Nerve Quotes

386 Nerve quotes by 318 unique authors

One should never regret one's excesses, only one's failures of nerve. — Iain Banks
For so long, it was just my secret. It burned inside me, and I felt like I was carrying something important, something that made me… — Carolyn Parkhurst
If you don't understand how something works, never mind: just give up and say God did it. You don't know how the nerve impulse works?… — Richard Dawkins
The arrogant elimination of the Djaouts of our world must nerve us to pursue our own combative doctrine, namely: that peaceful cohabitation on this planet… — Wole Soyinka
I brought out the most powerful tool I had in my arsenal. "If you resist," I said into Reyes's ear, "I'll be forced to Taser… — Darynda Jones
Magnus, I wish I had the nerve to wear the kind of pants you do. — Cassandra Clare
I am Persephone" she said, her voice thin and papery. "Welcome, demigods. Nico squashed a pomegranate under his boot. "Welcome? After last time, you've got… — Rick Riordan
Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they… — Ben Jonson
Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more… — Paul Brunton
Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars. — Richard Halliburton
A great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country. — Frederick Douglass
If you trust your nerve as well as your skill, you're capable of a lot more than you can imagine. — Debi Thomas
As for the presence of large NGF [nerve growth factor] sources in snake venom and male genital organs, they may be conceived as instances of… — Rita Levi-Montalcini
If you really want to hurt your parents and you don't have nerve enough to be homosexual, the least you can do is go into… — Kurt Vonnegut
Smell was our first sense. It is even possible that being able to smell was the stimulus that took a primitive fish and turned a… — Lyall Watson
Changes in my personal life are nerve-racking for me. — Donny Deutsch
What happened was, I always wanted to be a singer/songwriter kind of guy like a James Taylor or Crosby, Stills and Nash type of thing;… — Kevin Nealon
Mushrooms have many helpful nutrients, including beta glucans for immune enhancement, ergothioneines for antioxidative potentiation, nerve growth stimulators for helping brain function, and antimicrobial compounds… — Paul Stamets
Nine Inch Nails was born out of Cleveland, Ohio, with me and a friend in a studio working on demos at night. Got a record… — Trent Reznor
Footage of young people getting shot. That bothers me. It hits a nerve. — Sasha Grey

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