Nerves Quotes

664 Nerves quotes by 537 unique authors

The devil strains every nerve to secure the souls which belong to Christ. We should not grudge our toil in wresting them from Satan and… — Unknown Author
All that you ever need to know about genitals is that they are made up of flesh, blood, and millions of tiny, restless nerve endings… — Julia Serano
In trying to justify the humanities, as in trying to live a life, what may turn out to matter most is holding one's nerve. — Stefan Collini
A Johns Hopkins doctor says that 'we do not know why it is that the worriers die sooner than the non-worriers, but that is a… — E. Stanley Jones
The song that nerves a nation's heart is in itself a deed. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
When the soul is naughted and transformed, then of herself she neither works nor speaks nor wills, nor feels nor hears nor understands; neither has… — Catherine of Genoa
I don't even like money. It just quiets my nerves. — Joe Louis
The injurious agent in cigarettes comes principally from the burning paper wrapper. The substance thereby formed is called "acrolein." It has a violent action on… — Thomas A. Edison
I played on this soccer team, called Hollywood United, and there were a lot of old ex-international pro-players. We played this benefit match at the… — Donal Logue
The airman must possess absolutely untroubled nerves. — Francis Collins
For the mission's sake, for our country's sake, and the sake of the men who carried the Division's colors in past battles - "who fought… — James Mattis
I don't ... like rhythm, assonance, all that stuff. You just go on your nerve. If someone's chasing you down the street with a knife… — Frank O'Hara
It is the suffering of ambivalence: the murderous alternation between bitter resentment and raw-edged nerves, and blissful gratification and tenderness — Adrienne Rich
One might say, for example, that a patient has a kind of St Vitus's dance; a kind of dropsy; a kind of nerve fever; a… — Samuel Hahnemann
Women are terrified of being raped, but somewhere in the back of the womb there is one rebellious nerve end that tingles with curiosity whenever… — Hunter S. Thompson
It's no use telling us that something was 'mysterious' or 'loathsome' or 'awe-inspiring' or 'voluptuous.' By direct description, by metaphor and simile, by secretly evoking… — C.S. Lewis
Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep from… — Fritz Kreisler
The only thing poverty does is grind down your nerve endings to a point that you can work harder and stoop lower than most people… — Rick Bragg
I write in praise of the solitary act: of not feeling a trespassing tongue forced into one's mouth, one's breath smothered, nipples crushed against the… — Fleur Adcock
Once we have surrendered our senses and nervous systems to the private manipulation of those who would try to benefit from taking a lease on… — Marshall McLuhan

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