Nerve Quotes

386 Nerve quotes by 318 unique authors

The advances of biology during the past 20 years have been breathtaking, particularly in cracking the mystery of heredity. Nevertheless, the greatest and most difficult… — H. Bentley Glass
The stimulus of competition, when applied at an early age to real thought processes, is injurious both to nerve-power and to scientific insight. — Mary Everest Boole
The brain seems a thoroughfare for nerve-action passing its way to the motor animal. It has been remarked that Life's aim is an act not… — Charles Scott Sherrington
Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or… — Howard Thurman
It takes something to get married: nerve, hope, a strong desire to make a certain statement - and it takes something to stay married: more… — Amy Bloom
The Iraqi regime . . . possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons. We know that the regime has produced… — George W. Bush
No, I'm afraid they might slip and hit a nerve and I'd end up with one side of my face hanging down or something. I'll… — Lauren Bacall
The meek shall inherit the earth. They won't have the nerve to refuse it. — Jackie Vernon
Awake, my soul! Stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. — Philip Doddridge
The riding of young horses is an excellent nerve tonic. — Unknown Author
When thou diest, thy soul will be tormented alone; that will be a hell for it, but at the day of judgment they body will… — Charles Spurgeon
An immune system of enormous complexity is present in all vertebrate animals. When we place a population of lymphocytes from such an animal in appropriate… — Niels Kaj Jerne
The relative importance of the white and gray matter is often misunderstood. Were it not for the manifold connection of the nerve cells in the… — Edward Anthony Spitzka
Sometimes a journey arises out of hope and instinct, the heady conviction, as your finger travels along the map: Yes, here and here ... and… — Colin Thubron
War is an unpredictable beast. Once unleashed, it runs like a rabid dog, ravening friend or foe alike. It can drag on for years, a… — Kate Forsyth
It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film. But doing it with a woman felt safer than with a man. You know you… — Naomi Watts
I have the most perfect belly button. When I stick my fingers in it, I feel a nerve in the center of my body shoot… — Madonna Ciccone
My very first audition was on the lot of Paramount, and I was put on tape and it was very nerve-racking. I think it was… — Hailee Steinfeld
I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve — Alan Ladd
I find acting slightly nerve racking, but I like the challenge. — Jane Wiedlin
Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent. — George W. Bush
I once had the nerve to ask Picasso the question, 'What is art?' He answered, 'Art is a lie which makes us see the truth. — James Dickey
I have been called a curmudgeon, which my obsolescent dictionary defines as a 'surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered fellow'. Nowadays, curmudgeon is likely to refer to anyone… — Edward Abbey
It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve. — Georgia O'Keeffe
I've always had a theory that some of us are born with nerve endings longer than our bodies — Joy Harjo

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