Nerves Quotes

664 Nerves quotes by 537 unique authors

If someone wants to lead a double life, they will find a way to do it. And they can promise you things until your nerves… — Stephanie Klein
May I write words more naked than flesh, stronger than bone, more resilient than sinew, sensitive than nerve. — Sappho
You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer, an almost physical nerve, the kind you need to walk a log across a… — Margaret Atwood
Money ... is the nerve center of the economic system. If, therefore, the state is able to gain unquestioned control over the unit of all… — Murray Rothbard
Yiddish for gall, nerve, arrogance-whatever — Howard Fast
Nothing cuts the nerve of the desire to pursue holiness as much as a sense of guilt. On the contrary, nothing so motivates us to… — Jerry Bridges
Words are substance strange. Speak one and the air ripples into another's ears. Write one and the eye laps it up. But the sense transmutes,… — Dan Beachy-Quick
It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic… — Elihu Root
War makes extremely heavy demands on the soldier's strength and nerves. For this reason, make heavy demands on your men in peacetime exercises. — Erwin Rommel
It takes a lot of nerve to bang your fist and demand tougher juvenile gun laws while doing nothing to enforce the ones that already… — Bill McCollum
I couldn't sleep for two years, they tried to break my nerves. They used a lot of psychology to brainwash. — Mordechai Vanunu
Brave, bold men, these are what we want. What we want is vigour in the blood, strength in the nerves, iron muscles and nerves of… — Swami Vivekananda
Perhaps there is no other knowing than the mere competence of the act. If at the heart of one's being, there is no self to… — Alan Watts
Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. — Itzhak Perlman
God lives in cozy homes. Happiness, which a cozy home can give you, is so divine on this Earth, you don't need anything more than… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Today in the west we are asking the question, why is man unhappy? Answer is very simple. We have created a very fast society but… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
It was man who ended the Cold War in case you didn't notice. It wasn't weaponry, or technology, or armies or campaigns. It was just… — John le Carre
But when I got angry, my nerves sought an outlet, and my mouth didn't always guard the gates. — N.K. Jemisin
[M]y first published book had just appeared in stores. The last year of my life-the year of finishing it, editing it, and seeing it through… — Tom Bissell
A nursery rhyme shapes your bones and nerves, and it shapes your mind. They are powerful, nursery rhymes, and immensely old, and not toys, even… — Katherine Catmull

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