessen
Progress is not a straight line; the future is not a mere projection of trends in the present. Rather, it is revolutionary. It overturns the… — Dr. An Wang
An understanding of Jesus is not a mere matter of intelligence. He has to be accepted by faith. — Lloyd C. Douglas
Human relationships are rich and they're messy and they're demanding. And we clean them up with technology. And when we do, one of the things… — Sherry Turkle
The ironic is a mere ancient whisper in this torqued narrative: its odd violence feels true. Today & Tomorrow crashes through the windows of strip… — Unknown Author
Many readers simply can't stomach fantasy. They immediately picture elves with broadswords or mighty-thewed barbarians with battle axes, seeking the bejeweled Coronet of Obeisance ...… — Michael Dirda
Those who try to make room for sex as mere casual enjoyment pay the penalty: they become shallow. At any rate the talk that reflects… — G. E. M. Anscombe
I have to warn you that my bedroom isn't the best place to stage an assault on me. It's where I'm at my weakest, with… — Amy Plum

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