Nerves Quotes

664 Nerves quotes by 537 unique authors

There is no magic method of beginning... Take hold of your nerves, and jump. — Arnold Bennett
Empowerment is constantly challenging oneself with something difficult that tests his power of nerve, knack, skill, aptitude, attitude and wisdom to do things diligently, delightfully… — Unknown Author
Somewhere in there the grace of a ballet dancer joins with the strength of an SAS squaddie, the dignity of an ancient kind, the nerve… — Eamon Dunphy
Strain every nerve to gain your point. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The only master that exists, the only one that's true and believable is your own conscience. To find it you have to stand in silence-alone… — Susanna Tamaro
Explore thyself. Herein are demanded the eye and the nerve. — Henry David Thoreau
It is sometimes advantageous to be unseen, although it is most often rather wearing on the nerves. — Ralph Ellison
In most cases, when the lion, weary of obeying its master, has torn and devoured him, its nerves are pacified and it looks round for… — Paul Valery
Obsessions of the Orient, of the desert, of its ardor and its emptiness, of the shadows of palm gardens, of the garments white and wide… — Andre Gide
Man is a fighting animal; his thoughts are his banners, and it is a failure of nerve in him if they are only thoughts. — George Santayana
The programs constantly repeat themselves and one another. No one has yet had the nerve to say, 'As we have nothing sensible to tell you… — Quentin Crisp
It was too nerve-wracking, a shocking spectacle, like seeing an old, calm friend go insane. — John Steinbeck
I should consent to breed under pressure, if I were convinced in any way of the reasonableness of reproducing the species. But my nerves and… — Ezra Pound
Once I'm on stage, the energy of the crowd wipes my nerves away. — Thia Megia
I'm half deaf. I have nerve damage and a constant ringing in both of my ears, and there are certain times and conditions when I… — James Nachtwey
I definitely feel much more comfortable in front of the cameras after 'The Hills.' Before, it was much more nerve-racking. — Audrina Patridge
I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think. — Dana Plato
The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you. — Stephen Rea
I never said I was an angel. Nor am I innocent or holy like the Virgin Mary. What I am is natural and serious and… — Sister Souljah
You don't realize what a strain it is on the nerves to write or think-of-writing all day long, and to sleep full of nervous dreams,… — Jack Kerouac

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